--- title: "20 Football Quotes By Brian O'Driscoll" description: "20 Football quotes by Brian O'Driscoll. Plus more from Brian O'Driscoll and more Football sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e87/brian-o-driscoll-7399_anything_just-because-you-lost-your-last-game-doe_2618693.png" --- > [Just because you lost your last game doesn't mean you change anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/just-because-you-lost-your-last-game-doesn-t-mean-you-change-anything/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e87/brian-o-driscoll-7399_anything_just-because-you-lost-your-last-game-doe_2618693.png) > [You want to win everything you are in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/you-want-to-win-everything-you-are-in/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27a/brian-o-driscoll-7399_everything_you-want-to-win-everything-you-are-in-23_2308503.png) > [Growing up, I supported Manchester United, and my hero was Mark Hughes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/growing-up-i-supported-manchester-united-and-my-hero-was-mark-hughes/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/409/brian-o-driscoll-7399_football_growing-up-i-supported-manchester-united_2640361.png) > [I would say I thrive in a competitive environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/i-would-say-i-thrive-in-a-competitive-environment/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a69/brian-o-driscoll-7399_competitive_i-would-say-i-thrive-in-a-competitive-en_2068128.png) > [I was a football fan before I became a rugby fan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/i-was-a-football-fan-before-i-became-a-rugby-fan/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/brian-o-driscoll-7399_became_i-was-a-football-fan-before-i-became-a-r_730705.png) > [You can't rely on your defence to win a World Cup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/you-can-t-rely-on-your-defence-to-win-a-world-cup/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6e/brian-o-driscoll-7399_cup_you-can-t-rely-on-your-defence-to-win-a_973397.png) > [The great thing about playing team sport is you win and lose together, and the pain is never as bad when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/the-great-thing-about-playing-team-sport-is-you-win-and-lose-together/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a09/brian-o-driscoll-7399_about_the-great-thing-about-playing-team-sport_1660975.png) > [It's rare enough as an older generation player that you're 100% fit - there's always something niggling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/it-s-rare-enough-as-an-older-generation-player-that-you-re-100-fit/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/472/brian-o-driscoll-7399_always_it-s-rare-enough-as-an-older-generation_2397132.png) > [If you can beat New Zealand, then you're probably going to win the World Cup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/if-you-can-beat-new-zealand-then-you-re-probably-going-to-win-the/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b6/brian-o-driscoll-7399_beat_if-you-can-beat-new-zealand-then-you-re_2334788.png) > [Timmy Horan was a childhood hero. He was a great distributor, elusive, good stepper, very physical, defensively very sound. What a rounded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/timmy-horan-was-a-childhood-hero-he-was-a-great-distributor-elusive/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/043/brian-o-driscoll-7399_childhood_timmy-horan-was-a-childhood-hero-he-was_2892388.png) > [I would always treat my attacking game as the more natural part. With defence, you have to get yourself in positions to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/i-would-always-treat-my-attacking-game-as-the-more-natural-part-with/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c64/brian-o-driscoll-7399_always_i-would-always-treat-my-attacking-game-a_2222725.png) > [I'm very happy to have been a one-club man, but I wouldn't shoot down guys who have gone off and played in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/i-m-very-happy-to-have-been-a-one-club-man-but-i-wouldn-t-shoot-down/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e14/brian-o-driscoll-7399_after_i-m-very-happy-to-have-been-a-one-club-m_2083897.png) > [Until you win a series, it's difficult to place yourself in that elite group of great Lions players. It's not enough to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/until-you-win-a-series-it-s-difficult-to-place-yourself-in-that-elite/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/498/brian-o-driscoll-7399_difficult_until-you-win-a-series-it-s-difficult-to_2032458.png) > [People talk about loyalty of players to clubs. But in the everyday world, you don't see people being loyal to their company…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/people-talk-about-loyalty-of-players-to-clubs-but-in-the-everyday/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d07/brian-o-driscoll-7399_about_people-talk-about-loyalty-of-players-to_521309.png) > [You go into the Lions camp with preconceived ideas about players and teams and then find guys are actually very different, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/you-go-into-the-lions-camp-with-preconceived-ideas-about-players-and/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b4/brian-o-driscoll-7399_about_you-go-into-the-lions-camp-with-preconce_1800517.jpg) > [Aaron Cruden and Beauden Barrett have both been decent, but Dan Carter takes it on to a different level, and he kicks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/aaron-cruden-and-beauden-barrett-have-both-been-decent-but-dan-carter/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42c/brian-o-driscoll-7399_aaron_aaron-cruden-and-beauden-barrett-have-bo_3067477.png) > [Team sports are very important for shaping personalities. It's important that kids understand the mentality behind playing team sports and playing for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/team-sports-are-very-important-for-shaping-personalities-it-s/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95b/brian-o-driscoll-7399_another_team-sports-are-very-important-for-shapi_1248209.png) > [I tell you one you straight off in Scotland - Nick de Luca. I don't see his name quoted, but I've played…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/i-tell-you-one-you-straight-off-in-scotland-nick-de-luca-i-don-t-see/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/brian-o-driscoll-7399_against_i-tell-you-one-you-straight-off-in-scotl_145878.jpg) > [There is still a big onus to be coached. I understand the