Football Quotes · Page 1,000

The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.

— Bill Shankly

I have many friends in Madrid and, therefore, know that they have a lot of respect for Bayern.

— Jupp Heynckes

I used to play football on the streets with my friends and ended up where I am today.

— Alex Iwobi

The objective is to win: fairly, squarely, decently, win by the rules, but still win.

— Vince Lombardi

The Philippines is unfortunately not a football country - basketball is more popular.

— Sven-Goran Eriksson

How could I compete with Neymar? He is a phenomenon.

— Javier Pastore

I want to become the best person as a goalkeeper I can be.

— Jordan Pickford

So I took it as a very positive sign that the club came to me rather than the other way round.

— Dennis Bergkamp

Young man, the games we play are lessons we learn. The assumptions we make, things we ignore, and things we change make…

— Terry Pratchett

Coaching is salesmanship. Coaching is winning players over and convincing them they have to play together. It takes a team conviction to…

— Phil Jackson

The interesting thing about football is that football is the only sport where you quit playing when you get a lead.

— Mike Leach

Big Shaq stems from my YouTube series 'Somewhere in London.' I just wanted to create something that was multi-character and multi-dimensional.

— Michael Dapaah

If I left I would feel a deserter - like the guy who walks away from the army once there is a…

— Arsene Wenger

Bring the rap you was the main player I had to bench you. When I showed your ass how to ball that…

— Wiz Khalifa

It gives you a lot of confidence and it's good to know the manager believes in you. It only helps you on…

— Phil Foden

Jon Gruden taught me the foundation of what I know about this game. Took me under his arm, taught me to see…

— Sean McVay

I'd rather be a face for happiness and doing things that you have a passion for, rather than faking it and pretending…

— Elena Delle Donne

I didn't like to wear the same clothes as everyone else. I wanted to be special, also because I knew I needed…

— Claudio Bravo

My dad and my brother were more keen on football, but I used to play canvas-ball cricket while at school in Ranchi,…

— MS Dhoni

I am here to give my players the little push they need, just like they needed long ago, when first learning the…

— John Kessel

Troy was a play-maker. He was an extremely instinctive safety and moved around, could do whatever they asked him to do. I…

— Minkah Fitzpatrick

I've always thought about my legacy - more so, though, my impact off the field and how I'm helping my community and…

— Larry Fitzgerald

I think everybody out there on the American team is out of their element. That's not an excuse. That's the way it…

— Mark Teixeira

The Champions League is the one thing missing from my career. When I look at the history of the competition and the…

— Eden Hazard

...you can't play any defense if the other team is on the foul line.

— Mike Krzyzewski

How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

I chose Real Madrid instead of Barcelona because I'm a winner, not a loser

— Alfredo Di Stefano

My goal stays the same of wanting to be an NBA point guard.

— Patty Mills

Fear doesn't exist in football, especially for Real Madrid.

— Luka Modric

I left a lot - a lot - of touchdowns on the field throughout the last two or three years.

— Terrell Owens

The most important thing is to stay down to earth and keep concentrating on the next game.

— Arjen Robben

I sometimes get very protective of the people I play.

— Sienna Miller

I have a real sense of appreciation of being in the NBA with all that I'd gone through.

— Manu Ginobili

Some games you win, some you lose, and some you draw.

— Michel Patini

I've been in this sport a long time, and this sport is based on your last performance.

— Dan Henderson

United are about attacking football, and everything else has to takes its place behind that.

— Paul Scholes

I got to meet Colm Wilkinson once, and I was ecstatic.

— Brandon Victor Dixon

David Nugent tore up the Championship but he’s gone to Portsmouth and he’s a fish up a tree

— Paul Merson

Kyle Korver, to me, is a shooter. JJ Redick is a shooter.

— Joe Ingles

I am someone that loves football. Any opportunity to play or be involved, I'll be ready.

— Mason Mount