We wanted to be footballers, not part of some gang.

When I came to Chelsea, it was clear that, like many other players, I would first be loaned out. So I went to Belgium…

— Thorgan Hazard

If you take your eye off the ball or lose focus for even a minute you can lose a game against any team.

— Felipe Anderson

There are guys who play lacrosse, and there are lacrosse players.

— Brendan Mundorf

Giggs is the realest.

— Daniel Kaluuya

You get a new coach; you do things a little differently.

— Archie Manning

You gotta have a little kid in you to play football.

— Herman Edwards

I don't really like too much credit. I know nobody's going to believe this, but I'd rather be able to score goals and nobody…

— Bradley Wright-Phillips

My team mates are fundamental for my characteristics, if they send in crosses I can play inside the area.

— Filippo Inzaghi

The Copa del Rey is a different competition. It is football in its purest form and is different from the continuity of the league.

— Michael Laudrup

“Wild card, got it," Duncan said. "Just like in Crazy Eights. I can be a diamond; I can be a spade. Whatever you need…

— Christopher Healy

Leo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Eden. Every year, you look at their numbers - score goals, assists, minutes - to see they play very well.

— Pedro

It's a lot harder to play football when you haven't got the ball.

— Andy Gray

I just enjoy winning.

— Xander Bogaerts

I think you can get, as a player, stuck in the mindset of trying too hard to prove yourself.

— Trinity Rodman

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.

— Randy Pausch