best teams don't need a huge amount of coaching, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/there-is-still-a-big-onus-to-be-coached-i-understand-the-best-teams/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/brian-o-driscoll-7399_amount_there-is-still-a-big-onus-to-be-coached_1296228.png) > [In a team situation, I think the players are more inclined to give the answer they believe the psychologist is looking for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/in-a-team-situation-i-think-the-players-are-more-inclined-to-give-the/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/brian-o-driscoll-7399_answer_in-a-team-situation-i-think-the-players_2169053.png) ## Other authors on Football - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-jose-mourinho-53200.jpg) Jose Mourinho 106 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/jose-mourinho/) - [Guillem Balague 105 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/guillem-balague/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alex-ferguson-10793.jpg) Alex Ferguson 95 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/alex-ferguson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-brendan-rodgers-19351.jpg) Brendan Rodgers 88 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/brendan-rodgers/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lebron-james-59230.jpg) LeBron James 87 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/lebron-james/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pedro-74426.jpg) Pedro 82 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/pedro/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-scholes-74154.jpg) Paul Scholes 82 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/paul-scholes/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-shaquille-oneal-84492.jpg) Shaquille O'Neal 79 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/shaquille-o-neal/) - [Lothar Matthaus 79 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/lothar-matthaus/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-daniel-negreanu-26515.jpg) Daniel Negreanu 79 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/daniel-negreanu/) - [Casemiro 79 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/casemiro/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-sven-goran-eriksson-4364.jpg) Sven-Goran Eriksson 78 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/sven-goran-eriksson/) ## More by Brian O'Driscoll > [There's ego in all of us rugby players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/there-s-ego-in-all-of-us-rugby-players/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) > [There is no point winning the semi if you don't win the final. It's as simple as that. No one will remember a big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/there-is-no-point-winning-the-semi-if-you-don-t-win-the-final-it-s-as/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) > [I tell you one you straight off in Scotland - Nick de Luca. I don't see his name quoted, but I've played against Nick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/i-tell-you-one-you-straight-off-in-scotland-nick-de-luca-i-don-t-see/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) > [The 2001 tour to Australia would have been a great highlight in my career if the Lions had won the series. That might sound…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/the-2001-tour-to-australia-would-have-been-a-great-highlight-in-my/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) > [My missus knows to leave me alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/my-missus-knows-to-leave-me-alone/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) > [It feels great to be a two-time Six Nations winner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/it-feels-great-to-be-a-two-time-six-nations-winner/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) > [When you talk to family and friends, they can't tell you anything from an impartial point of view because they have a vested interest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/when-you-talk-to-family-and-friends-they-can-t-tell-you-anything-from/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) > [Last summer was probably the biggest disappointment of my career, but now I have something bad with which to balance the good. I will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/last-summer-was-probably-the-biggest-disappointment-of-my-career-but/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) > [I've always found when I was captain when other people were doing the talking for me, I didn't need to say as much, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/i-ve-always-found-when-i-was-captain-when-other-people-were-doing-the/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) > [Before there was any chance to go to England, I changed schools, and it was rugby from there on in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/before-there-was-any-chance-to-go-to-england-i-changed-schools-and-it/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) > [People talk about loyalty of players to clubs. But in the everyday world, you don't see people being loyal to their company when they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/people-talk-about-loyalty-of-players-to-clubs-but-in-the-everyday/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) > [I don't really want to be the centre of attention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/i-don-t-really-want-to-be-the-centre-of-attention/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) > [Practise things you're good at. Keep on top of things you're not so good at, but be world-class at your best. Never think, 'I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/practise-things-you-re-good-at-keep-on-top-of-things-you-re-not-so/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) > [I have always played into the belief that you are only ever borrowing the jersey; you never own the jersey because someone has gone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/i-have-always-played-into-the-belief-that-you-are-only-ever-borrowing/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) > [I don't care that people thought I was one way for my whole career because now that I am not attached to a team,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-o-driscoll/i-don-t-care-that-people-thought-i-was-one-way-for-my-whole-career/) [Brian O'Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-o-driscoll/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": 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