World cup Quotes · Page 11

Which player isn't motivated about playing in the World Cup?

— Gonzalo Higuain

Any game in the World Cup is a tough game. The atmosphere brings a lot out of both teams.

— Ruben Loftus-Cheek

The World Cup is definitely a good place to show that when you're at Tottenham, you can be a top player.

— Christian Eriksen

Coming off the back of the World Cup, it is important you get that rest.

— Kieran Trippier

I think whoever wins the World Cup deserves the right to be named the number one-one day team in the world.

— Michael Clarke

I'm the only player in history to have played in three consecutive World Cup finals.

— Cafu

Winning an official World Cup with the South African team had become my burning ambition.

— AB de Villiers

When I die, the last thing I want to see is the six that Dhoni hit in the 2011 World Cup final.

— Sunil Gavaskar

I like Bayern and I think I can win titles with Bayern to reach the highest technical level of my career, to…

— Douglas Costa

What can you say about Messi? A guy who has won five Ballon d'Ors, four Champions Leagues and has scored 97 goals…

— Javier Zanetti

The loss in the final of the 2017 World Cup really inspired me to do a lot better. I worked a lot…

— Smriti Mandhana

There are a lot of people who help you during your career. When you win a World Cup, it's normal that you…

— Hugo Lloris

One-day cricket is a very important part of our play. We've got a long way to go until the next World Cup…

— Matthew Hayden

We arrived at the 2002 World Cup with two titles, very calm, well organised, maybe missing a bit of concentration. But the…

— Didier Deschamps

The World Cup gave me a lot of confidence - just to know that I can play at the highest level and…

— Lauren Holiday

You dream as a kid of playing for your country in a finals whether it is World Cup or Euro and I…

— Darren Fletcher

In truth, I never dreamed of being a manager. Like every other boy in Brazil who was marked by the '70 World…

— Tite

There have been times when I've reflected on my international career and just thought: 'Well that was a massive waste of time.'…

— Gary Neville

For sure, 2010 was the best year I've ever had. It couldn't have gone any better for me. Even if I just…

— Lindsey Vonn

Those who believe in this type of thing [Paul the Octopus, who ‘predicted’ the result of World Cup matches] cannot be the…

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Since there's a shelf life for models, I started to do some acting. I got agents and a manager and just recently…

— Amber Lancaster

I realised that the political context had got worse since the 2010 World Cup. I tried to ignore it but I wanted,…

— Vicente del Bosque

Winning the World Cup was very special because it meant so much to so many. One thing about our country that is…

— MS Dhoni

Ts unfortunate that in England we heard that players werent getting paid for taking time off and going to the World Cup.…

— Hope Solo

Messi is a god, as a person and even more as a player. I hope that he wins the World Cup with…

— Samuel Eto'o

To play in the World Cup and try to win something for England was the ultimate.

— Peter Shilton

The Premier League and the World Cup are equally important to me.

— David Silva

I still have ambition to captain England into the 2011 World Cup. I'm very keen to do that job.

— Andrew Strauss

I mean any tournament, any World Cup is always tough, particularly the T20 World Cup.

— Kane Williamson

Everyone wants to play at a World Cup. It would have been my dream to go.

— Harry Winks

As a rugby player, you strive to be an All Black, win a World Cup, and win a Super Rugby title.

— Sonny Bill Williams

Being part of the World Cup team is definitely very special for any cricketer.

— Vijay Shankar

The World Cup is what we've done all them hours for. It's why we give up normal life.

— Steph Houghton

Winning the World Cup for your country is the highest you can be.

— Erik ten Hag

God helped me crown my football career with a participation in the World Cup.

— Essam El Hadary

Every team going to Brazil 2014 will be there to win, and it's going to be a fiercely contested World Cup.

— Neymar

I think Neuer changed the game of goalkeeping in the World Cup.

— Oliver Kahn

The best day of my career was probably winning the World Cup!

— Lothar Matthaus

I want to be part of a World Cup-winning squad. I want to see to it that I lift the trophy for…

— Shreyas Iyer

The World Cup is a tournament that practically does not allow errors, especially in the final.

— Willian