Playing football Quotes · Page 8

I first discovered my turn of pace when I was playing football as a kid.

— Michael East

I love playing football but I am like everyone else, I hate losing and love winning.

— Wayne Rooney

I like making movies and would like to make it my career when I'm finished playing football.

— John Matuszak

It's impossible for me to dissociate the risk of playing football from the risk of C.T.E.

— Ann McKee

I didn't watch cartoons, I was too busy playing football.

— Alan Shearer

When I'm not playing football, I like to play on my X-Box.

— Daniel James

The most difficult thing about an easy match is to make a weak opponent play bad football.

— Johan Cruijff

For me, the fun of playing football is in the foreground.

— Timo Werner

I'm a country boy. I grew up kicking around the woods, riding dirt bikes, playing football, climbing rocks and all that good…

— Taylor Kinney

I think that most players enjoy playing football, but, like in everything, there are good moments and bad moments.

— Mousa Dembele

When I was growing up, I always liked playing football, and my mum always took me to football games. I owe her…

— Michael Essien

I got a lot of the greatest values in life from playing sports, from playing football - teamwork, sportsmanship, my work ethic,…

— Jon Gruden

I'm enjoying playing football, and as a footballer, that's what you want to do, and that is exactly what I've been doing.

— Ashley Young

The best thing about playing football is making fans happy. The supporters help us a lot out on the pitch.

— Anthony Martial

I just want to start doing normal things again which I'm missing. Going for a run, playing football.

— Andy Cole

I had concussions as a kid playing football and basketball, and know what it feels like and to have someone say 'Just…

— Billy Corgan

I was always doing something physical. My brothers and I used to have handstand contests. We'd walk around the projects on our…

— Florence Griffith Joyner

I'm a very private person, and you have a lot of people looking into your personal life, away from football. That's the…

— Frank Lampard

We have not made cricket and football [soccer] professional because of any astonishing avarice or new vulgarity. We have made them professional…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

I'll continue to try and prepare as hard as I can and be as ready as possible, but when the game starts…

— Blake Bortles

I never worry about injury. When you go out there, you're playing football. And when you start worrying about those things, that's…

— Mitchell Trubisky

I was OK in school, but I always missed a lot because I was playing so much. But if I'd stuck at…

— Matteo Manassero

The best thing about football for me is the reacting. It's a lot of instincts. But training, for me, it's more for…

— Troy Polamalu

The team goals are always more important than individual goals. The ultimate goal is to win the Super Bowl and to do…

— Antonio Brown

I started playing football young, and my career was on the pitch.

— Pep Guardiola

Motivation is not something I struggle with. I love playing football, I love being in training.

— Lionel Messi

Everyone wants to have fun playing football. A person goes to the stadium to have fun.

— Roberto Carlos

If you're not ambitious, there's no point in playing football.

— Jordan Pickford

I started playing football when I was about six and it was sometimes hard to take the bus.

— Davinson Sanchez

When I finish playing football, I would like to work with kids and sleep!

— Michael Strahan

I was not aware of what my dad had accomplished. I grew up with him playing football.

— Michelle Carter

Every day, I say thank you for being blessed with the gift of playing football.

— Vinicius Junior

I wouldn't have went to school if I wasn't playing football.

— Blueface

I always wanted to be going out on loan and playing football and maturing as a goalkeeper.

— Jordan Pickford

I started playing football at the age of 6. I've been playing quarterback ever since.

— JaMarcus Russell

Playing football can be damn harsh, but every day is a fight for equality.

— Ada Hegerberg

I grew up playing football. I'm a huge hockey and football fan.

— Danielle Campbell

Pellegrini gave me back the joy of playing football. He is like Arsene Wenger: someone who likes to joke, someone who likes…

— Samir Nasri

My mum and dad always encouraged me. They never stopped me from playing football; they just wanted to see a balance and…

— Bukayo Saka

I think every footballer, after 20 years playing football, the first thing that comes to your mind is to relax.

— Juan Mata