Football Quotes · Page 890

You don't have to be a strapping lad to play football.

— Luka Modric

I don't want to say that I do it all, but I do the best I can to be an all-round player.

— T. J. Oshie

My thing is to play as well as I can possibly can.

— Luka Modric

I get paid to play football and show everything I've got.

— Marko Arnautovic

Young boys and girls should be given the chance to play football.

— Lukas Podolski

I am sure for every striker, scoring goals gives them confidence.

— Gary Cahill

The number of people who've been a part of my football life is staggering.

— Morten Andersen

In any sport, you're at your best when you're playing without thinking too much.

— Gareth Southgate

I consider myself a player who fights and gives everything on the pitch. Those who know me and appreciate those values understand…

— Diego Costa

The pressure to perform is actually a privilege. Being left out of the starting rotation is a sign you must work harder.

— Julie Foudy

The NBA is interesting because one or two players repositioned in the rotation or repositioned to a different team can make a…

— Rick Carlisle

If it's a card game, or it's a preseason game, or it's a regular season game, I just go out there to…

— Marcus Mariota

You have to admit, yes you play football, but at the same time you must not forget you are a defender and…

— Davinson Sanchez

If he wants to get that next contract, he's going to have to go to the New York Athletic Club three times…

— Shaquille O'Neal

In England, there are five, six, seven big clubs, and you can never be sure who will win the title in the…

— Mario Gotze

People always talk about revolution. But at a club like Real Madrid, where everyone wants to play and nobody wants to leave,…

— Dani Carvajal

I enjoy playing the game of football. I think I play it best when it's at its simplest form and I'm just…

— Blake Bortles

My wife is from Brighton so I got a bit of stick for going to Palace even though in my first three-and-a-half…

— Glenn Murray

“It is has been a long time since I have written one of my statuses about life. I have been very busy…

— Alexander Stone

In Barcelona some very big media outlets focused on selling the idea to people that I had done a bad thing by…

— Victor Valdes

There is always a possibility that you could lose, because the outcome isn't written yet: you have to go out and write…

— Cain Velasquez

I first realised I was good at football when I started getting scouted by United, Liverpool, Everton; clubs like that had a…

— Jesse Lingard

A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as…

— Walter Payton

The best, most successful managers in the modern era are those who can keep a player happy even if he is not…

— Gary Lineker

If you hit me, I'm gonna try to shoot the ball and get two free throws.

— Lou Williams

“If they think first place is the winner, then they don't know a ninja.”

— Jarius Raphel

I don't think it's a problem if you play well and don't score, when you are creating chances.

— Roberto Firmino

Felipe Anderson's got a good engine, pace, skill, passing ability and a decent shot on him.

— Giorgio Chiellini

You have to be more disciplined every day to get better and learn the game.

— Yasiel Puig

Football is like boxing because you have to know when it is time to attack.

— Diego Simeone

During my first season at Manchester, the team was not performing, and I was the scapegoat.

— Marouane Fellaini

I have the most amazing job. I play basketball and keep working at it and trying to get better.

— Kyle Korver

Boxing is kind of like football in that you test each other's desire to be there.

— Myles Garrett

Steve Nash is the most unathletic player in the league.

— Bill Walton

German virtues are now about technically good players playing attacking football.

— Joachim Low

I came to England to make a name for myself in the best league in the world.

— Richarlison

“I know it's crooked. But it's the only game in town.”

— Neil Gaiman

I think it's a loser's mentality to get happy with somebody losing.

— Rafael dos Anjos

MLS is a great league and other players have gone later in their career.

— Reece James

I don't go out and just try to score. I score because there is an opportunity to score.

— Michael Jordan