Football Quotes · Page 375

Cavani is a great striker. He is world class, just like Ibrahimovic.

— Blaise Matuidi

I love playing special teams. It's fun, it's like 'Braveheart' sometimes but it's a lot of fun.

— Danny Amendola

I'm not a talker. But I will show in practice the way I work and the way I love the game.

— Frank Gore

When you're not playing, it is difficult to feel that you are the leader of the team.

— Jordan Henderson

I'm just here to play basketball and have fun and try to win another championship.

— Kawhi Leonard

With the help of everyone, I believe I'll be able to show just how good a goalkeeper I am.

— Andre Onana

Prepare for every game like you just lost your last game.

— Lon Kruger

You can't be afraid to play. Commit to play and you live with the results.

— Dabo Swinney

I love the NBA playoffs. It's just a great mental test for each team. When it's really close, usually one team pulls…

— Doc Rivers

You can run a lot of plays when your X is twice as big as the other guys' O. It makes your…

— Paul Westphal

I like to go out and use my actions to speak, you know, and when I get out there and get on…

— Khalil Mack

Making it financially does not protect you, though. Genetic gifts and a gigantic professional contract do not shield athletes from the effect…

— Jason Whitlock

My teams have always been dominant about having the ball but having the ball to create opportunities. That's always been the clear…

— Brendan Rodgers

College is so different from the NBA. You have three guys coming at you and trapping all over the place, and NBA…

— Buddy Hield

I'm realising my dream of owning a top football club. Some will doubt my motives, others will think I'm crazy.

— Roman Abramovich

I had the pressure when I started my career at 18 at Cologne, when people were saying, 'Ah, Podolski, the new hero…

— Lukas Podolski

I extended my contract here with Bayern because I am happy. I am very thankful of the club and how they supported…

— Thiago Alcantara

Zidane has tried to get me to improve. Anticipating, reading the play, putting myself in the defensive balance, I know how to…

— Raphael Varane

Young guys should focus on maintaining their football position. Coaches always say the lowest guy wins. I'm a taller guy and a…

— Brandon Spikes

By the time I was 10 years old, my entire life was football. Training, reading, watching, even playing football on PlayStation. I…

— Henrikh Mkhitaryan

In any game, you have to work to stay in it, especially away against a good team like Southampton. It's a fantastic…

— Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

We had a chance to see a lot of different styles of play and you had to adapt to the different style…

— Allan Ray

Charles Haley changed the way the Cowboys played football in the 90s. And the reason why I say that is because he…

— Emmitt Smith

My first true NFL sack ever came in preseason against Brett Favre. I called all my friends and family and told everybody,…

— Jason Taylor

Kevin Stallings has been a picture of consistency at Vanderbilt.

— Ben Howland

Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your worth is worst of all.

— Anurag Prakash Ray

Lionel Messi reminds me of George Best, the way he would run with the ball tight to his foot.

— Harry Redknapp

Ivica Olic is so popular because he always fights like a devil.

— Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

There's a lot of coaches who are just going to try to save themselves before saving you.

— Ricky Rubio

I've had a great coach, John Norfolk, who has taken me from a novice to a great cyclist.

— Kadeena Cox

I'm passionate about my sport and grateful that I get to do it for a living.

— Allyson Felix

Even if you get dealt a bad hand you can still win, as long as you know how to play the game.

— Anno

If the team needs more of the ball in the post because they are on fire, I just do that.

— Juancho Hernangomez

I've played for some really good coaches, been on some really good teams. I learned a lot.

— Kyle Korver

In soccer, you lose on Sunday and win on Wednesday, everything is ok.

— Mauricio Rua

To be there on the pitch, to play for Liverpool, it's just great.

— Joel Matip

You have to adjust to what your team needs and what you're able to do.

— Tim Duncan

You can't think you can find a top scorer for free.

— Michael Laudrup

For someone to believe in you, that's all you want as a player and as a coach.

— Dwane Casey

As a young player, achieving All-Star status isn't as easy as you might think.

— Scottie Pippen