Football Quotes · Page 605

I was once in charge of the Dutch team - and then I was introduced to club football!

— Frank Rijkaard

I had the chance to go to Sevilla, Inter and Porto.

— Casemiro

You can't hold up in a FIBA game if you don't have great competitive spirit.

— Jeff Van Gundy

PSG were interested in signing me, but we never entered negotiations.

— Raphael Varane

If I could be anything, it would be a professional basketball player.

— Carson Palmer

Athletes are extremists. When they're training, it's laser focus.

— Hope Solo

I'm hungrier than those other guys out there. Every rebound is a personal challenge.

— Dennis Rodman

It is ok to bend over to get your pompons. Remember that the football team is behind you.

— Camilia

Kyrie is the ultimate versatility weapon. He's good in isos, he's good in pick-and-rolls, he's good in transition. He got game.

— C. J. McCollum

Real Madrid are favourites in every championship and in every game, but we will stay humble in order to earn a victory.

— Marcelo

I always thought I was going to be a soccer player, get a scholarship to college, and then join the U.S. women's…

— Lily Aldridge

It is tough when you don't play for a while and a couple of games go by when, you've worked hard to…

— Michael Carrick

That's the most proud I have been: Seeing my family at the World Cup and them being able to watch me play…

— Trent Alexander-Arnold

How can I win big titles if I'm the one who is playing and I don't believe in myself? The other players…

— Andrey Rublev

We have a bow and arrow and if we aim well, we can hit the target. The problem is that Bayern has…

— Jurgen Klopp

Football is like my family: everything. It's my dream, what I have always wanted to do and without football I'm not happy.

— Joao Moutinho

To me, it's just another game of football - 11 players, a grass pitch. Regardless what shirt I have on, it's important…

— Nikita Parris

It is very wonderful to see persons of the best sense passing hours together in shuffling and dividing a pack of cards…

— Joseph Addison

I think the greatest Real Madrid player of all time is Cristiano Ronaldo followed by Ferenc Puskas. Ronaldo equalled Puskas’ great record…

— Michael Owen

I think free agency changed the league more than the money. Teams had to build better facilities, coaches had to develop more…

— Cris Collinsworth

Boston is a very proud franchise. The NBA misses them when they are not in the mix. They, along with teams like…

— Doug Collins

I have to give credit to the NBA, because they've done an unbelievable job of taking our game global and putting us…

— Dwyane Wade

Ultimately, if you look at the game and there are two minutes left, and you have to ensure your victory, you don't…

— Jim Brown

People say that Rooney could have been like Lionel Messi, a more prolific goalscorer who dribbles past opponents more. But they are…

— Paul Scholes

My teammates, they put me on their backs and they wouldn't let me down.

— Jerome Bettis

I'm just playing ball. Trying not to think about it too much.

— Buster Posey

I was surprised, but I always say nothing surprises me in football.

— Les Ferdinand

Once the game is decided, everyone looks to score. It's natural.

— Luis Enrique

After winning, most teams become individuals; most teams become complacent.

— Lou Holtz

I can just be one of those guys that used in the mix, playing 4 or 5 if we play smaller.

— Markieff Morris

When you're on the pitch, you should never give up and concede easy goals.

— Gennaro Gattuso

Carra doesn't like me to fist him before the games, so I give him a high-five instead.

— Pepe Reina

I don't have to play just against NBA guys. No, I'll play anywhere, anytime.

— Jamal Crawford

I love playing with the national team. I love being here as much as I can.

— Christian Pulisic

You can't change the hand your dealt but you can change the way you play the game

— Sarah Moores

I'd like to think there's a lot more to my game than just free kicks.

— Harry Wilson

I have a lot of college football players in my Brain Bank with CTE.

— Ann McKee

Work for the team, work hard and when the ball falls to you you have to put it in.

— Kelechi Iheanacho

I see myself as a player for whom there are no limits.

— Marco Reus

You gain converts by winning at something the existing provider didn't think was so important.

— Seth Godin