Football Quotes · Page 535

My dream is to get to the NBA, obviously. But it will be when the time is right.

— Kemba Walker

“I often wondered: is it some kind of a trade-off? Do others have to lose so we can win?”

— Zadie Smith

I want to win, and sometimes I get out of control just because I want to win the whole time.

— Luka Doncic

I grew up watching Monday Night Football with Howard Cosell and the other guys with my dad.

— Lisa Guerrero

Everyone says it, but if you finish above United, you're going to win the league.

— Ashley Cole

Been there done that a while back. I know when game is being played though.

— Anonymous

We all want our players to be perfect and never make errors, but we all do. Even coaches.

— Ernesto Valverde

I was a needy person. I think most pro athletes are. We're all used to a lot of attention.

— Mark Schlereth

I'm just somebody that isn't that impressed by [Michael Jordan]. There really isn't anybody in the world I'm impressed with.

— Tim Duncan

That's the only way I know how to play - dedicating yourself to the game, to the city, to the fans.

— Marc Gasol

When you play with somebody and you don't even talk to each other on the pitch it's really difficult.

— Kolo Toure

I do not feel like I am on par with Messi and Ronaldo yet. I need to win trophies to match them.…

— Antoine Griezmann

I'm just a seasonal guy. Basketball, football, baseball, boxing, golf. Give it to me all the time.

— Jerry Ferrara

Manchester United are a huge club on the global stage. I came here to win everything. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come here.

— Alexis Sanchez

Emmitt Smith is in a position, in my opinion, where he should be the highest-paid running back in football. He's a guy…

— Emmitt Smith

I've been able to play at the highest level for a really long time, and I've done it to the best of…

— Jordan Larson

The most important thing is that girls get equal access because you are then giving them the opportunity to choose to play…

— Leah Williamson

Arsene Wenger is just an unbelievable manager. I think he's a tremendous person, and he is just as good as there is.…

— Stan Kroenke

I think we have to find somebody out there to beat New England besides us, and I think that would help. Anybody…

— Rex Ryan

Our two biggest rivals had adjusted their whole season to this one aim of beating us. Of course, it is a big…

— Dennis Bergkamp

It's not that difficult to play well and win titles in a team like Barcelona, but it's in the national side where…

— Boris Becker

As I learn more and more about the six-year extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, it's obvious to me that NFL owners…

— Ron Jaworski

I find it terrible when talents are rejected based on computer stats. Based on the criteria at Ajax now I would have…

— Johan Cruijff

From the strength involved, the jumping, to body positioning and control, there are similarities. Playing basketball at a pretty good high school…

— Greg Olsen

Maybe only my physical state can make someone wrong about my style of playing.

— Hulk

When I do defensive work well it always helps my offensive game.

— Teemu Pukki

In football, the hero and legend status is given out far too easily for me.

— Steven Gerrard

Crap happens, you know? It happens, especially when you're in this sport long enough.

— Stephen Thompson

I am going to continue and bring this club forward. I am Paul Gascoigne the footballer.

— Paul Gascoigne

I always say, whether it's Liverpool or England, it's not just me who is a leader.

— Jordan Henderson

The concept of head coach simply means being hyperfocused on the pitch and team performance.

— Shahid Khan

Paulinho will surprise many people. If he does not fit at Barca, he would at Atletico.

— Filipe Luis

When I'm on the court, I don't smile, I don't joke, I'm not friends with anybody.

— Serge Ibaka

I am in control. What athlete you know doesn't call the shots? I have the final say.

— Vince Young

I'm going to go out and be the best quarterback I can be and get the most out of my potential.

— Eli Manning

I just wanted to be as good of a basketball player as I could.

— Lauri Markkanen

I am more focused on the games; things like contracts I leave with my agent.

— Sadio Mane

I just want to get some minutes to help my teammates and show what I can do.

— Bojan Bogdanovic

For as long as I remember, big men have dominated the NBA.

— Jahlil Okafor

You see guys in the NFL when you're younger, and you try to model your game after that.

— Jimmy Garoppolo