Football Quotes · Page 1,245

I was in the football, rugby, cricket and hockey teams at school; bit of squash. Tennis obviously.

— Tim Henman

I found that things became a lot easier when I no longer expected to win. You abandon your masterpiece and sink into…

— Leonard Cohen

I played for so long with the national team. It was great but it's time for the young guys to play.

— Jose Calderon

Barça has always given me great affection, and even to this day. I only have words of gratitude for them

— David Villa

Sometimes you're not sure about a player. Sometimes you doubt. Sometimes you have to guess. Sometimes you just know.

— Alex Ferguson

I'm enjoying my football at Southampton and it's a great place to be and I enjoy playing at Southampton.

— James Ward-Prowse

Players have to buy into your system and be willing to accept the role, you, as the coach, have assigned to them

— Chuck Daly

Every time you take that first start of the season, you have those feelings no matter what, whether it's the first game…

— Max Fried

I had to make a change. It was no slight on my staff either. We'd all been at Boro for seven years.…

— Bryan Robson

Rennes wanted me at one point, but in France they have a problem - they don't like taking risks. But if you…

— Demba Ba

I suppose people lost interest in me when I left Liverpool; but it wasn't me who left, it was other people who…

— Ryan Babel

I pride myself on setting tough picks and going out there and being physical. And on the defensive end, players drive the…

— Jason Collins

All winning teams are goal-oriented. Teams like these win consistently because everyone connected with them concentrates on specific objectives. They go about…

— Lou Holtz

I always had a problem when someone was trying to place sport in social and political context. Sport is a separate and…

— Vladimir Putin

Anytime I can get out there on the court, I get better. I learn the game, I learn the speed, I learn…

— Alex Caruso

I had no interest in fashion when I was younger. I was such a tomboy. I loved soccer, as you call it,…

— Cara Delevingne

Teams like Bayern are who you want to be playing; if you want to test yourselves against the best you have to…

— Phil Jones

It's always been my dream to be in the NBA. Just to make it. Just to say 'man, I'm going to the…

— Christian Wood

There will be a real admiration for Paul Pogba amongst other players in the Premier League, from the players who have played…

— Darren Bent

Bobby Knight told me this: 'There is nothing that a good defense cannot beat a better offense.' In other words a good…

— Dan Quayle

“Thanks to technology, the future generation will be able to see Sachin's recorded innings and will accept that our generation was most…

— Amit Kalantri

Every organization is looking for... a guy who can be the coach for the next 10, 15 years. That's what they want.…

— Mike Holmgren

That's everybody's goal, when they come to the league, is to win a Super Bowl. That's the ultimate goal.

— Calvin Johnson

I get paid a bunch of money to do this, and so there's a responsibility to my teammates, every single day, to…

— Clayton Kershaw

Peyton Manning is a true leader. A legend. I love the way he is always in control. You never see him too…

— Snoop Dogg

Self-belief is certainly an issue you need to make sure you look after when you've lost heavily in two games.

— Alastair Cook

[Didier] Drogba sent me a text message after I won the African Player of the Year award. It made me very happy.

— Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

I want to keep growing, keep moving towards being one of the best in the world, and there is no better place…

— Isco

Playing for Barcelona's academy was a very important time for me and my career, as I learned a great deal here.

— Mauro Icardi

Wrestling, football, basketball, and baseball were the four things I was obsessed with as a kid.

— Tyrus

This is what playing football is all about - trying to reach finals and trying to lift trophies.

— Gary Cahill

Whatever helps each team do their best is what lineup they're going to put out. They're going to put the best players…

— Jaren Jackson, Jr

“(The shirts of the referee and his touch judges, as if to confirm everything that crowds have ever suspected about match officials,…

— David McKie

To play for Barcelona, means to have an opportunity for a brilliant career. But to reach the top of it, you have…

— Luis Figo

I play my cards right and try to keep my hoes tight. So I won't come up slipping, cause the next bxtch…

— Kourtnee Willams

If there's anything I'm not pompous about, it's myself or my work. But I seem to be able to play it.

— William Shatner

The expectation in Munich is always high, this expectation I have towards myself personally and to my players. I was aware of…

— Niko Kovac

As a young player the most important thing besides having a very good coach is to play a lot because you improve…

— Joshua Kimmich

If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do…

— Larry Bird

Team spirit means you are willing to sacrifice personal considerations for the welfare of all. That defines a team player.

— John Wooden