Football Quotes · Page 373

Ronaldinho is better than Cristiano Ronaldo, but neither are as good as Leo Messi.

— Antonio Cassano

The fear of losing is always there, but you mustn't let that fear dull your desire to win.

— Thiago Silva

My goal is to be competitive, the best as I can give. My goal never changes in whole my career.

— Felipe Massa

I don’t cry when I lose. There’s always a new hand coming up.

— Sheldon Adelson

Among the clubs that most wanted to recruit me were Marseille and Leicester.

— N'Golo Kante

A good coach improves your game. A great coach improves your life.

— Michael Josephson

I say this with a heavy heart: I am medically retiring from the NFL.

— Leighton Vander Esch

This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.

— Bill Shankly

This is what makes this team so dangerous: at any time in the game, even after they've gotten hit in the mouth…

— Michael Irvin

When big teams play each other, you automatically want to raise your game. You want to see what level you're at, and…

— Edgar Davids

When my mum didn't let me join Tottenham, it kind of gave me a confidence that I had the ability to do…

— Michail Antonio

It's good when a manager names his goalkeeper and backs him. That's the sort of thing you want. You want to know…

— Kasper Schmeichel

People told me I'd have to deal more with losing at this level. I understood that, but I didn't want to start…

— Vince Young

There are many penalties which referees don't see. Sometimes they are right, and many other times, they are wrong. That is football.

— Sergio Ramos

You want to go out there and do what's best for the team, help your team move the ball down the field,…

— Chris Hogan

Many managers bring players they have previously worked with into a new club - but that doesn't always mean they will continue…

— Eniola Aluko

I love to feel my heart beating, when it's going 100 beats a minute, I love this. This is something I love…

— Kingsley Coman

“If you don’t win you can’t get away with it. And I win, I win, I always win. In the end I…

— Timothy L. O'Brien

In life and in sports we know that nothing lasts forever. The same year the greatest physical gift (football) the Lord gave…

— Peyton Manning

At United, my United, we had been honed into a ruthless team who played great football but, ultimately, were there to win…

— Paul Scholes

Tebow is the kind of guy who could revolutionize the game. He's the 'wildcat' who can throw. Most of the teams that…

— Jon Gruden

It's true that time is against me, and I am closer to hanging up my boots, but one thing I have clear…

— Andres Iniesta

As a kid, you obviously dream of being a professional footballer. I would watch players like Ronaldo of Brazil and pretend to…

— Gareth Bale

Arsene helped me off the field too. He was like a second dad to me. He loved a player with very good…

— Robert Pires

Sometimes you win some, sometimes you lose some, sometimes you can't be at 100 percent.

— Nick Diaz

We make too much of winning. The mere fact of winning doesn't make you great.

— Wilt Chamberlain

In the NFL, we get paid to play and people expect us to perform.

— Cris Collinsworth

The Steph Currys, the Jordan Spieths, those guys are exciting to watch.

— Clayton Kershaw

The single most important aspect of coaching is running effective practices

— Bobby Knight

Everybody knows that Jurgen Klopp is a great manager and a great guy as well.

— Emre Can

Mario Balotelli is undoubtedly the greatest talent of Italian football.

— Giorgio Chiellini

If your coach ain't got your back, who's got your back?

— Ben Askren

Sometimes you're playing three games in a week, then you have to get the recovery in.

— Mason Mount

I'm Romelu Lukaku. I want to create my own history.

— Romelu Lukaku

It pleases me to play a Champions League game against a team that has plenty of history.

— Marquinhos

There are two types of forwards. Scorers and bangers. Scorers score and bangers bang.

— Ken Dryden

A lot of kids, especially football players, had been using Twitter for recruiting.

— Sam Darnold

I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet.

— David Beckham

My main goal is to be Trinity Rodman and create my own story.

— Trinity Rodman

Mamba mentality, I wish more people got to see it up close and see it in person.

— Larry Nance, Jr