Celtic Quotations

There's some places where, I don't know if they're fiddle fans, or Natalie fans or if they just love Celtic music, but there's some places where there's just awesome crowds.

My mom was a folk singer and Celtic harpist. My dad was in a barbershop quartet and my great grandma was an opera singer. As I grew up, I discovered pop music and Top 40 radio, but it was in the '90s, so music was very different then - it was really lyrical.

The early Celtic Christians called the Holy Spirit 'the wild goose.' And the reason why is they knew that you cannot tame him.

I'm quite British; I've got big, flat feet, and I can't wear heels. I've got very, very pale Celtic skin, so my legs are always a frightening blue color. So when you take out clothes that reveal your legs, shoes that have any kind of heel, no shop will actually take my money.

Certainly my only interest is not in Celtic music.

I was always interested in myths growing up. So, first I got into some Roman myths, then I was interested in Norse, then Celtic, then I started spreading to all the other mythologies.

And it's very strange, but I think there is something very common - not only in Celtic music - but there is a factor or element in Celtic music that is similar in music that we find in Japan, the United States, Europe, and even China and other Asian countries.

I have always loved Scottish music - all sorts of Celtic, Gaelic music.

Ireland is a series of stories that have been told to us, starting with the Irish Celtic national revival. I never believed in 'Old Ireland.' It has been made all of kitsch by the diaspora, looking back and deciding what Ireland is. Yes, it is green. Yes, it is friendly. I can't think of anything else for definite.

I have a short temper - I think it's part of the Celtic background. I used to be a lot more angry, but I was quite discreet with it.

I did think there were one or two referees who had a personal thing against me. It wasn't them versus Celtic - it was them against me! I just think they wanted to take me on.

We're going to do some old traditional folk songs. We haven't completely set up a list. We'll play some music from modern Celtic rock bands like the Seven Nations. We'll play a couple of more contemporary Irish tunes that I wouldn't call rock; they're more contemporary ballads. We haven't set it all out yet, but they run the gamut.

Celtic fans are some of the greatest supporters I know.

Since the Celtic Tiger, incomes have increased generally but social welfare incomes haven't increased as much as earnings in general.

Obviously every Celtic fan hopes he signs but I don't think it's set in stone that he is leaving Manchester United,

On the face of it, last year marked a pause in a remarkable run of success enjoyed by Celtic in recent years,

I was pleased with the way we played at Celtic Park,

I didn't actually see his comments. We made it difficult for Celtic. We put up a good performance and we could have got something out of the game but Celtic were just a bit ahead of us and created more chances than we did. But it does show how far we have come as a team that we can go to a place like Celtic Park and make it so difficult for them.

I am looking forward immensely to joining my new teammates in the summer and hope to be able to play my part in bringing further success to Celtic. I was fortunate enough to have a number of options. However, when Celtic made their interest known, this was where I wanted to play.

I am leaving Celtic purely for personal reasons and I am extremely sorry to be departing in such circumstances.

Celtic will be even more up for it this weekend and that makes our task even more difficult. But we want to give ourselves a chance because this might be the last chance for some of us to play in a major final.

Celtic is one of the world's biggest clubs and this agreement sets the seal on an amazing month for me, what with overcoming Barcelona, winning my first cap for England and now signing this extension,

Celtic have played a one-two and we've been caught. We're playing a sweeper. It was a great strike by the lad but we shouldn't be caught like that.

Celtic has an option to keep him here to 2010 and we are absolutely delighted. He is a major player and he will be a major player in the future of Celtic.

I love Celtic music and listening to it, but I just don't have the type of voice to sing it.

If I really feel that I justify being in the side and I am playing and scoring for Celtic I will say what I feel. I have never been one to just turn up and be a part of the furniture.

If Stephen's playing for Celtic, he's a Celtic fan, he's happy. If he doesn't play I think he'd like to go to Preston and play.

He's certainly got a few years left and he wants to give them all to Celtic. John has always said he's 100% committed to Celtic and he loves it there.

He has got two years remaining on his Celtic contract, so why wouldn't he see that through? He is enjoying his time up there.

He is interested but it is down to being able to convince Celtic to sell him.

He has proved himself one of the great Celtic managers, and his place in the history of the club is assured. He goes with our gratitude and best wishes.

He loved the Celtic fans and treasured the relationship he had with them, and he was never happier than when he was out on the pitch.

To get 50 caps you have to go through highs and lows - and I certainly had a few - it has never been rosy but to be still here, as well as enjoying good times at Celtic is very pleasing.

