Football Quotes · Page 1,192

Every game is tough for me because the level of competition is so high in the Premier League, and every time you…

— Gervinho

A lot of people think a running back is just a guy who lowers his shoulder and runs people over, and that's…

— Saquon Barkley

I don't mind losing to a deserving winner, but winning to a jealous sore loser is more fun than eating homemade biscuits…

— Anonymous

I never really gambled - certainly not playing poker. I'd casually bet on a football game or joined a pool.

— Jason Gedrick

I really don't care if I start, if I come off the bench, if I'm playing long minutes or short minutes.

— George Hill

If you play for Manchester United, there is always someone out there getting ready to take your jersey. It is up to…

— David Moyes

Winning doesn't always mean being first. Winning means you're doing better than you've ever done before.

— Bonnie Blair

I played for England at cricket and football. Playing at Wembley in front of 60,000 people seemed better than playing at Cirencester…

— Phil Neville

The quality of people you have around you as a manager is so vital. There are various factors that influence that process;…

— Brendan Rodgers

I don't really put too much pressure on myself. The only time people feel pressure is when they put it on themselves…

— Dak Prescott

You learn a lot more about all the things that are necessary to be the leader of a team and so there's…

— Sean Payton

When I first came to England I hated football and knew nothing about it. Watching 0-0s and 1-0s having come from Aussie…

— Neil Robertson

Once you've proved to [the players] that you can help them become better players, you've earned their respect. They respect if you've…

— Brendan Daly

The bottom line is, as the season goes on, everybody becomes more comfortable. For a quarterback, it's more than just him. It's…

— Kirk Ferentz

Perpetuating success or sliding into decline is the result of many intersecting forces that reinforce one another directly and indirectly. They are…

— Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Kenya is a land of great people, and during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, I remember meeting some Kenyan fans at the…

— Divock Origi

But then southern hemisphere teams are more skilful than their northern hemisphere counterparts, which means games can be easier to referee.

— Alan Lewis

I've come across people who look smart in a suit who haven't really got a lot underneath. Football is an unforgiving business…

— Chris Wilder

No Indian wants their sports persons to get left behind or any particular sports to get left behind.

— Virender Sehwag

Football is the most important thing in my life, but I do have a life outside football and this is one part.…

— Rio Ferdinand

I always said this as an athlete, 'Practice like you're the worst player on the field. Play like you're the best.'

— Jessica Mendoza

Professional footballers get up, train, play games, and that's it. They don't worry if the club gets fined. They don't investigate the…

— Jermaine Jenas

You have to do the tactics to win games because if you have good organisation and know what to do, you'll know…

— Thibaut Courtois

There are visible and invisible dictators. The power structure of world football is monarchical. It's the most secret kingdom in the world.

— Eduardo Galeano

It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays.

— Rick Pitino

For me, it's not really about showing the coaches. It's about being accountable, being accountable for my own actions and continuing to…

— Vernon Davis

For me, storytelling is what I love to do and that's my life's work. Football is not my life's work. It's just…

— Martellus Bennett

Starting games with the French national team helped me bounce back when it was getting difficult with Arsenal.

— Olivier Giroud

When I was a kid, I was more interested in understanding football than enjoying it. I was interested in how it worked.

— Rodri

I've been interested in basketball since I was a little kid - like, 3. The Bulls were my team. If you grew…

— Freddie Gibbs

You can play from the wrong position for a long time with good hands, but eventually it's going to catch up with…

— Tiger Woods

I'm a big-guy guy. I look at guys like Shaq, Ben Wallace, guys who play inside and play tough. I don't pay…

— Moses Malone

It's quite hard at times to take my mind off football, but it's very important. I'll watch something on television, anything, whatever…

— Jordan Henderson

Part of having a great offensive staff is every week we look at different plays around the league and the collegiate ranks,…

— Doug Pederson

Being an England supporter is like being the over-optimistic parents of the fat kid on sports day.

— John Bishop

I think it is a sign that the team cares about the game and everyone else on the team and the coaching…

— Eric Bledsoe

I got a goal, and it's a huge goal, and that's to bring an NBA championship here to Cleveland, and I won't…

— LeBron James

As I have evolved as a coach, I was a guy who was all about the game and a person who focused…

— Barry Trotz

On TV, only a handful of people can move the meter so to speak - only a handful of personalities can move…

— Doris Burke

I have equal respect and love for both England and Ireland, and therefore, the national team I choose to represent is not…

— Declan Rice