Football Quotes · Page 367

The unthinkable is not something we are thinking about at the moment.

— Peter Kenyon

Good teams win in the fall. They don't win in March.

— John Dorsey

He is a goal scorer, not a natural born one - not yet. That takes time.

— Glenn Hoddle

You have to win football matches, and if you don't, you allow people to criticise you.

— Mark Hughes

I'm a student of the game and a fan of football so I enjoy watching other centre-forwards.

— Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Being a presence on the defensive end, I know that's important to me, I have to establish that.

— Al Horford

Neymar will never fail to have technique and creativity.

— Kaka

People have to realise we are footballers, we are targets but we have got to protect ourselves.

— Mark Noble

Of course it's normal for people to say, 'Yeah, this player changed teams because of the money.' That could be the case…

— Samuel Eto'o

I want to be successful for Wrexham and I think I've got a massive chance to be successful for Wrexham and that's…

— Paul Mullin

In the Champions League, you can have a bad game and go out in the semifinal, and nobody remembers what you did.

— Manuel Pellegrini

To recognize that head injuries were as essential a part of football as they are of boxing would be to erase the…

— Charlie Pierce

“When you perform too well, you get punished by winning. This feeling is transitory, and after the celebration is over, all you…

— Jarod Kintz

When the Olympics and World Cups come around, that's when you see the real outpouring of support that there really is for…

— Hope Solo

I think Nick Markakis is a perennial All-Star, and nobody knows about him. I think people are learning about how good he…

— Cal Ripken, Jr

I was lucky enough to play for the top three Italian clubs during the golden era of Italian football, so I have…

— Andrea Pirlo

Any time you've played different sports - for me, it has always been basketball; that is an instinctual sport. You're dribbling the…

— Nick Foles

Usually a championship team is built on a strong defense. That is something you can bring to every game. A great attack…

— Anson Dorrance

I would love to win the Champions League once again. Winning big trophies like the Champions League or the World Cup is…

— Bastian Schweinsteiger

Now let me say that Matt Busby was a great manager and Manchester United wouldn't be where they are without him. He…

— Johnny Giles

With the 24-second clock, they throw up the shot so fast you don't see plays worked very often. With the extra six…

— George Mikan

Basketball is just something else to do, another facet of life. I'm going to be a success at whatever I choose because…

— David Robinson

Everyone that works behind a desk wants to know how many bones I've broken and how much money I make. It seems…

— Travis Pastrana

For me there is so many factors in football, that's why it's the greatest team game. There are so many things that…

— Adam Thielen

Sport allows people to come together, but politics divides people.

— Francois Hollande

I'm trying to challenge all my players. I'm going to do that how I see fit.

— Brian Flores

The biggest thing I learned from losing? Winning's better.

— Ted Turner

Do you play football for Pittsburgh? Then why are you such a Steeler?!

— Lisi Harrison

I like my life. I like competing, but it's not just because of the money.

— Rafael dos Anjos

I'm somebody that has a very big competitive edge and a chip on my shoulder.

— Erin Andrews

A friendly relationship with the coach is important for each player.

— Toni Kroos

Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event.

— Brian Tracy

I play better left wing. I prefer left, but I can play center or right.

— Alexander Ovechkin

Great players inspire you. The best player I played with was Gervi (Gervinho)

— Eden Hazard

It was important to score points today and I went for them with my guts.

— Richard Virenque

Cerezo often have a bad season after a good one.

— Shinji Kagawa

If you're not right, you can make a mistake that will cost your team-mates a game.

— Petr Cech

It's not pleasant when you lose your whole football team.

— Chuck Noll

The 3-point shot has created a situation in the game akin to 'Lotto' fever.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

You have to be careful of people who like to talk a big game but can't back it up.

— Ray Lewis