Football Quotes · Page 905

I am a firm believer that if you score one goal the other team have to score two to win.

— Howard Wilkinson

I don't want to be idolized, I just want to play. And to do that you have to run and sweat,

— Alfredo Di Stefano

Greater than great I am, YES haters they hate I am, WHAT playing I play to win.

— Juelz Santana

I feel like I've been playing, coaching and covering basketball my entire life.

— Doris Burke

At the end of the day, I want to be the best teammate I can be.

— P.K. Subban

Although offensive play is important, it's defending that gets you titles.

— Becky Sauerbrunn

Whichever way the result goes, my 1,000th game will be at Stoke and I had great times there.

— Tony Pulis

Generally I always take genuine criticism. It's part of football.

— Philipp Lahm

I was so used to playing at St Mirren and then Hibs all the time, so it was really important that the…

— John McGinn

You have to control what you can control, not the entire game, and try to play the best soccer possible and play…

— Heather Mitts

Casey gives me a green light. He's telling me to shoot the ball. He gives me opportunities to score, telling me don't…

— Christian Wood

I have held the following jobs: office temp, ticket seller in movie theatre, cook in restaurant, nanny, and phone installer at the…

— Adriana Trigiani

I have huge respect for Porto, a great club that's always in the hunt for titles, but they aren't Real Madrid, one…

— Diego Forlan

I think the Canadian Football League is a great league, but it's not the NFL, and I'm not Jerry Rice.

— Darren Flutie

The kit man is the heartbeat of the football club, really. He knows the lads. He's usually local, a fan, and he's…

— Peter Crouch

To have a chance at a big club, if it goes well and the club is happy and I am happy, then…

— Chris Smalling

I'm just glad that I get to talk about the superstar, my mentor - Marcus Mariota. That's who I try to be…

— Tua Tagovailoa

Among the hardest-working players I've ever been associated, Yao stands at the very top of the list. Beyond that, though, here's what…

— Jeff Van Gundy

Players like Messi and Xavi are always hungry. Whatever the game or the competition - even if it is table-tennis - they…

— Adama Traore

You're going to watch football all your life - you're going to watch the Champions League and the Europa League - and…

— Henrik Larsson

I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech. [Optimism through positive expectations can help…

— H. Jackson Brown, Jr

When I step on that basketball court, I'm thinking about basketball, I'm thinking about winning - but there's so much that goes…

— Carmelo Anthony

You look at the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo or Messi, whether it's the boots they wear, the haircuts they have, and you…

— Joey Barton

When you look at the last 20 years in the NBA, there have been seven teams that have won the NBA championship.…

— Ted Leonsis

I work hard. I like to practice. I like to win. I want to be the best.

— Lorena Ochoa

We need programs that will teach athletes how to spell "jump shot" rather than how to shoot it.

— Larry Hawkins

All we can do is come in here and hoop, play hard, stay competitive and try to win.

— Andrew Wiggins

I am working really hard with assistant coaches on both hands, left and right, finishing.

— Bojan Bogdanovic

If you lose a game, everyone asks why this player didn't play. If we win, nobody asks.

— Jurgen Klopp

Apart from education, you need good health, and for that, you need to play sports.

— Kapil Dev

I have 2 weapons; my arms, my legs and my brain.

— Michael Vick

I want to get into the NBA and make a name for myself.

— Scottie Pippen

I like physical exercise. I cycle, run, and play tennis and football with my son.

— Juergen Teller

Winning the Champions League is completely different to winning the Premier League.

— Patrice Evra

As a private person I think I am now totally different from Ruud van Nistelrooy the footballer.

— Ruud van Nistelrooy

What fun would it be if we were perfect in everything that we did? Football is not about that.

— Joe Flacco

Ronaldo and Messi... I don't need to talk about them, they are the best of all time.

— Erling Haaland

Sometimes it is difficult to play against teams who just drop back and try to defend.

— Sadio Mane

Christian Pulisic and Callum Hudson-Odoi are very quick.

— Timo Werner

When you lose, you learn a lot about yourself. That experience is important.

— Antonio Conte