Football Quotes · Page 1,186

It's Leo Messi. It's very difficult to stop this guy because he's very quick, very clever. But, look, it's not impossible.

— Pedro

The history of Brazil goes from Pele to Garrincha, Didi, Tostao, Gerson, then to all of us who followed them.

— Zico

Every season is a challenge and now I am a more complete player. I have learned at the highest level.

— Raphael Varane

My England career had been very up and down - I had been involved in some squads, and not in others, so…

— Scott Parker

In the professional sporting world there are a number of distractions that can take you away from some of those smaller things…

— Kane Williamson

We know that Barca is playing at a high level and has a great possibility to win the competition, but I hope…

— Gonzalo Higuain

When it's over I just want to be able to look in the mirror and say, 'Well, you were a half-decent player.'

— Paul Scholes

I feel that I'm more of a speed player, being able to rush the edge with a lot of speed coming around…

— Justin Cole

“Jenni spared a moment to shake her head, before following after. “So you do it.” Max gave her a sidelong glance. “Some…

— Shanda Sharlow

It's tough to see guys hang their heads and not be there to encourage them to let them know that it's normal…

— Carlos Correa

If a man….who’s playing in front of the public, is being well paid, and he doesn’t dedicate himself to the job, I’d…

— Bill Shankly

I always have a very good feeling with Arsenal. The objective always is to win the title but the big difference and…

— Michel Salgado

I think what we are going to do is go great ball pressure and deny wings to start the game because I…

— John Calipari

The NFL is in premium interest time, in the fourth quarter [of the business year] when you have Thanksgiving, Christmas, and that's…

— Jerry Jones

People say it was the greatest individual rivalry they've ever seen. I agree with that. Let me assure you that if either…

— Bill Russell

For me, when you're going in the late rounds you just always have that chip on your shoulder. At the end of…

— Jason McCourty

My own little rule was two for one. If one of my teammates got knocked down, then I knocked down two on…

— Don Drysdale

I know myself so well. So I know if I'm not confident in the play, it's not going to be a good…

— Ryan Fitzpatrick

We center backs had to cover a lot of ground, and we had to be very physical with the opposing strikers.

— Pepe

Harry Kane put his arm around me, he spoke to me and asked me how I was. For him to do that,…

— Bukayo Saka

If you're happy being at a big club but playing reserve team football, I never really understand that.

— Conor Coady

I think if a person plays 'Quantum Conundrum' and they walk away feeling really intelligent and skilled, that's what I want. That's…

— Kim Swift

Messi is an irreplaceable player, today if he was here we would have won 5-0 but he was not and we had…

— Pep Guardiola

I just want to represent England whether it is in the middle, at the top or wherever. If it means opener then…

— Joe Root

“The ring was there to say they were a team, a reminder that they were in this together, almost like a private…

— K.A. Mitchell

Even more important than statistics is then having the staff that can take the data and ensure it's presented in a way…

— Brendan Rodgers

It is important that it - sometimes there are clashes between team-mates. We need each other to tell the truth, and this…

— Arjen Robben

“366. Life is a game where nobody wins. .. except for those who believe and do good deeds. . . (Qur'an, Surah "Al Asr").”

— Alija Ali Izetbegovic

You often see him Ronaldo topless and his physique is awesome. It drives everyone on and we all want to have a…

— Douglas Costa

I am very happy to be at Fiorentina and I hope to help the team to fight for the first positions.

— Marcos Alonso

Sometimes you can win, and you are preparing to disrupt yourself. Sometimes you don't win, but you are preparing yourself to be…

— Antonio Conte

It's hard for the older boys to play twice a week, so it's important for everyone in the squad to play their…

— Edwin van der Sar

I'd no longer be the same player without my rigorousness, and certainly not the player Arsenal wanted.

— Granit Xhaka

My freshman year, the hate was all directed toward Danny Ferry. And every year, there's some new poor sucker at Duke who…

— Christian Laettner

The greatest things I learned from Coach Pitino were personal accountability and taking responsibility, dreaming big and the importance of self-esteem and…

— Billy Donovan

I'm 100 percent a byproduct of my sport. I always tell my teammates that I only have muscles where they get to play.

— Christen Press

As a manager, when you can't get your first target do you go and spend on your second, third, fourth choice?

— Graeme Souness

You've gotta have a special talent to play eight-man football. You've gotta be a well-rounded player. I mean, you're playing both sides…

— Leighton Vander Esch

At least 80 percent of the success of the football team is determined by the fight and spirit that they put into…

— George Halas

Every good, successful player, especially an attacking player, has a well-developed sense of space and time.

— Thomas Muller