Football Quotes · Page 1,485

As athletes, just looking at it from an outside perspective, it's really remarkable, the impact you could have on somebody that you…

— Zach Ertz

When the world's best player has to watch other clubs lift the European Cup, you know things have been done wrong.

— Joan Laporta

At Arsenal and the so-called big clubs, you always know that there will be a bigger spotlight on every single position.

— Lukasz Fabianski

It doesn't matter who you are, football's a business. At some stage you're going to have to leave a football club; that's…

— Jermain Defoe

It has been an honor and a privilege to have had the chance to come back to Liverpool Football Club as manager.

— Kenny Dalglish

It's very easy to say take a player, a world-class player out of the system of playing and just push him into…

— Dale Steyn

There is a sense of frustration because we are losing games that we know we are capable of winning.

— Kyle Lowry

Any time you go into the playoff game everyone's adrenaline is high and tensions are going, stuff like that.

— J. D. Martinez

PFF has already changed the way I think about building a team and play-calling. I can remember a time when everybody thought…

— Cris Collinsworth

Historically, Jose Mourinho is not a manager who chops and changes his team and he's not big on rotation.

— Graeme Souness

You have to go through your reads and you have to make smart decisions because if you start forcing it in to…

— Matt Cassel

As footballers, you just grow up with people from different backgrounds and different colors of skin.

— Gary Lineker

Kobe Bryant was my favorite player growing up, so getting an opportunity to play for the Lakers is a big blessing.

— Austin Reaves

If people don't know what a punter is in football, they're not going to know what a fourth down kicker is, either.

— Pat McAfee

I initiate offense, and when I drive to the basket, I get doubled or a guy usually helps so I have a…

— Christian Wood

I just was in the second round. That's painful, because always is tough to lose, but well, that's sport. You win, you…

— Rafael Nadal

In my 14 years, catching 200 yards or scoring 3 touchdowns in a game, breaking a record - none of those compared…

— Shannon Sharpe

The team which I led to the 1992 European Championship Finals is the only one in the history of the entire competition…

— Michel Patini

I've always respected [Michael Jordan] but I've never been a fan of his [Jordan's].Because everybody else is.

— Tim Duncan

My coach at UConn, Geno Auriemma, taught me to take more risks, because in basketball, if you overthink things, the moment will…

— Maya Moore

You have to be as fully prepared for the dull game as you are for the great game, or else you won't…

— Red Barber

I feel like especially at a major championship, you're trying to get into contention and you're trying to win, so I'm going…

— Nelly Korda

Obviously God knew I wasn't going to make it to the NBA as much as I probably believed. This was divine order.

— Common

English football is very different, and I had to adapt to it much more than I would have had if I had…

— Samuel Eto'o

I have had interviews and got close to taking a managerial job. I would consider going back into football.

— Alan Shearer

Holland I think is the best school to learn football. I think its a great league for that because it's not the…

— Rafael van der Vaart

I've got the mind-set that I'm going to play as hard as I can, and I'm going to make the person guarding…

— Khris Middleton

I'll tell you what - if you attend a Cowboy-Redskins game, you better not leave 'til that clock hits zero...

— Joe Gibbs

You can't have assistant coaches who aren't loyal - but you can learn a lot from your assistant coaches.

— Tony DiCicco

For me at 16 and 17 years old, I wasn't even playing for the academy teams. I hardly played in the starting…

— Bernardo Silva

When we have the ball, the other team has to run. The most important thing is for the players to be prepared…

— Jurgen Klopp

I've seen guys retire and then say they don't feel their career was complete without a Super Bowl. They play that woulda-coulda…

— Tony Gonzalez

“Coaches can’t limit their coaching to those who they feel comfortable or friendly with. Instead, they must actively create coaching conversations with…

— Diane R Sweeney

If I went to Spain and lived there for five years, I'm not going to play for Spain. For me an English…

— Jack Wilshere

You always put the work in to be great and to get to that next level. That's just the type of player…

— Marvin Bagley III

I have confidence in my game. I can get up and run the floor to the best of my ability, and above…

— Zach LaVine

I'm honoured to train players that want more from their football than just raising their small wages.

— Henrik Larsson

It doesn't matter what cards you're dealt. It's what you do with those cards. Never complain. Just keep pushing forward. Find a…

— Baker Mayfield

What people don't talk about is I've been promoted out of every division and been to the final of an FA Cup.

— Tony Pulis

Having worked with some of the characters in football and having to be nice to them - and knowing your job depends…

— Robert Green