Football Quotes · Page 1,048

I studied philosophy and ended on sociology. For some reason, all the advanced courses in philosophy were offered 4:30 to 6:30, so…

— Lawrence Jackson

I don't think the entire world respects women in sport. But if FIFA start respecting the women's game more, others will follow.

— Alex Morgan

“OK, publishing a book and releasing a movie is all very well, but Tottenham beating Man. U. 3-2... priceless.”

— Salman Rushdie

I played with Michy for Belgium. He is still young; he can finish and is very good. He just needs to adapt…

— Eden Hazard

I do not know a lot about football. I guess I'm a Patriots fan because I'm from Boston? But I'm getting to…

— Callie Thorne

I don't feel that it's either necessary or appropriate for me to comment on what the NFL either says or does.

— Gary Bettman

I learned a lot from Arsene Wenger, especially his tactical systems and how to plan things game to game, week to week…

— Sol Campbell

I never wanted to lose my place in the United team, much less my place at the club. What went on beyond…

— Paul Scholes

We can't be satisfied as a team. We have one goal in mind right now and it's the next game. We want…

— John Desko

I like the fact that we have all the teams in the tournament. When I first got here as an assistant, not…

— Tim Buckley

It's hard to transition out of football. Even when you're super successful, guys who have played 18 or 20 years and have…

— Ryan Leaf

The top clubs in the Premier League benefit very much from the fact that there are six teams on a very high…

— Ralph Hasenhuttl

When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented -…

— Allen Iverson

We've often gotten the rep for being a player's coach. 'Talk sweet to 'em all the time.' In reality, we're very disciplined,…

— Mack Brown

I watched players getting really battered by the coach and their head just goes down, they dont want to play, theyre not…

— Emile Heskey

Don't worry about the game you just won or the team that we just blew out... or, um... blown... blowed out... Let's…

— Emmitt Smith

I stayed in Milan for six years. I stayed in Madrid for four years. I played in Brazil for nine years, so…

— Kaka

In football, it's the ultimate team sport. You have to have good people around you as a quarterback for things to happen.

— Warren Moon

Teams use long balls more often in England but obviously you get stronger when you're playing against strong opponents.

— Timo Werner

Being at a World Cup is a sacrifice? Twenty days is a sacrifice? What about the people there working for the team,…

— Fabio Capello

“In 1978 Jurgen Honscheid came over from West Germany for the first Hawaiian World Cup and discovered jumping, which was new to…

— Eric von Hippel

It goes without saying, winning against a good team in a hostile crowd on the road, it's just an absolutely huge win.

— Peyton Manning

I never want anyone to think I've been given a helping hand. I've always worked for everything, whether it be on the…

— Alex Scott

Sport is an art: it has incredible appeal everywhere on this earth, and it fills so many human hearts with passion that…

— Frank Deford

For anyone, the most important thing is to play good, to perform good, to score goals for your team.

— Mohamed Salah

I do not believe the Super League will solve the financial problems of European clubs that were caused by the coronavirus pandemic.…

— Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

[T]he game's got to be played on the field, and that's the one day that's got to be the most important day.

— Lisa Fernandez

Playing for England was a massive honour and when I was in the team, that was all I wanted to focus on.

— Mike Tindall

I've followed David Beckham's career since I was a kid. He was on all the covers of soccer magazines and was definitely…

— Jozy Altidore

I played professional football for 21 years, captained four clubs in the Premier League and won 39 caps for my country.

— Robbie Savage

When fans showed up at Candlestick, there was a great sense of anticipation that they would watch not only winning football, but…

— Steve Young

Denver, of course I've got to take my hats off to them, because they took a chance of drafting me in the…

— Demaryius Thomas

If you go to Real Madrid or Barcelona, the fans, the media and the decision-makers don't give you the time to grow…

— Julian Nagelsmann

Whenever I put myself out there on the line, skating against other people, I simply want to win.

— Shani Davis

If I could start with anybody, I would initially draft Tom Brady. Then I would go get Ray Lewis, and then maybe…

— Barry Sanders

My dad put up a basket on my street, and I was practicing every day. It was just nuts. But I miss…

— Elsa Hosk

Colin Kaepernick had a... maybe he had an epiphany. Maybe he had a realization that 'I have a higher calling the playing…

— Shannon Sharpe

Through school, I saw plenty of theatre my parents weren't necessarily up on. They would prefer a football game to watching 'The…

— Katori Hall

The art of tossing up the jump ball has really declined. These officials need to spend more time practicing in off-season.

— Bill Walton

My main focus, my pride is right there on the block. That's where I've always played and my focus has always been.

— Jahlil Okafor