Football Quotes · Page 1,448

It has been an honor to manage such a magnificent club as Manchester United FC, and in doing so, I have fulfilled…

— Louis van Gaal

One thing when I started playing in the league, I saw that a lot of guys are friendly. It's OK to be…

— Joel Embiid

I don't want a player that's content with not playing... But we wanted to play the guys that got us here.

— Don Shula

Ancelotti would be an interesting option for Bundesliga clubs. Of course, there would only be one or two clubs in Germany that…

— Toni Kroos

I have been accused of not taking seriously the FA Cup on Saturday. I have won four times the FA Cup. Who…

— Arsene Wenger

I didn't do anything during the game. I only had one shot on goal and I did not create any chances. I…

— Robinho

There's a lot of money coming in, and so a lot of good players are going to each team, so every game…

— Kevin De Bruyne

When I got the red card all the Chelsea players come around. It felt like I had a lot of babies around…

— Zlatan Ibrahimovic

There are always late bloomers [in sport], no matter size, although big men are more often late bloomers.

— Michael Wilbon

Our sport needs lethal strikers, goalscorers, heroes. But football is much more than the moment of triumph.

— Philipp Lahm

If football had always been my main goal then I would have gone to some scholarship school; I could have gotten more…

— Michael Corbat

If you really got the right people, and you've got them working together as a team, whether it's in business, whether it's…

— Steve Case

When you hang with a bunch of 300-pound linemen, you tend to find the places that are the greasiest and serve the…

— Tom Brady

The wages that are being paid in the Premier League are very tempting. It would be hypocrisy to deny that.

— Thomas Muller

My favorite football memory isn't beating Florida or winning the bowl game...My favorite memories are of playing football with my brothers and…

— Eli Manning

I feel like it's just a mindset, a mentality. Whether you're starting or coming off the bench, I feel like my game…

— Caris LeVert

For every athlete, it is very important to be able to engage in their favorite thing, give all the best in training,…

— Fedor Emelianenko

I'm delighted to be joining City. It didn't take much persuasion from Mark Hughes; they are heading in the direction I want…

— Gareth Barry

Have Tottenham closed the gap on Arsenal? Last time I checked they were still 4 miles and 11 titles away

— Arsene Wenger

“Mullahs have been making an issue of field hockey lately, because you have to run and bend. And”

— Geraldine Brooks

When he's on fire, he is impossible to stop. He dribbles like a winger, but is still able to score 20 goals…

— Fabio Capello

Sport is something that does not matter, but is performed as if it did. In that contradiction lies its beauty

— Simon Barnes

In the single group format, where each team plays against the other, it gives a chance to the established outfits to make…

— Inzamam-ul-Haq

When there is a difficult moment, you need to stay strong because it's difficult when you don't play.

— Adama Traore

I started with nothing and reached the level I'm at today. All I had was football and God's help.

— Samuel Eto'o

I really enjoy helping younger guys out, because this league is about playing it forward a little bit.

— Ryan Fitzpatrick

I want to be part of a team that wants to win. Guys that are trusting each other, guys that don't mind…

— Stephen Jackson

I'm more of a player that listens and focuses on myself in the dressing room; I don't talk much before the matches.

— Gonzalo Higuain

When I was a player, I wanted to win the Ballon d'Or, but I knew my characteristics; I knew that it was…

— Antonio Conte

Lampard, for me, was a marvellous servant for Chelsea, but I didn't think of him as an elite international footballer. And I…

— Alex Ferguson

Everyone playing in the NBA likes to have pressure. If you didn't like pressure, you wouldn't be playing.

— Monty Williams

I'm not saying I've become institutionalised at Manchester United but my qualities have been at Manchester United.

— Mike Phelan

There are incredible decisions made in a 48-minute game with a 24-second shot clock and the last two minutes of a game.

— Kelvin Sampson

Of course I am happy to play in any of the attacking roles, but for me, where I can score the most…

— Marcus Rashford

Who says a center can't make the pass into the post? Michael Jordan, effectively, was a post player and you saw with…

— B. J. Armstrong

My hope is to become a top player here at Arsenal. A lot of great players have played here. I want to…

— Matteo Guendouzi

Obviously if somebody scores 17 goals, you're not going to argue with him if he wants to take penalties.

— Wilfried Zaha

A good coach is one who realises what he could have done better, and when you lose, it's the responsibility of the…

— Filippo Inzaghi

When you talk in terms of a rivalry game, it's always important for our guys to understand the history of the rivalry…

— Will Muschamp

Fundamentally, England, Spain and Germany were the relevant leagues I could see myself playing football in.

— Mats Hummels