Football Quotes · Page 572

I know what I am. I know I'm going to be a great quarterback in this league.

— Gardner Minshew

There's a standard here as you step on the field as a Broncos defender.

— Chris Harris, Jr

All you can do is let your football do the talking.

— Chris Smalling

If the ball is on the ground, I'm going to go get it.

— Leighton Vander Esch

“The game lasts twenty seconds, tops. You don't want to come all that way and miss the game.”

— Karen Russell

I wanted to compete at the highest level again - and that's the NBA.

— Larry Bird

When I was young, I dreamed of playing for Ajax and Arsenal. Both dreams have come true.

— Thomas Vermaelen

Players draw confidence from a poised, alert coach who anticipates changing in game conditions

— Jack Ramsay

Winning the treble was confirmation for me that joining Bayern rather than moving abroad was the right decision.

— Manuel Neuer

I think the Commissioner is taking the steps necessary to give the game back to the players and the fans and hopefully…

— Cobi Jones

Fencing is more a sport than a martial art. It would be like basing your knowledge of roman phalanx warfare on NFL…

— Patrick Rothfuss

At the end of the day, you have 82 games. You're going to win some division games, and you're going to lose…

— Gilbert Arenas

The best players play. And I want to be one of the best players. That's what I focus on every day.

— Nelson Agholor

Leaving Madrid has never crossed my mind, I trust myself more than any other person and there is no reason to leave.

— Marcelo

It's always in the back of your mind that you want to stay at United, and you want to play for United.

— Jesse Lingard

I can't say that I grew up saying, 'Someday I want to be vice president of the Lakers,' because that's not how…

— Jeanie Buss

You can't read too much or if there's good articles about you, bad articles about you, you can't dive into them with…

— Scott McTominay

He's a wizard with his feet and is blessed with a gift for scoring goals. His best quality is his speed while…

— Lilian Thuram

A great football team is the right balance and the right mixture of players. Good leaders, good communicators and good technicians. You…

— Hope Powell

I always wanted to become a good role model for kids as a professional football player. Unfortunately, I didn't attain that through…

— Bill Goldberg

I tell people to look at me and understand that everybody first told me that I couldn't be a 6-foot, 9-inch point…

— Magic Johnson

The flop bet is a useful tactic for both old-school and new-school players because it can be effective if you are strong,…

— Phil Hellmuth

Actually, as that first association continued, we got a little more legitimate. In those days, they asked Boy Scout troops to act…

— Daniel J. Evans

Because football is an emotional game, it's full of feeling, and that's why we try to train with a smile on our…

— Chris Coleman

Pippen's best play is to get the ball to No. 23.

— Larry Johnson

I want to contribute in any fashion to a great team.

— Penny Hardaway

We live one day at a time and scratch where it itches.

— Darrell Royal

All my coaches will tell you that I am a great professional.

— Samuel Eto'o

Football is my life and when I am happy on the pitch I am happy off the field as well.

— Nicolas Anelka

The pitch is always going to be the same lines, same goal height. It's just a game of football.

— Jordan Pickford

I grew up playing sports. There is a clear line between success and failure.

— Tiki Barber

Nothing's worse than a guy who loses fair and square and then whines about it.

— Evel Knievel

Football is my life, but my family's health is the most important thing in the world.

— Arjen Robben

If I acted like I do on the court all the time, people would think I was crazy.

— Dillon Brooks

I liked watching Dwight Yorke when he was at Man United. I'm a Man United fan.

— Odion Ighalo

The game changes when you play good defense and don't come up with the ball.

— Chris Mullin

The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player.

— Lionel Messi

I want to be more than prepared for the game, for the preseason, for the season.

— Myles Garrett

After you retire, there's only one big event left…and I ain't ready for that.

— Bobby Bowden

A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.

— Ara Parseghian