Football Quotes · Page 1,444

To be realistic, the big Dutch clubs cannot afford me. That's not because of my wages; it's the transfer fee.

— Vincent Janssen

When you're out there and you finally get to play extended minutes and you do well, it reaffirms your confidence.

— Spencer Dinwiddie

You have to go through a lot of trials and tribulations as a player to be able to grow and learn from…

— Charles Woodson

The bottom line is if you want to own a football club you have to pay the price to have success.

— Simon Jordan

To me, sports gets America right. When we decide to politicize sports, what we are doing is bringing the noxiousness and divisiveness…

— Clay Travis

I always wanted to go to the draft and thought the experience would have been fun, but I'm from Eugene and that's…

— Justin Herbert

When I was a kid at Middlesbrough, we had the best captain ever in Gareth Southgate who was absolutely brilliant.

— Lee Cattermole

Obviously, when you have a quarterback of the caliber of Aaron Rodgers, we're going to have high expectations.

— Matt LaFleur

Being a player for Manchester United, when you don't win, it's fair to receive criticism because at the end of the day,…

— Andre Onana

The Chelsea experience was too much too soon. I wasn't flexible as a manager at that time. I was communicative, but I…

— Andre Villas-Boas

I was just hoping I'd be drafted in the first round. So to be able to be the first receiver, that was…

— Demaryius Thomas

In the game of life it's a good idea to have a few early losses, which relives you of the pressure of…

— Bill Vaughan

It's always been that opponents get down to business against Bayern specifically because they want to show how desperate they are to…

— Franck Ribery

The game of life is good, though all of life may be hurt, and though all lives lose the game in the…

— Jack London

With every side I've played for, I've always tried to fit in and joke with my team mates while enjoying good times…

— Antoine Griezmann

If the Lakers are allowed to acquire Dwight Howard and Chris Paul, I'll be convinced that the NBA is as fake as…

— Anonymous

When I was a kid, I used to love playing football so much that I genuinely wouldn't be able to fall asleep…

— Paulinho

You have to fight the temptation to press and really try to force things. Let the game come to you.

— Gardner Minshew

I've been through some adversity where I didn't have football. Having it back gives you an appreciation for every snap you can…

— Will Grier

Throughout my childhood, and thanks to Arsenal's former striker Thierry Henry and other French players, I always dreamed of playing for this…

— Alexandre Lacazette

I feel like the luckiest guy in the world sometimes, getting to go outside and play football with my friends.

— Ryan Fitzpatrick

If you're a highly touted free agent, you're going to get paid a lot of money no matter where you go.

— Amari Cooper

I've won a lot of times with my wife and son here, and I've won solo. I don't think there's a formula…

— Vijay Singh

I look at Messi, and he makes me laugh. A beautiful footballer who is still like a kid. A world superstar, but…

— Anonymous

I think Ancelotti is a great coach who has a great relationship with the players, but is also very demanding of them.

— Raul

When you retire, people don't look at how good you became. They look at what you've won. We remember the winners.

— Kylian Mbappe

I play purely from the heart, y'know, and so if it doesn't work the first couple of hours, forget it.

— Jeff Beck

A lot of the South Korean players are very interested in the Premier League. They ask questions about what life there is…

— Park Ji-sung

We don't have the same philosophy, but I don't think it's the worst thing in the world to have a nickname associated…

— Julian Nagelsmann

I think that I'm just on such a mission with my career that you don't really get to stop and think about…

— Carli Lloyd

I watch loads of football; whenever I am not playing, I am at home watching matches, including the English league.

— Dani Alves

Iniesta is a true football genius, and we should all give thanks not only for what he has done but what he's…

— Philippe Coutinho

All I want to do now is prove my temperament is not a problem and get people talking about my football again.

— Craig Bellamy

It doesn't matter where you find yourself, you have to focus and concentrate and work for the team.

— Kelechi Iheanacho

In the interest of the fans and the players, we urge FIFA not to increase the number of World Cup participants.

— Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

Losing a cup final is massively disappointing, but you can accept it if you play to your potential.

— James Milner

I wanted to find out if we went to the NFL and really took care of guys, really cared about each and…

— Pete Carroll

We wanted guys who had been productive in college, and we made it a point to pick performance over potential.

— Tony Dungy

Well family is obviously the most important. There was a time when I thought football was the most important.

— Brett Favre

You know, when you grow up through the Academy, you don't necessarily think about 300 games later into your career. You're only…

— James Ward-Prowse