Football Quotes · Page 228

I can bring Neymar to Real Madrid.

— Roberto Carlos

The Carabao Cup is a good competition.

— Javi Gracia

I didn't expect to be dropped by England

— Rio Ferdinand

Winning is all that does matter.

— Alex Smith

The ball must be as slippery as a wet baby.

— Tony Gubba

Play to win, but enjoy the fun.

— David Ogilvy

As a goalkeeper, you want to play.

— Thibaut Courtois

Dybala is an excellent player.

— Roberto Carlos

Deco is a very skillful player. He thinks very fast on the pitch.

— Robinho

I have to work my way up. There's nothing guaranteed in this league.

— Kevin Knox

Show me a good sportsman and I'll show you a player I'm looking to trade.

— Leo Durocher

To be part of the All-Star group is a great honor. It means a lot.

— Yadier Molina

Joe Flacco and Ben Roethlisberger are big guys with strong arms.

— Bill Cowher

Gareth Bale is an absolutely fantastic player who has achieved so much and won many trophies.

— Alphonso Davies

Typically, we like going against the other team's top line.

— T. J. Oshie

Coaching is not how much you know. It's how much you can get players to do.

— Bum Phillips

I'm proud to come from Cas but I've always supported Leeds and always wanted to play for Leeds. It was a dream…

— Rob Burrow

Sometimes when people play for their country, I think there is that little bit of fear and pressure.

— Jack Wilshere

I like to be active in space in behind the opposition's midfield. That's where I can hurt the opponent most of all.

— Thomas Muller

I only want to play basketball, and play it well and be happy about it. But I realize that with being famous,…

— Yao Ming

I had four great years at Palace but just felt it was the right time to start a new chapter of my…

— Glenn Murray

The national team can do so much for Italian football, as can even lads who no-one knows or who play in the…

— Roberto Mancini

I lost two World Cup finals - 1982 and 1986 - and from my experience, I know that time heals wounds.

— Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

Playing for England was one long roller-coaster: some ups and downs, but also quite a few moments when you're not really sure…

— Gary Neville

Carlos Valderrama was the one I admired most, really. At the time, he was a top player, and I had a lot…

— James Rodriguez

Winning domestic tournaments like leagues, cups, and super cups adds to your standing in your country, but once you take a step…

— Iker Casillas

That's what I think most players want to be remembered as, being a good competitor. Not being a guy who makes excuses.…

— Vernon Law

The term we use on our team is 'reset': when you go through, whether it's a negative play or a negative drive,…

— Dan Quinn

“He wants to play major college football at a university far away, where nobody will know about his tragic family history. Then…

— Neil Hayes

The biggest thing I've found since I left the game - and I'm glad I chose to leave rather than being sacked…

— Graham Taylor

Football is strange like that. People become a big part of your life and then they lose a job and you might…

— Tom Cairney

Westbrook: 10 triple-doubles and carrying that team, injury-prone, into the playoffs. LeBron being the best player in the world. But I think…

— Mark Jackson

My idol has always been Thierry Henry.

— Gervinho

I can pass the ball pretty well.

— Toni Kukoc

I like working with young players.

— Gianfranco Zola

Life is a buzzer box. Poke it.

— Seth

Without losers, where would the winners be?

— Casey Stengel

I'm sure clubs have a lot of power these days.

— Michael Owen

Many teams in Europe have no money.

— Gennaro Gattuso

We train to play football.

— Nick Bosa