Football Quotes · Page 1,453

I was always a little bit compared to Jurgen because my core of working is working against the ball.

— Ralph Hasenhuttl

As soon as Jose Mourinho was given the job, I knew that he was the right man for Manchester United.

— Diego Forlan

If you want me playing running back, quarterback, tight end, kick return, punt return, whatever. I'm just out there to help the…

— Cordarrelle Patterson

The coaches are going to coach, but it all comes down to the players. The players are out there playing and they're…

— Mike Evans

When you talk about the ambition to get more girls to play at a younger age, they are inspired by watching Toni…

— Phil Neville

I never thought I'd rather watch England's cricketers batting for a draw than their footballers in the World Cup but it was…

— Neil Warnock

You get frustrated when you don't win and when you're not successful. You have to keep battling. You don't give up. You…

— Daunte Culpepper

Yes, victory is sweet, but it doesn't necessarily make life any easier the next season or even the next day.

— Phil Jackson

One win, and you're on top of the world. Lose in the first round of the next tournament: you're back to reality.

— Sania Mirza

Some coaches are on power trips. I've never needed somebody to tell me I'm not working hard enough.

— Mark Warkentin

If a FIFA World Cup tournament had been held every year between 1982 and 1986, France would have won two or three.

— Michel Patini

I cherished every moment of my NFL career, and it has been such a blessing to play the game for as long…

— Leighton Vander Esch

You have to remember that whatever pressure there is flying around, most of it is on the home team.

— Ben Morgan

Ideally, you want to have some guys get that rest... Because after 70-something games, you've practiced enough.

— Zdeno Chara

Steven Gerrard is the best player I have played with throughout my career; therefore, my ideal player would be very like him.

— Fernando Torres

I'd gone through a lot of ups and downs and learnt from a lot of experiences as a young player joining Everton…

— Dominic Calvert-Lewin

I think that's my personality, to have a good laugh and not to take myself too seriously. And of course I have…

— Caroline Wozniacki

We want to play on the highest level and the Champions League, other than the Premier League for us, is the highest…

— Virgil van Dijk

The team I support is Manchester City. And that's because a friend of mine, who I visited when I was in England,…

— Oleksandr Usyk

For me, going out on loan and playing men's football was crucial, and I was getting bored of playing Under-23 football because…

— Jordan Pickford

The day I signed for Chelsea, I had to go around the world - from Los Angeles to Singapore, through London -…

— Alvaro Morata

As a football team, you head into the season the same way with confidence and a positive mindset that you are going…

— Matthew Stafford

I am really proud of the development of the people on my team as they grow in purpose; they like what they…

— Les Wexner

I went a long way to play in Manchester United, so nothing will prevent me from achieving my dream.

— Henrikh Mkhitaryan

“Nothing closes doors as quickly as constant bad humor, reclamation, whining. Nobody wants to associate themselves with losers.”

— Bangambiki Habyarimana

One of the things that makes NFL Films unique and has for so long is they can take you inside the huddle.…

— Cris Collinsworth

I loved playing every sport. Soccer, water polo, horses. Whatever. I just loved it - especially competing against my brothers.

— Nikola Jokic

You enjoy that as a player, though, going up against the best, just try and see how you stack up.

— Christian Yelich

You can only learn from the best players out there, the best people, best idols, role models, whatever you want to call…

— Bernard Tomic

Bill Clinton is the greatest president of the 20th century because I played touch football with him.

— Al Franken

The number one thing on any team that will keep your players from being selfish is respect for the other players.

— Nick Saban

I'm from Italy, the home of Vivaldi, Rossini, Puccini. When I stopped playing and became a manager, football became like a beautiful…

— Claudio Ranieri

Coyote never loses. Because I change the rules of the games my enemies play. What are the rules of your game?

— Patricia Briggs

Turnovers are huge throughout the course of the regular season, but particularly in the playoffs.

— Matthew Slater

Everyone has their own background and some managers are Premier League footballers, international footballers, some of them find themselves getting jobs.

— Chris Wilder

I think what we really want to do is to create a real soccer nation. We want to have kids really wanting…

— Christian Pulisic

I don't mind the wing-back role but I don't like to feel boxed in defence. I like to be free, involved and…

— Michail Antonio

I really like the Premier League and to have the opportunity to play for Chelsea and win titles.

— Marcos Alonso

I always looked up to Paul Scholes, Giggsy, Wazza and Carras. When I got the chance to train with them you saw…

— Andreas Pereira

I knew that my father played at City and I was born here but moving back to England is a bit special.

— Erling Haaland