Football Quotes · Page 1,142

I can't control what team I play for, I control how I prepare, how I work, how I interact with the guys…

— Gardner Minshew

You can be the best person in the league but if you don't win championships, something's missing.

— Terrell Davis

That makes me think of the 2002 World Cup Final above all else. Nobody thought at the time that our team would…

— Angela Merkel

Growing up, I used to look at Thierry Henry and I just really wanted to do stuff that he did in the…

— Aaron Wan-Bissaka

“Life is a Game you play only once you don't get the second chance and if you get you will never come…

— Sandeep Kakkar

You go through mental preparation the night before the game and prepare for moments of trauma in a game when it happens.

— Robert Green

Football is simple, you're either on time, or you're too late. If you're too late then you have to leave earlier.

— Johan Cruijff

I didn't want to be the rebel who was bottom of the class, so I worked hard. They wanted me to stay…

— Frank Lampard

I’m LeBron James, from Akron, Ohio, from the inner city. I’m not even supposed to be here. That’s enough. Every night I…

— LeBron James

I still get a lot of stick from Leeds fans which is unfortunate because Leeds is very close to me. It was…

— Harry Kewell

I remember watching Mike [Michael Jordan]. I remember him having a royal blue blazer and all black t-shirt and he came out…

— Iman Shumpert

It's tough to have a guy - not hinting at anything; it wasn't anything in the past - but when coaches are…

— Davante Adams

I'm not saying that the press is wrong to report any internal differences we have, but at the same time, I think…

— Pete Rozelle

It's not easy to come somewhere new and have to find your place. You might feel someone doesn't like you, or you…

— Fernando Torres

He was kind of a fringe NFL guy. Some people think in the right situation he might have stuck for a bunch…

— Pat Sperduto

I understand that some people might think differently, but my duty is to take confidence from playing well. And I'm convinced that…

— Iker Casillas

Essentially, when you join a team, you're making a commitment to your team. You can't take that lightly.

— John Stockton

I'm going to go out there and work hard. I'm going to get better, I'm going to learn from my mistakes and…

— Brian Griese

I understand football. I have always been a good footballer, and that gets overlooked by most people.

— Alan Smith

Football is controlled violence, but it is violence, which people have loved to watch since the gladiatorial contests in ancient Rome.

— Michael Mandelbaum

Shay Given almost single-handedly won the match for Newcastle against Everton, although obviously he didn't score the goals

— George Hamilton

Positive thinking is the key to success in business, education, pro football, anything that you can mention. I go out there thinking…

— Ron Jaworski

I'm a competitor. No matter what I'm doing, whether I'm golfing, whether I'm playing indoor soccer with my fiancé - he's not…

— Carli Lloyd

In Willesden I was surrounded by quite a few footballers, but a lot of them have fallen off, and that's not something…

— Yannick Bolasie

I probably would have played baseball if I had stayed in California... But I like Oklahoma better now. Football is bigger here.…

— Troy Aikman

He is the greatest player in the world right now, without a doubt, he is the player who gives Brazilians the most…

— Pele

I think every year that comes, comes with different games, different kinds of players, different coaches and different philosophies, I know that.

— Kelechi Iheanacho

The only reason people are saying I'm the number-one player is because I'm with the number-one team.

— Moses Malone

To be three goals up, it's not always easy to go into the second half three goals up and play the same…

— Phil Foden

The coach is the focal point of the team, but you need to have an open mind, and so do all the…

— Louis van Gaal

I went a week to see Mourinho at training, and another week with Guardiola. I learned from the two, I took important…

— Diego Simeone

Men seem to relate to boys better, sharing their interests in whizzing about and football and car-cars and other moronic activities.

— Harry Enfield

My motto is I'm going to go out and work every day no matter who is here. It's a mentality that I…

— DeAndre Hopkins

I have said many times that I am convinced that Benzema is a great striker, and I think he has demonstrated that.

— Rafael Benitez

Some people come to Old Trafford and can't spell football, let alone understand it. They have a few drinks and a prawn…

— Roy Keane

The support of Chiefs fans across the country has been tremendous. They are truly passionate about their football team.

— Herm Edwards

If our focus is something that happened before, man, you need to - you need to keep going forward. You need to…

— Brandon Moreno

My overall favourite player would be Iniesta. For his final ball, obviously, his skill, and his ability.

— Naby Keita

The team that's on defense first (in overtime) has the advantage because they know whether they need a touchdown a field goal…

— Lou Holtz

I am a follower of the Spain team. I think I did things correct, with the greatest honesty, always under the premise…

— Julen Lopetegui