Football Quotes · Page 1,336

Sports fandom transcends gender, race, language, political preference, socioeconomic status, or any other way you can think of slicing this planet.

— Mary Pilon

My greatest high was to hit a ball well, to try to do it perfectly, to try different things, whether they came…

— Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I never mind people who can't stand football. It's the ones who say 'I quite like it' that get me. Because for…

— Frank Skinner

Don't ever ask a player to do something he doesn't have the ability to do. He'll just question your ability as a…

— Lou Holtz

I'm an over acheiver, so how 'bout I start a team of leaders and pick up Stevie Wonder to be the wide…

— Tyler The Creator

I feel like that's my best attribute, being consistent week in and week out and having those big games.

— Justin Jefferson

You are, at some point in time, going to be canceled if you are not woke enough and you work in sports.

— Clay Travis

Here's a news flash: I hate to lose! Just watch any televised poker broadcast and you can see that's the case.

— Phil Hellmuth

I played for Bologna in Serie A when I was 16, and those experiences made me this person. Just as importantly, I…

— Roberto Mancini

I am aware of the risk with all the media attention, all the glitz and glamour around football. And that was the…

— Kylian Mbappe

Some people are saying it's a slap in the face for me to go to a competitor, but it also was a…

— Albert Belle

“The journalist won’t say anything then; she’s too young, too concerned about her job, but she will remember the fear in their…

— Fredrik Backman

Losses have propelled me to even bigger places, so I understand the importance of losing. You can never get complacent because a…

— Venus Williams

On the Internet, Spencer Hall at Everyday Should Be Saturday is the best writer in the universe. He's very funny. They're jokes…

— Drew Magary

No money in this world could convince me to play for Liverpool. That's not a lack of respect for Liverpool supporters or…

— Timothy F. Cahill

How is your health? I feel pretty good, and I'm very anxious to get the season going. I think we have a…

— LaVell Edwards

If I watch big games like the Champions League on TV then I'm definitely watching what different centre-backs are doing in certain…

— Virgil van Dijk

I went to a Bulls game when it was still in Chicago Stadium before they built the United Center.

— Freddie Gibbs

I mean obviously the 200-foot game, play without the puck, that could always use improving, as well as everything.

— Auston Matthews

I want to thank Milan because the most beautiful years of my life were spent wearing that shirt.

— Filippo Inzaghi

Ronaldo was a phenomenon, but Zizou had something apart. Playing alongside him was a crazy thing! Supporters arrived earlier at the Bernabeu…

— Roberto Carlos

Being grumpy at not playing is part of the job. If I see someone who is constantly on the bench smiling and…

— Gennaro Gattuso

A player will act like a nice guy when you first meet him, but if you take your time and get to…

— Sonya Parker

I always played sports when I was young. I played football and baseball for eight years. I loved football.

— Taylor Lautner

Ultimately, the team has to come first even though we all have individual goals and preferences.

— Bill Belichick

There are some concrete ways to create a winning attitude. But nothing beats practicing it. When you prepare to win, belief comes…

— Pat Summitt

My ideal trident would be myself alongside Rooney and Messi. They are the players who make me dream - not Cristiano.

— Carlos Tevez

I loved being back out on the pitch. Although I have not been in full training, I felt pretty good.

— David Ginola

I've played everything - baseball, football, basketball. I can still swim a mile a day. That's why I can't walk.

— Barry Goldwater

I love to play things that are out-of-the-box. It's just that I don't always get the chance to do it!

— Kelli O'Hara

Everyone's expecting you to be playing fantastic football, winning every game, and course it doesn't happen like that.

— Gareth Barry

I truly love the game; I wouldn't be playing if I didn't love the game. I'm not getting paid astronomical dollars; it's…

— Michael Jordan

It's in me, since I was a child. I've always wanted to win every game. Not only in football, but in other…

— Joshua Kimmich

Sometimes a player can look like a million bucks on tape, but in real life, the kid can't play a lick.

— Chris Mullin

I had a wonderful time in Spain. I had the pleasure of being a league champion twice in a row and playing…

— Robinho

There is always scope for football to be more charitable but a lot happens already. Personally I have always been passionate about…

— David Beckham

Liverpool fans were great to me, I still live near the city and they always come up and shake my hand.

— Paul Ince

Everyone benefits from a strong Paris Saint-Germain - the club itself, the French league and also the Champions League.

— Robert Pires

I quit because I didn't feel like the Detroit Lions had a chance to win. It just killed my enjoyment of the…

— Barry Sanders

All I care about is football and make myself available and sometimes you know, football is a violent game and it's very…

— George Kittle