Football Quotes · Page 897

When you don't win games, yeah, you lose confidence. That's normal.

— Didier Drogba

The main thing is, wherever I play, I enjoy it and help the team.

— Anthony Martial

When I was 11, I told my mum I would play for England - and by 17, I'd done it.

— Karen Carney

I'm the best goal-scorer in the history of the African Cup.

— Samuel Eto'o

It's an honour for me to be one of PSG's forwards.

— Edinson Cavani

The better prepared you are the better you are going to compete.

— Rodri

At Bayern, the people in charge are football men. I always appreciated that.

— Louis van Gaal

I'm a striker, and I can only score if the ball gets to me.

— Mauro Icardi

At all levels - with men and women - the 3-point shot has utterly transformed the way the game is played. More…

— Frank Deford

When I was looking for a coach, I was looking for a top coach. If you want the best, you're going to…

— Ajla Tomljanovic

I like my teams to play with speed and aggression, and a great deal of credit for that is down to Ralf.

— Jesse Marsch

All it takes is one person who is committed, focused, and on a mission to spark an entire team into believing in…

— Bruce Brown

Even if I see myself playing very well in one thing, I try to improve to do it better and better.

— Mohamed Salah

It is impossible for you to be remembered as a great team if you do not win the Champions League.

— Manuel Pellegrini

Sometimes when you're in the game, things speed up a little bit, which can make you miss your spot by a couple…

— Patrick Corbin

When you are younger, you always question yourself when you come across players of a higher calibre.

— Harry Maguire

[NFL fans] wish they'd shut up and play football, and I think the vast majority of people, "Shut up and act! Shut…

— Rush Limbaugh

I'll play as long as that competitive spirit and drive is there because that's what gets me up in the morning, that…

— Stuart Broad

Bruno opened his eyes in wonder at the things he saw. In his imagination he had tough that all the huts were…

— John Boyne

Without any doubt the best player in the Premiership has to be Paul Scholes. He knows how to do everything, and he…

— Thierry Henry

Peyton Manning donated, I think, $10 million to start a children's hospital here in Indianapolis. Whenever you see something like that, you…

— Pat McAfee

There is a broad cultural current that conveys the idea that a film is like a football team, it represents a nation,…

— Jean-Jacques Annaud

I think that the interest from Newcastle was the firmest interest, and their position was the most concrete position I was aware…

— Miguel Almiron

The most important thing in Guardiola's theory is to play football, and this always stays the same. The basic idea is always…

— Thomas Muller

Being a linesman is probably the hardest job in football.

— Gylfi Sigurdsson

“Sitting on a throne is a thousand times harder than winning one.”

— George R.R. Martin

You tell me I'm the backup? I'm going to prepare like I'm the franchise guy.

— Geno Smith

I played football for a huge portion of my life, all the way through college actually.

— Matthew Fox

A gifted player, who is not a team player, will ultimately hurt the team.

— John Wooden

Sports has kept me on the straight and narrow path.

— Tommy Lasorda

I won't kick up a fuss and I will always be a team man, but ultimately I want to play.

— Jack Butland

Aguero is my team-mate, and I'll always cheer for him to score and help the club.

— Gabriel Jesus

It's just the beginning. I'm already winning. I got these dudes on my heels.

— Diggy Simmons

Life is about winning. If winning isn't everything, why keep score?

— LifeOfYourParty

I simply scraped together all my experience and put it into the sport.

— Bernie Ecclestone

I believe that we have not yet played out full competitiveness in the notchback segment.

— Winfried Vahland

“Or--to quote another paradoxical gem of my dad's: sometimes you have to lose to win.”

— Donna Tartt

I try to never lose sight of what a special time it is to be a women's basketball player.

— Sue Wicks

Some days, you don't score, but then you have to make sure you don't concede.

— Georginio Wijnaldum

I'm a very competitive person and losing doesn't sit well with me.

— Frank Vogel