I just get up in the morning and say: 'Yeah man, I'm ready to score goals.' — Jermain Defoe Copy Share Image
Show me a good sportsman and I'll show you a player I'm looking to trade. — Leo Durocher Copy Share Image
When we're up 1-0 after 88 minutes, I don't sprint to the sidelines to take a throw-in - I expect that I… — Thomas Muller Copy Share Image
I'm just here to be a leader and work on my game, work on my jump-hooks, my low-post game and just continue… — Andre Drummond Copy Share Image
“This is one game where it is not in your best interest to try to skip steps. You learn things at every… — Ace Chapman Copy Share Image
I'm not stupid - if you buy one of the world's best goalkeepers, it's not to keep him on the bench. — Wojciech Szczesny Copy Share Image
I try to have an impact on every game, whether it's by making runs or using quick moves to try to get… — Christian Pulisic Copy Share Image
To have a winning mentality in the Champions League you have to be there in the semi-finals, touch the finals. — Rodri Copy Share Image
You know when you go to a club and you are a striker, that the people expect you to score some goals.… — Demba Ba Copy Share Image
I think a football career should be used as a stepping stone to something better - not as an end in Itself. — George Blanda Copy Share Image
A common mistake made by amateurs is that they fail to take advantage of players who bluff excessively. Instead of playing possum… — Daniel Negreanu Copy Share Image
My fellow players are sometimes occupying the spaces I want to play in. That forces me to adjust my runs, based on… — Robin van Persie Copy Share Image
“Ridcully sighed. 'All right, you fellows,' he said. 'No magic at Table, you know the rules. Who's playing silly buggers?' The other… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I always used to say to players at half-time, 'Be patient. The last fifteen minutes throw the kitchen sink at them. It's… — Alex Ferguson Copy Share Image
“What if I were to tell you the game’s been rigged, that I was destined to win from the very beginning? To… — Kris Kidd Copy Share Image
For me it's just amazing that I grew up watching Tim Duncan and KG and Kobe and Paul Pierce, Allen Iverson and… — Damian Lillard Copy Share Image
Technical players make the game easy. They have a view of the pitch different from other players. They put the last pass… — Manuel Pellegrini Copy Share Image
I think there are always a lot of rumours about players from Ajax. We develop great players, not only in Amsterdam but… — Edwin van der Sar Copy Share Image
You watch the game, you don't see Busquets. You watch Busquets, you see the whole game. — Vicente del Bosque Copy Share Image
It is goals that I always try to get as well as assists - any contributions to the team. — Callum Hudson-Odoi Copy Share Image
I always thank football for giving me the chance to do great things for people in my hometown. — Vinicius Junior Copy Share Image
Gareth Bale has been levitated to the status of one of the best players in the world — Perry Groves Copy Share Image
If you know you don't have a win, then there's no use for you being in the game. — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
You can become a winner only if you are willing to walk over the edge. — Damon Runyon Copy Share Image
Usually when an athlete gets a reputation it sticks with him, even when he's an old man. — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
Criticism is part of football. Everybody gets it at some point. I have had it, most players do. — Shaun Wright-Phillips Copy Share Image
I don't make an effort to advance my own profile, everything revolves around the team. — Eoin Morgan Copy Share Image
I like to play aggressively, and it just lets me go for even more shots. — Gary Woodland Copy Share Image
I can only control what I can control. I can't control plays called for me. — Roy Hibbert Copy Share Image