Football Quotes · Page 544

Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.

— Pat Riley

“I'm in to win. No shit. I thought you were in it to lose it”

— anne kornblut

I think the NFL is always going to put their interests in front of everything.

— Devin McCourty

I'm English, I've always wanted to play for England but it's out of my hands.

— Mark Noble

If Arsenal played like this all the time they could win the league

— Owen Hargreaves

I was close to signing for FC Porto where I really wanted to go.

— Kelechi Iheanacho

It's always difficult to face Barcelona. They always have top-quality players.

— Jesus Navas

The luxury of our position now is that we can almost assemble any team to address any issue.

— Rem Koolhaas

The game like it's a spalding ball and take flight. From the free-throw line and slam it down like I'm the great…

— Bun B

I've grown not just as a player but as a person. But my passion will always remain. It's there because I love…

— Nikita Parris

Our performance during this World Cup has not been enough to progress further and both myself and all the players regret that…

— David Beckham

You sit on the bench in the Premier League for one week, you could be playing for the rest of the season…

— Neil Etheridge

When I was a kid, we played outside until we couldn't see and had to go in. I rode my bicycle and…

— Sheryl Lee

I am gonna go into my coaching badges after my England days are finished and I have the time on my international…

— Steven Gerrard

It's not easy to win a Cup. Brazil spent a long time, over 20 years, before winning it, so it's not easy.…

— Rivaldo

I am going to be happy regardless where I am at as long as I am playing basketball with some guys that…

— Stephen Jackson

I'm sure that any current or past player of mine would tell you that the balls we practice with are as bad…

— Bill Belichick

I love basketball so much, I love playing it. I just never thought I could make it to college, make it to…

— Kevin Durant

Winning is not about headlines and hardware [medals]. It's only about attitude. A winner is a person who goes out today and…

— Amby Burfoot

I promise you: No American whose great-grandfather was born here is watching soccer. One can only hope that, in addition to learning…

— Ann Coulter

As a player, when you get beaten, you can comfort yourself by saying you did reasonably well. As a manager, when you…

— Mark Hughes

Look at guys like Larry Bird and George Brett and John McEnroe; that's what they did in their careers. They all wanted…

— Wayne Gretzky

It was complicated at Madrid. I was suspicious. The lack of recognition for Makelele over there scared me. I was scared it…

— Patrick Vieira

They're fighting for the championship, that's not a coincidence: I believe they have developed as a team. They've become much stronger, the…

— Philipp Lahm

Good players win volleyball games for you, not tall players.

— John Kessel

Everybody knows anything can happen in the Premier League: every team can beat every team.

— Leroy Sane

Paul Scholes. The best! Great player, person, friend!

— Gary Neville

Excuses are for losers, and winning is for winners, like you!

— RuPaul

You can never compare two players that are different, they're never going to be the same.

— Glenn Hoddle

I can learn as much from Darius Vassell as he can from me - but he can learn more

— Andy Cole

I'm winning even if I have zero pence in my bank account, because my mind's free.

— Skepta

Certainly Sheffield United have been a good fit for me.

— Chris Wilder

It's a tough game, and you never want to take that aspect out of the game.

— Mark Messier

Any one of Messi, Neymar, Xavi, or Suarez can take penalties; it doesn't matter.

— Luis Enrique

A few question marks are being asked in the Honduran defence

— Alan Green

I play not just tennis but also football, basketball and also did judo.

— Gael Monfils

Football's always been cerebral. The most important thing is thinking fast.

— Thiago Alcantara

I promise you I'm going to make more plays than I drop.

— Julio Jones

Any time I get to play Dick Casablancas is always a pleasure.

— Ryan Hansen

I could have stayed at Chelsea, signed a new contract, but I chose to go different ways.

— Patrick van Aanholt