He's got everyone's respect at Celtic Park, but I'm afraid it's every man for himself on Saturday,

He should be able to start training next week all going well which is good news as initially we thought it could have been a cracked rib because he was passing blood and was in a lot of pain. That's why the hospital kept him in overnight, but all going well he will now come into contention for the Celtic match.

I think the price that Celtic got is extremely generous.

I think that early goal helped Celtic a lot. We looked all right at times, but we need to make some changes.

It is not over by any means. If Celtic slip up then we can get right back up there.

It is hard to find a stylish yet functional cell phone case. I have designed a line that will accessorize any outfit, whether casual or dressy. Some of the cases can be used as a small purse, and have delicate embellishments inspired by my Celtic collection,

I will have a discussion with my manager and chief executive and we will look at the situation. Then we will go back to Celtic and try to influence them with additional money. That is definite.

It is a tremendous honor to have signed for a club of Celtic's stature. I was fortunate enough to have a number of options, however, when Celtic made their interest known, this was where I wanted to play.

I support the Celtic football team, which was in the semi-final for the European cup, and it was the first time they've been in for many years. I went to the game the night before in Glasgow with all my crazy Glaswegian friends who screamed at the top of their lungs the whole night, and I had to sit there and clap to protect my voice because I was singing for Andrew Lloyd Webber the next day in London.

Riordan is the only one who they might try and move on if they get a decent offer. Caldwell possibly going to Celtic is the other one, but I think that is likelier to happen at the end of the season. They're all playing regular, top-team football so there's no great need for them to leave. One or two of the bigger clubs might let their players go on loan to smaller clubs and Kilmarnock might be on the lookout for a striker now that Boyd's gone.

Players like Maloney and Beattie, who've been on the fringe, will see an opportunity for themselves at Celtic now,

Such a tactic can really prove off-putting but at least we have experience of Ireland's stand-off's through dealings with Edinburgh which means the Celtic League hopefully coming into its own again in terms of preparations for success in the Six Nations.

Martin O'Neill's contribution to Celtic has been quite immense,

I still remember watching on television when Gary McSwegan scored a brilliant equaliser against Marseille that put Rangers on the way in the Champions League in 1992. And I went to a few of the Celtic home games in their run to the UEFA Cup final two years ago. It is the goals that you remember. Scoring them in Europe is a great way to make a name for yourself and get the limelight.

It is difficult to see Celtic losing it now, but we have got to keep going,

The artifacts come from different major classes of Celtic society.

Most of them have developed a Celtic rock stage to get the younger people to come. We're packing the summers with them now,

We have agreed the fee with Celtic and Mark passed his medical this morning.

The debate is whether or not they are ready to play in a competition such as the Celtic League?

I - and there are hundreds of thousands of Irishmen who felt on this subject as I do - have always liked my Celtic countrymen and disliked the English nation; it is a national trait of character, and I cannot help it.

We arrived late and just sat at the back of the auditorium. They were showing snippets of a game against Real Madrid and we were just chuckling away because it was great to watch this wee man tearing strips off defenders. He was voted the greatest Celtic player ever, and rightly so.

When people come to see us, they'll get so many flavors of acoustic roots music. It makes it hard to sell us. 'What are you? Are you a Celtic group?' Well, sometimes.

There has been a lot of interest in him and he has a lot to consider. Celtic have not stepped up their interest but we are expecting a call.

When I signed for Celtic I did say to them that it would be best for the club and myself to maybe look at things in the summer but they were quite keen for me to sign for the extra year, which I did eventually. But I will look at things in the summer and see how my hip is bearing up. I'm due to go back to the hip specialist in the summer. It's important to be fair to myself and the club if it is affecting me.

The players gave me exactly what I expected of them, both the guys who have been here doing it for the last five years and the newer ones who stood shoulder to shoulder with them and didn't let them down. The vision I have for Celtic must include the heart and character they showed tonight but we also have to play better and get fitter.

Firemen and police have a big Celtic background, from way back when New York police and firemen were mostly of Irish and Scottish descent.

We've been called a 'bag rock band' or the Celtic version of The Clash. Our sound is very heavy with the drums and the horns give it a tribal feel.

There is nothing much better than going to a baseball game, getting a decent seat with a nice view (for one tenth of the price of a seat at Stamford Bridge) and enjoying a game with a beer in one hand and a NY-style hot dog in the other - and no chance of some idiot behind me shouting abuse or spitting obsenities at me (I am a Celtic supporter, I'm used to both).

I've played with most of those Celtic players so I know how good they are, and our players knew what they were going in to. Now we have to shrug it off because there is no point in any of our lads coming in on Monday with their heads down.

