Football Quotes · Page 623

I think football gave Iranians a reason to once again think about their country.

— Ali Daei

“It’s a metaphor for life. If sports don’t matter, then life doesn’t matter.”

— Emily Giffin

“A team is only as strong as it's weakest link.”

— Anonymous

I feel like any team I'm on, I can help take that team to the playoffs.

— Patrick Beverley

Sport works that way, once someone moves on new stars step up and that is always the case.

— Armand Duplantis

Usually I've had two jobs: be the best defender and the best scorer.

— Paul George

The third-down sacks are critical ones, 'cause that's getting off the field.

— Dan Quinn

You can't quantify everything a player does to win games.

— Derek Jeter

Not everyone has a whole country that follows them, that doesn't happen all of the time. Even some of the greatest athletes…

— Teddy Atlas

The main thing is, too many players feel like they're complete players when they're not, so rather than acknowledge their limitations and…

— Tex Winter

I would like to praise all of my coaches, from Pep to the first I had as a kid, because all of…

— David Villa

In the end, it's like that: The more I possess the ball, the more dominant we play, and the more often we…

— Toni Kroos

Being successful means good results for the national team at first in the regional competitions like the Asian Cup and keeping in…

— Berti Vogts

One player's selfish attitude can poison a locker room and make it hard, if not impossible, to establish team work

— Dean Smith

Football has a way of bringing people together and gives young people a focus and a strong sense of community, discipline, and…

— Victor Wanyama

As a player you are always made to feel welcome, but at the same time, there is too much pressure.

— David Gower

I defend my position. I am not Messi. I am not Ronaldo. I have something else. I am not the quickest, like…

— Toby Alderweireld

Being the Manchester United goalkeeper is one of the most difficult jobs in football when you look at the size of the…

— David de Gea

Slaven remains calm and even in games when he feels we should be doing better, he will come in and say 'boys…

— Michail Antonio

The formation is important but not that important. The important thing is the concepts in each position on the pitch. That has…

— Quique Setien

It's important to have some momentum but momentum doesn't mean a damn thing when you get to the playoffs, you know what…

— Patrick Chung

I was disappointed not to be able to sign [for Barcelona] last season. When the best club in the world calls you,…

— Javier Mascherano

When I was 16 years old, watching football for the first time, the Cowboys were always on TV - unfortunately, looking back…

— Zach Ertz

Sports always works for us more allegorically or metaphorically and that's what's fantastic about why we love them. You demonstrate the limits…

— Ron Howard

If there is a magic stadium in Europe, then it is the Bernabeu.

— Pepe

Barcelona is my life, and I do not plan to leave.

— Gerard Pique

What bothers me is when my players don't train well.

— Harry Kewell

I work every day 100 percent, but I assure you that I'll quit if my players don't follow me.

— Luis Enrique

I will never apologise for laughing at life and enjoying football.

— Bruce Grobbelaar

I have a lot of other things I want to do with my life that are outside of football.

— Mike Webster

Play and practice like you are trying to make the team.

— Mike Krzyzewski

What a footballer wants above all else is to win, regardless of who the coach is.

— Pepe Reina

I can't begin to describe the amount of crap I've taken for being a lousy free-throw shooter.

— Dennis Rodman

Arsenal's style of play is so smooth and easy and I hope I can adapt to their style quickly.

— Carlos Vela

My message is always very, very clear: I'm very concentrated on the game.

— Brendan Rodgers

The Rossoneri colours mean a lot to me, because I grew up here.

— Gianluigi Donnarumma

You have to be able to step up and have calm feet in the pocket, get the ball out quick.

— Justin Herbert

I've seen managers come in and lose the first game, you're on the back foot straight away.

— Paul Lambert

Sportswriters have changed more than sportswriting.

— Dick Schaap

I was walking along somewhere in the Maldives and there were West Ham fans there. It's crazy.

— Mark Noble