Football Quotes · Page 1,114

Whoever said "It's not whether you win or lose but how you play the game" is full of it! Winning makes all…

— Pete Rose

I love those words: killer instincts. Great teams, great players, they develop that, and it's not something that has to be said.

— Mitchell Trubisky

I think I stand up more often than I should on defense. I've got to be solid and continue to get better.

— Rajon Rondo

I grew up as a Chelsea fan and you know I made my name playing for Chelsea, the club I've always supported…

— Reece James

When we're traveling for games, I always go down and have breakfast with the team - that's a must.

— Ali Krieger

I've played for Real Madrid and Inter, clubs at the highest level, but Corinthians is a well-organised club and a reference for…

— Roberto Carlos

I have won trophies around Europe, but never the title. Three times, I was runner-up. Leicester and the fans will be in…

— Claudio Ranieri

If all goes well and my body reacts well, and I feel I have a good high level to compete amongst the…

— Mary Pierce

I mean that's one of the reasons why I partnered with Mountain Dew because they don't focus on us as athletes, but…

— A'ja Wilson

I don’t see the problem with footballers taking their shirts off after scoring a goal? They enjoy it and the young ladies…

— Ian Holloway

They're [sportsmen] willing to give up a lot of other things that perhaps we all enjoy doing: eating and drinking and playing…

— Jill Douglas

I will say it loud and clear: at Manchester City, it is all about what you choose to look at. If you…

— Vincent Kompany

'Seba' Veron was one of the best players I shared a dressing room with. Not only was he technically gifted and could…

— Diego Forlan

I'll see some random guy and really like how he's locking his wrist when he's shooting or how a guy is catching…

— Kyle Korver

You know it's part of football to lose, it belongs to it and its necessary because then you know what a feeling…

— Ilkay Gundogan

If you watch football players stretch before a game, you see a kind of agony on their faces that you don't see…

— Laird Hamilton

When you're in this league, you have to do something every single day. You have off days, but those off days are…

— Patrick Mahomes

I would love to play for Real Madrid. And I want to win a World Cup for the U.S. so bad. When…

— Freddy Adu

I'll retire at Barca. I don't know when - the older I am, the better. I'm sure about that; I can't see…

— Gerard Pique

Everyone is different. Everyone has different teams they've played on, coaches they've played for.

— Tom Brady

Welcome to the Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona that is packed to capacity... with some patches of seats left empty.

— George Hamilton

Who knows, maybe I'll be a basketball player one day? No, I'm definitely never going to be a basketball player. I have…

— Justine Skye

There have been a few players described as the new George Best over the years, but this is the first time its…

— Cristiano Ronaldo

If you take guys that love the grind of football and who are passionate about football, it should click regardless if they…

— Emmanuel Sanders

Consistency, goals, and assists - that gets you confidence and puts the thought in the manager's head that he can't drop you.

— Jesse Lingard

When Shaq gave me the nickname, it wasn't no Joe-Bob giving you a nickname. This is Shaq. It was like, whoa.

— Paul Pierce

Football is full of highs and lows, but when people retire, they often say, 'I wish I'd enjoyed it more.'

— Andrew Robertson

I'll tell you, there were only a few games in my career where I was totally oblivious to everything around me, where…

— Lawrence Taylor

To come into the league right away and play with a Hall of Fame quarterback, that alone is going to boost your…

— Brandin Cooks

I'm more mature, my game is more mature, and I can do a bunch of things on and off the court to…

— Chris Bosh

When I win it's just free they think I'm Oprah's cousin. Win free, I don't think y'all get me. If you keep…

— Wale

I didn't want to come from playing every week at Blackburn to becoming a bit-part player at United, but I knew I…

— Phil Jones

The way I try to represent my family and coaches, I think all are characteristics the league aspires to portray. That's just…

— Stephen Curry

I think actually it's kind of sad because something I looked forward to just getting to the NFL growing up was just…

— Ezekiel Elliott

It's the same mindset I had in college. As long as I come in and work every day, it worked in college…

— Derek Carr

Winning teams have the least amount of distractions. They have a really tight group of people working towards the same common goal.

— Larry Dixon

I only ever call up the best players, or at least the players who are the most suited to the way I…

— Fabio Capello

Kenny Dalglish was absolutely right: anyone that doesn't want to be at Liverpool can leave. Players will come and go.

— Pepe Reina

Lockdowns have denied hundreds of thousands of kids access to football and, with no organised physical activity as an escape, some are…

— Robbie Savage

Beyond studying, though, I think a coach should mainly have knowledge of football: if you do not know what to say to…

— Fabio Cannavaro