The talks were very positive. Celtic were as professional and as thorough a club as I have ever dealt with. In an ideal world we'll have a deal that both Celtic and Kenny are happy with, and he will become a Celtic player before the start of next season.

I've been accused of my publicist of being too confessional... it's probably my Celtic upbringing.

Teams in the other Celtic League countries are playing in front of seven and eight thousand. We are not getting an advantage from being at home.

Our desire was sadly lacking at Motherwell and that was very disappointing. We need to play our passing game and stop Celtic having the ball.

After a tough start to our Celtic League campaign with three away games in a row, it is nice to have a match at Rodney Parade and we are looking to make it a difficult place for teams to come and play,

Now I have made this decision I will be concentrating my efforts 100% on doing the best I can for Celtic and hopefully this decision will allow me to really enjoy the final few years of my career.

It's fantastic, my first cup since coming to Celtic and I hope there's many more.

It was certainly a lot better than last Saturday's performance and maybe the lads have recovered their self belief. I've made it clear however that there's no point in us raising our game against Rangers and Celtic if we can't produce results against the teams in the lower part of the league. I know its going to be a roller-coaster ride for the rest of the season - there will be plenty ups and downs but I'm enjoying every minute of it.

It's his decision where he will end up and I know that Celtic is the club he supports and people have linked him with there since he left United.

Dark alley, near midnight, silent door, loud knock, moment of silence, footsteps groping down stairs, rattle of key in lock, door opened -- and there lamp held high above his head, stands your dark Celtic velvet inspired mystic eloquent refined W.B.Y. himself, the William Blake of this smaller generation.

Talks are going amicably. Assuming the deal is right for Kenny he will be a Celtic player next season.

They were angry at the way things had gone. There was a bit of ranting and raving and people having a go at each other. We had to calm them all down. They knew that a lot of the Celtic players were here in May. At 3-1 they now had the perfect opportunity to get four, five and six goals. To rub our noses in it.

It was just terrifying even the fact that they knew I was involved in Celtic (football club), they knew where I lived, they knew my family.

It was just terrifying à even the fact that they knew I was involved in Celtic (football club), they knew where I lived, they knew my family.

The Celtic support was getting restless at that point. They were knocking it around for fun but they hadn't been doing that for 65 minutes.

The Celtic people are a highly emotional bunch, as we all know, God bless them. And my songs are based on pure emotion, most of them.

I left West Ham because of a difficult time, I left Arsenal because I wasn't in the team and once or twice I have said I would leave Celtic because I haven't been playing. I have never been a player who is not part of things.

I love the sun, but we don't get on at all; it doesn't agree with my Celtic tones. I also like nothing better than putting on a big ski jacket and feeling the wind in my face.

In effect, it's an eight-point match for both of us, a definitive game in the Celtic League.

I lived in England for 21 years and I know that everybody, apart from some of the teams that think they might get relegated, would love Celtic and Rangers to be in the English League. I think it will happen eventually.

If you play for Celtic or Rangers, there is a certain responsibility. If you are a footballer full stop, you have a certain responsibility. You have to be disciplined. It's okay being angry, but you must be focused and you just keep trying to work on that. There is a thin dividing line between being a competitor and going over that.

I hope my body holds up, I still have another 18 months left on my contract at Celtic and I have had a decent start with eight goals already in 10 games so I will just keep going.

It has been the Jimmy Johnstone week at Celtic Park.

There's something about Celtic mythology which is deep in the soul, and I just think that somehow she has tapped right into it.

Once Celtic got their equaliser, they played a sort of anti-football.

All his Celtic rogues, epic seers, and Anthony Quinn leanings were swept up in one grand old ham, ... Biographical Dictionary of Film.

You can't afford to miss crucial tackles and expect to get away with it. If you miss tackles against almost anyone in the Celtic League you are going to give away scores and certainly we were punished today.

If I can achieve for Celtic what I have achieved for Hibs, then I feel I will have done well for them.

The kind of jobs I did before were all about standing back from different circumstances and seeking to contribute to a strategy which would mean a good outcome. It's difficult to translate that skill directly into football, particularly when the situation has not yet arisen. But the whole thing about where Celtic play and whether they can crack the enigma of having huge potential while operating in a small arena is certainly something that interests me.

The Celtic mind was not burdened by dualism. It did not separate what belongs together

If we had written Tristan in the true vernacular the audience would have been very small. It wouldn't have even been Shakespearean. It would have been so Celtic you wouldn't understand what was going on.