Football Quotes · Page 1,439

“Politicians and sports coaches both need to be smart enough to master the game, but dumb enough to think it matters.”

— David Mitchell

I've always liked to shoot from the hip. This is the perfect fit for me ... I'm willing to earn my spurs,…

— Reggie Miller

I've always loved basketball. When you're playing pick-up basketball, you just kind of get used to being one of the guys.

— Maria Taylor

Brussels is sort of a mini London in the sense that if you think about putting a football pitch in London, people…

— Vincent Kompany

There's always things you want to get better at and learn from but that's something that's quite hard to instil in players.

— Joe Root

The amount of players who get into trouble in the NFL is a very small minority, but they are the ones who…

— Pat McAfee

Every time I get on the court, I want to push my teammates to be better as a leader and lead by…

— Joel Embiid

I know what is important. When I go to the pitch, I cannot laugh; I respect the other players. I try my…

— David Luiz

I have spent some of the best moments of my career at Manchester City, moments that I will never forget.

— Edin Dzeko

Coaches are an integral part of any manager's team, especially if they are good pinochle players.

— Earl Weaver

And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win.

— Sachin Tendulkar

When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and effort, it is ready to climb

— Patanjali

Could I stop Messi if I played soccer? Probably if I had been playing all my life I could. It's just determination.

— Dillon Brooks

The field is my comfort zone, but there's a different level of having somebody behind you in person, on the sidelines, and…

— Trinity Rodman

I don't have to go through life being mean or having a stern face just to play basketball. I enjoy the game…

— Nick Young

I know there is a lot of pressure on a goalie, a lot of responsibilities, but if you add on to yourself…

— Martin Brodeur

If you're not sure what to do with the ball, just pop it in the net and we'll discuss your options afterwards.

— Bill Shankly

In every club, 11 players are happy and the others unhappy. This is correct because if one player doesn't play and is…

— Roberto Mancini

I think you can be happy and still be competitive. A good lesson for everybody is to think a bit before you…

— Danica Patrick

I train about six days a week. I'm training at the same intensity as I did when I was playing football. I've…

— Tim Tebow

My coach once told me "there's no "I" in "team." I responded there's also no "I" in "hackneyed." Then I had to…

— Lev L. Spiro

I believe that life is a game, that life is a cruel joke, and that life is what happens when you're alive…

— Neil Gaiman

Something you look at when you go into a World Cup is your depth and your players that change the game.

— Jill Ellis

I have always maintained that in basketball the importance of the mental to the physical is about four to one.

— Bobby Knight

When I came to Bayern Munich we had Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben, Douglas Costa and me, and I was still a young…

— Kingsley Coman

All I know is that when I come to the ballpark I'm going to be on time and give 100 percent. I…

— Marcus Giles

Buffon is a gentleman thinking only of the ball [after Gianluigi Buffon's strong tackle on Andy Carroll during a friendly with Newcastle

— Claudio Ranieri

The first important thing is representing the country. That feeling will always be there, be it World Cup or any other tournament.

— Vijay Shankar

Winning is not everything - but making the effort to win was... If you can't accept losing, you can't win.

— Vince Lombardi

In my situation there are often things I need to do for the team, so when I get the chance to relax…

— Sidney Crosby

I'd be happy if I was part of a Liverpool side that kept winning titles, cups, and made history. I just want…

— Philippe Coutinho

I was lucky to make a lot of money in football, and broadcasting is succeeding beyond my wildest dreams, so I'm in…

— Howie Long

The Premier League is really strong but I'm not a player who likes new challenges just for the sake of it.

— Marco Verratti

Arsene always gives freedom to his players. To have that freedom is good, but if you can give them the freedom and…

— Patrick Vieira

Sometimes you try different things when you play the best ones many times and you lost a few times, so you have…

— David Goffin

People have different passions, people have hobbies, people have lives outside their job, and nowadays it seems like the only thing we…

— Hector Bellerin

I have heard what has been said, but most of the time, I recover the ball without making a foul.

— Fernandinho

Each person on a team has a responsibility and a role, and knowing the value of each individual and what they bring…

— Hilary Knight

We need everybody to contribute as one and do what we've got to do to win. Football is not an individual game.…

— Jason Pierre-Paul

As a basketball fan, I get sick and tired of people talking about numbers. To me, the world is getting too materialistic.

— Shaquille O'Neal