Football Quotes · Page 1,398

Unai Emery's philosophy is to play good football and his experience with Sevilla and Paris Saint-Germain makes him a great candidate for…

— Robert Pires

After 2012, I wanted to stop, but my father told me I had to play the World Cup. I tried to be good.

— Samir Nasri

Sometimes, quite out of the blue, sport will throw up a tender moment, when hostility ceases and an opponent is acknowledged.

— Harsha Bhogle

I've been watching Old Trafford games on TV but have never been to the stadium, so I think it's going to be…

— Victor Lindelof

There are times in the career of every young English footballer when they simply need to take their chance to establish themselves.

— Paul Scholes

I do believe I'm a Premier League player, and I do believe I'm an England international when I'm fit and on form.

— Jack Rodwell

“Life's a funny thing. Sometimes you win, but in playing the game you always have to choose. I chose to wait for…

— Clayton Zane

Of course it would be nice for everybody and myself if we could win but we can still have a personal or…

— Lando Norris

When you go into a game on offense, you make a couple moves and see what the defender is going to do.…

— Oscar Robertson

If studies come out and show that playing football is detrimental to your health for the long term, even for the short…

— Steve Largent

I was supposed to take the ball out. I told coach, 'There's no way I'm taking the ball out, unless I can…

— LeBron James

I was not grown up in the U.S., nor in Japan. In order to create a video game that people around the…

— Jenova Chen

I am two different people. What you see on the court is just natural for me. I wear my heart on my…

— Lleyton Hewitt

The renaissance of the NBA in the 80s was due to the racial proxy battle between charming, good looking and unmistakably Black…

— Jason Johnson

I was never great, but I was a good [basketball] player, and I could play seriously. Now I'm like one of these…

— Barack Obama

I think players maybe now want to look more pretty than anything else. What I feel disappointed about when I watch games…

— Patrick Vieira

I am reaching a point in my life where the basketball chapter in my life is slowly closing from a competition standpoint.

— Alonzo Mourning

“A good coach can be a caring parent, a wise teacher, an exemplary pastor, a passionate friend or a devoted mentor. Keep…

— Israelmore Ayivor

This is why we play the game, is to be in big moments like this, to be in championship games, to be…

— Justin Tucker

Everybody doubts themselves. Every writer doubts themselves, every artist doubts himself, and every football player does.

— Edwin van der Sar

When your opponent's sittin' there holdin' all the aces, there's only one thing to do: kick over the table.

— Dean Martin

Sometimes I get caught in just trying to get assists, trying to help my teammates get a good shot, and I think…

— Jeff Green

I said it when I got hired. I said, for five years, I had a 1,000 people telling me I was going…

— Nick Nurse

A little more movement of the defensive side of the ball, some rules that will be unnoticed, but a big rule will…

— Ron Jaworski

When you're involved in a side, your motivation is about trying to move the team forward and, whether that's in different matches…

— Kane Williamson

It was hard walking around the pitch... You do that when you win trophies. The fans were throwing flags on and that…

— Darren Fletcher

I know my football. And I adore football players. The crashing noise of a tackle, the huddle grunting, and the roar of…

— Rachel Nichols

That's the most important thing for me, that when I use my qualities in this way and coming to the ball, it…

— Divock Origi

I wasn't always tall. I was shorter so my stepdad had me at point guard so I learned those skills.

— Zion Williamson

It is an important part of the role of a centre-back to focus on building up the game and initiating moves.

— Per Mertesacker

There's been so many stories throughout the league where teams have started off poorly and ended up in the Finals. Or teams…

— Sue Bird

When you find out teams are interested in you weigh up the options. I looked at squads at the clubs, I looked…

— Callum Wilson

Playing with Kaka is easy, as is Raul. They are very intelligent and they know what to do at each moment. With…

— Marcelo

Kicking is very important in football. In fact, some of the more enthusiastic players even kick the ball, occasionally.

— Alfred Hitchcock

I worked every day - Christmas Eve, birthdays - trying to become a great basketball player. Everywhere I went, I had a…

— Harvey Mason, Jr

You can't have square pegs in round holes. It's not just about getting talented footballers, it's about getting people who fit into…

— Angelos Postecoglou

I played football the only way I knew. If you have the football and 11 guys are after you - if you're…

— Red Grange

Success in life is my game. I collect as many coins as possible, rescue the princess, and climb the stairs to the…

— Zach Taylor

At Ajax you press really high, you take risks, at Juventus it's more about what is behind you. In Italy the pace…

— Matthijs de Ligt

The more that people know how they fit on a team, the more they will desire to properly make the most of…

— John C. Maxwell