Football Quotes · Page 1,441

I liked Benitez's sincerity. I identified with him because he is a very direct and honest person.

— Pepe

You want to stand out and be unique and do something different. I always try to zig when they zag - I…

— Sam Hunt

I'm happy to play as a centre forward or a second striker, like in the national team with Luis Suarez and Edinson…

— Diego Forlan

One day he just showed up at the zoo, and I actually didn't know who the man was. Everybody was like, 'that's…

— Joe Exotic

For a young player like me, it is good to play for a club that can get to the semi-finals because one…

— Eden Hazard

Villa's history doesn't frighten me. Not at all. I respect it. I actually embrace it, because I've been through it. I know…

— Paul Lambert

Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for compassion.

— Major Owens

“It is a life’s task to find the ways you want to play an endless game of uncontrol- lable beauty”

— David Shapiro

I don't want to go out there and show up. I hate losing. Everybody hates losing. But I hate losing.

— Fred Funk

The way I look at it is, if you're going to play, you better put 100 percent effort into it all the time.

— Adam Vinatieri

One of the things I learned playing on a good team is when the team wins, when you make the playoffs, everybody…

— Serge Ibaka

I don't if I can handle not being on the sideline and being part of a team trying to win a football…

— Philip Rivers

Third-string quarterbacks, fourth-string quarterbacks - they get their opportunities, and they shine.

— Nick Foles

In order to be great in this game, you have to be good for a really long time, and to be good,…

— Alex Bregman

“Remember how many people want to see you losing? It is your duty to make sure that they keep waiting... forever!”

— Harshvardhan Malpani

I think putting your fingerprints on life in general speaks more value than this game of basketball can speak.

— George Hill

When you are in the big competition for the first time, you grow, and then you lose something when you go back…

— Claudio Ranieri

The big thing is to win, but to look at the long-term, you need one way to play, and the philosophy is…

— Hugo Lloris

When tournaments are on the horizon, I feel teams in general and particularly England get stronger because everyone wants to show they…

— Jofra Archer

Winning takes character and intelligence. It is the most important thing you can do because it's a reaffirmation of your character.

— Pete Carril

Talking heads like me get listening figures of more than one million on a radio show because football engages and enthuses people.

— Simon Jordan

I guess making my debut outside of England would have been a bit more difficult but it was nice to debut somewhere…

— Jofra Archer

I can play either in the centre or wide. I can do whatever the manager thinks is best for the team.

— Bernardo Silva

If every player is on the left, and I am on the right, you need to trust me that I have seen…

— Dimitar Berbatov

For a player it's an amazing experience to be at Real Madrid. I matured a lot there, principally as a person.

— Kaka

Once you're able to win, you're able to be more established as a player as well. It's hand in hand. And then…

— Avery Bradley

A turnover in the red zone is a costly mistake and we talk about that a lot, scoring points in the red…

— Daniel Jones

It's a mystery coming out each and every game to try and figure out how a team is going to guard me…

— Trae Young

You're only out there for 90 minutes, and you have to give it everything you've got. It's a game of football, at…

— Declan Rice

I think I've played a lot in the Premier League and now I can bring my qualities that I've learned to Italy,…

— Chris Smalling

My teammates know I'm down to earth. I'll joke with them. But when it comes to basketball, I try to be serious…

— Chamique Holdsclaw

I support Rangers and every time an Old Firm match comes up people will talk about it and look forward to it.

— Amy Macdonald

After the World Cup in Germany, I made a promise to myself to make sure I was on the plane for the…

— Darren Bent

I know it’s been 15 years since the Bills made the playoffs. Well get ready, man, we’re going. We are going.

— Rex Ryan

I'm not particularly a football fan, but I live in north London, and I can hear when Arsenal score, and it's fantastically…

— Mike Newell

My dream was to become a footballer, hope to become the best someday. And I worked for it. And I'll tell you…

— Samuel Eto'o

I've never been in a major competition. If you don't want to be there, you might as well leave now because it…

— Matt Doherty

I think that work has been the key for me. Just like they say shooting will become easy if you just keep…

— Dwyane Wade

After so many years of playing football, 22 in the professional ranks, I think the time has arrived for me to say goodbye.

— Luca Toni

Most of the stuff I try in a game, in the moment, I have supreme confidence I'm going to execute it.

— Stephen Curry