That's what this league is all about. The first half, the building's electric. National TV. Two teams prepared to go hard. — John Calipari Copy Share Image
Tactically, Italians are very strong. They are a lot into tactics: how to defend, when you lose the ball, where will you… — Samir Nasri Copy Share Image
Unlike any other business in the United States, sports must preserve an illusion of perfect innocence. — Lewis H. Lapham Copy Share Image
As a manager, you always want as many players available as possible, but injuries are a part of football, as it is… — Michael Laudrup Copy Share Image
I've got to have two hands on the ball when I'm leaving the pocket, when I'm moving in the pocket. — Mitchell Trubisky Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as replacing Chris Berman, but the chance to build on his incredible legacy while simultaneously taking new… — Samantha Ponder Copy Share Image
By the way, you won't put that thing in about me wanting to have sex on a football pitch, will you? — Louise Nurding Copy Share Image
I wasn't confident at all as a boy and I'm still not now. I'm one of the shyest people you'll meet. My… — Robbie Savage Copy Share Image
Back in the day, when I was a university professor, I used to teach a class in Human Anatomy and Physiology. This… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I think everyone who loves football, who understands football, they know how much it means to win this game. And if you're… — Martin Odegaard Copy Share Image
I came to New England Revolution as an assistant in 2000 and I took over the hot-seat a couple of months into… — Steve Nicol Copy Share Image
Something you can control is your effort and your energy and playing defense. And for me that's always been a catalyst for… — Alex Caruso Copy Share Image
One of the advantages of going to a small school is that you're expected to be the man. They have to give… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
I always say prepare to be a coach to anybody who wants to be a coach. At 24 years of age when… — Alex Ferguson Copy Share Image
Losing prepares you for the heartbreak, setback, and the tragedy that you will encounter in the world more than winning ever can.… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
I didn't corner the market on great stories. I'm not the only one who can do something like work at a grocery… — Kurt Warner Copy Share Image
There are so many world-class athletes who are great at their sport, but they're so boring. They don't talk, and they can't… — Eddie the Eagle Copy Share Image
Going in is really more of an acknowledgment that kids in poverty, in their situations, can get out of it, and it… — Marshall Faulk Copy Share Image
Comparing in the past years, Tamyra Gray and everyone else that didn't win but their careers are doing well. — LaToya London Copy Share Image
“If you want to strike, strike now. No matter how skillfully a footballer strikes beyond the 90 minutes' regulated time, he makes… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
It could be the 5, the 4, the 3, the 2, the 1. Realistically, the 5 or the 4. Whatever coach can put me in, I'm all for it. — Jaren Jackson, Jr Copy Share Image
When you're a striker, you want to play all the games, and most chances come at the end because defenders are tired. — Alexandre Lacazette Copy Share Image
In 2012, we had just won the league with City, and I was really high on confidence going into the Euros when… — Gareth Barry Copy Share Image
It's a privilege and an honor to play for the national team, but I think that the training that I was in… — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
If I had all the qualities that the newspapers are talking about, I'd be the best player in history. — Krzysztof Piatek Copy Share Image
Bayern Munich is such a big draw for any German player, so if Sane wants to go back home and has the… — Owen Hargreaves Copy Share Image
I was trained under very famous coaches in the Italian national team, Read Madrid, Juventus, Internazionale and Parma. — Fabio Cannavaro Copy Share Image
I believe in getting the ball up the floor and trying to take advantage of transition opportunities. — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
I've been to Cardiff a few times but I'd love to get to Wembley. My son is six or seven years old… — Jamie Carragher Copy Share Image
I, most talented players don't always succeed. Some don't even make the team. It's more what's inside. — Brett Favre Copy Share Image
The FA Cup was a big thing at home. Only the semi-final and then the final were shown on television in Nairobi,… — Victor Wanyama Copy Share Image
I went into a club who were sitting dead last in League Two, then I got them out of the relegation zone… — Harry Kewell Copy Share Image
Football should never be a worry. It should be exciting. When a child plays football outside, he doesn't need to worry. Professionals… — Johan Cruyff Copy Share Image
Sometimes officials should look at English football and let us play more. I like their system because, in Europe, their referees are… — Sergio Ramos Copy Share Image
Even before my dad passed away, people tried to buy the Lakers. Sony tried in the 1980s. People have always wanted to… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
In Uruguay, there is a football pitch every hundred metres, whether it is made by grass, small stones, or sand. This has… — Edinson Cavani Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, my football career wasn't very long. The reason I finished playing was because I fractured both ankles in a matter of… — Bradley Walsh Copy Share Image
I started out as a football player. I liked to inflict pain. In basketball, it was the same thing. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
There ought to be some other means of reckoning quality in this the best and loveliest of games; the scoreboard is an… — Neville Cardus Copy Share Image
The key to teamwork is to learn a role, accept a role, and strive to become excellent playing it. — Pat Riley Copy Share Image
