Football Quotes · Page 1,105

Chelsea is a big club, a club that has given me the opportunity to play as a starter, to grow even more.

— Alvaro Morata

The moment my name was called [Africa's Footballer of the Year] was truly overwhelming and I was about to scream with joy.

— Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Ancelotti has managed a lot of big clubs, and I think he would do well at Madrid because Juventus, Milan, Chelsea, and…

— Edgar Davids

Sometimes I am questioned why I play better for the national squad than at Manchester City. I am the same at both…

— Robinho

Boredom does get you into trouble and we footballers have a lot of time on our hands, and sometimes we fill up…

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

I've pretty much adjusted to how teams play. Like when I draw two defenders, I want to make the best play possible.

— Kemba Walker

I just want to lean on my team to make the best decisions for me because, knowing myself, I won't say no…

— Ryan Garcia

You can't go around chasing your own plays and showing up every time somebody does one somewhere. You just cross your fingers…

— Tom Stoppard

Sitting behind the bench at games is the hardest thing I've ever had to go through because basketball is really most of…

— Chris Webber

Some days the competition would beat me and I'd go home thinking awful thoughts, want to hide under the bed, depressed. But…

— Sam Donaldson

Football is such a team sport, so no one individual does it. No one coach or no one assistant coach or no…

— Jimmy Johnson

I have been hugely proud in terms of what I have achieved, in terms of over 60 caps, and I have captained…

— Gary Cahill

I know what you're saying, Bart. When I was young, I wanted an electric football machine more than anything else in the…

— Dan Castellaneta

Stay healthy, do sports and above all have fun while doing sport. Competing or just for fun, whatever, simply enjoy and try…

— Rafael Nadal

For a while, you could decide when you loan the player out whether he plays against you or not, and I always…

— Arsene Wenger

Sport, properly directed, develops character, makes a man courageous, a generous loser, and a gracious victor; it refines the senses, gives intellectual…

— Pope Pius XII

I'm saying, that just kept, messing it up for everybody! And then everybody on your team doesn't have that drive that you…

— Ginuwine

Scholes is one of the most complete footballers I've ever seen. His one-touch play is phenomenal. Whenever I have played against him…

— Eidur Gudjohnsen

Professionally, it would be a logical choice, but my personal view is that he is the most insincere man I know in…

— Tony Cascarino

It was never about trying to make the All-Star Game. It's about being back at that high level to help a team…

— LaMarcus Aldridge

One of my favourite sportsmen was Diego Maradona and every time I saw him play football you could see the passion in…

— Sourav Ganguly

This is the Boston Celtics. This isn't the Phoenix Suns. No disrespect to any other organization, but you don't hang conference titles.…

— Rajon Rondo

At the time I was in Japan I was left to choose between Porto and Atletico Madrid but I preferred Porto because…

— Hulk

I watched football, but I was a kid who really preferred being out on the street with my mates playing hide and…

— Jordan Pickford

I think Totti would've had no problem playing in another big club. He's a born hitman, and great players always find a…

— Sergio Ramos

Sunderland was a turning point where I changed from a boy to a man. It was definitely the right thing for me…

— Danny Welbeck

I've always cared about my teammates, but it's about being vocal and letting them know I care about them... not just on…

— Eric Bledsoe

You know what's sad about this? Not the gambling, but the best way to reach college athletes is the Cartoon Network.

— Jay Leno

People say the English players don't come to Italy because they look down on Serie A, but that's just not true.

— Joe Hart

I grew up surrounded by tennis, so I was obviously more interested in it than football - particularly as it's the most…

— Anonymous

I think some people just don't know that much about comedy. It would be like a person who didn't know anything about…

— Anthony Jeselnik

For me, I've learned that the best thing is to focus on the team you play for and yourself and what you…

— Sidney Crosby

But in a tournament, you can be said in for all your money at any point so you can't make any mistakes…

— Al Alvarez

I played international football for England, and in many games, we were technically inferior to the opposition.

— Gareth Southgate

I had wanted to play for Penarol since I was a boy. When I was young, I would go to their training…

— Diego Forlan

The Arena League is the best thing that could have happened to me because I get to run the whole process. I'm…

— John Elway

Messi scores a goal and celebrates. Cristiano scores a goal and poses like he's in a shampoo commercial.

— Diego Maradona

Being a young parent, you can play cricket, football, and I can play chess with my son. In fact, he plays the…

— Ayushmann Khurrana

I've got to be loyal to Spurs because I'm a Spurs fans, but over the years Arsenal have been ahead of us…

— Harry Winks

I have been fortunate enough to play in some big clubs all over the world and in some important games and win…

— Radamel Falcao