Football Quotes · Page 400

For me, there's a fine line between being a cheeseball and being a good performer.

— Norah Jones

When I first began playing football, I was a striker.

— Marc-Andre ter Stegen

Arsenal is a team that needs good footballers and leaders on the field.

— Gervinho

You can't have all chiefs, you've got to have Indians too

— American Proverb

There are a lot of guys that are really good at running the ball.

— Luke Kuechly

“To challenge and win was to lead. To challenge and lose was to die.”

— Jonathan French

Both sides have scored a couple of goals, and both sides have conceded a couple of goals.

— Peter Withe

Soccer was invented by man but perfected by women.

— Julie Foudy

There is no one better than Jose Mourinho for how he cherishes his players, and their affection for him is unique.

— Craig Bellamy

Every single game, I feel like I have something to prove - whether it's to myself or other people.

— Trea Turner

There's only a couple of times I cried for goals in my life. Thierry Henry's return at the Emirates, I was behind…

— Leah Williamson

Emmitt Smith is someone that I have great respect for - as a player, a competitor and a person. His contributions to…

— Emmitt Smith

If you want to take the island, then burn your boats. With absolute commitment come the insights that create real victory.

— Tony Robbins

If you can play, you can play - and I know I can. If anyone wants to doubt that, heck - I'm…

— Carson Wentz

I'll dive on loose balls. I'll get the winning rebound, hit the winning shot. I'll do whatever it takes to win a…

— Jae Crowder

Maybe Australian football and me need a bit of a trial separation, just for both of us to feel good about ourselves.

— Angelos Postecoglou

“You don’t need to sleep with more men to gain more experience. You need to wake up and understand that practicing with…

— Pierre Alex Jeanty

Whenever you name a team and whenever you pick a squad, that is when you have to make the most difficult calls.…

— Gareth Southgate

The most difficult thing for me is keeping yourself focused on what you're doing. As you go play, you try to get…

— Jack Nicklaus

I've always been quite skinny, but I've always been tall, so when I was at Chelsea, I wasn't the tallest, but so…

— Emile Smith Rowe

I really liked Stoichkov when he played at Barcelona. I played in his position then... more or less! I loved to watch…

— Jordi Alba

It is a testament to the fundamental honesty of football that Israel, with nothing to play for, overcame Russia in Tel Aviv…

— Martin Samuel

This is what's great about sports. This is what the greatest thing about sports is. You play to win the game. Hello?…

— Herman Edwards

My 10th grade year I was 6-foot-4 and I grew to like 6-foot-7, but I still had my guard skills. I was…

— Rodney Hood

You know when you play a good game and you know when you play a bad game.

— Simon Mignolet

I can pick up any sport pretty quickly - believe me, I know how to throw a football.

— Marisa Miller

Winning, to me, is easy. Winning more is the challenge.

— DJ Khaled

I wanted to go down as one of the best running backs to ever play at Penn State.

— Saquon Barkley

It is easier to talk a big game than to play one.

— Vince Lombardi

I always thought there was more to basketball than just scoring the ball.

— Trevor Ariza

A big focus of mine is about what I do on the pitch.

— Mason Mount

It is the dream of every youngster to be at the World Cup, mine is no exception.

— Victor Osimhen

I'm just trying to learn every day, become a better student of the game.

— Marvin Bagley III

I love Chelsea still. I'm not frustrated; it was a great experience.

— Andre Schurrle

Every team that plays us plays above their heads. That's because of me.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I always want the best for my former team-mates.

— Nicolas Otamendi

Obviously, I want to go out there and keep runs off the board.

— Max Fried

I just want to play my football and see where it takes me.

— Phil Foden

Only being able to watch is the hardest thing for any footballer.

— Arjen Robben

I just started playing football because it's fun for me, it's the best thing for me.

— Joshua Kimmich