Football Quotes · Page 947

When we lose, we don't have to change everything but correct things by working hard.

— Neymar

I've dreamed of playing in the Premier League since I was a young boy.

— James Maddison

We stop practice every time we see one of our players not blocking out.

— Jim Calhoun

I love playing sports and was an athlete in school.

— Jubin Nautiyal

You can play pickup basketball, but you can't really re-create football.

— Peyton Manning

I wouldn't say Swansea was a bad experience, but I would say it was not the best experience.

— Tammy Abraham

One of biggest rules in football is you have to avoid crosses.

— Jurgen Klopp

Football is a big part of my life and I cannot leave it.

— Nicklas Bendtner

I'm a more consistent player than I was and if I can keep averaging over 100 week-in and week-out in the Premier…

— Adrian Lewis

I remember my dad, who coached football, would buy some of his players football shoes when they couldn't afford it.

— Chaske Spencer

Tradition means nothing. It's about what you do tomorrow as a football club, not what you did yesterday.

— Jimmy Hill

The first thing I noticed about him was that he was born the same year I was drafted. ... That's a pretty…

— Al MacInnis

It's no surprise that optimistic athletes, managers and teams do better. What's interesting is where they do better. It's in coming back…

— Martin Seligman

If have done well for Leeds then Id have loved to have played for Manchester United, that would have been great.

— Robbie Savage

I can't really explain how some games I can get so many rebounds and some I can't. It just comes down to…

— Nikola Vucevic

There's some guys that step on the floor and bring a presence and energy and confidence to the game.

— Rick Carlisle

Leo [Messi] is the best player of all time - better than Pele, Maradona or Cruyff. There have been some great teams…

— Xavi

At Barcelona, I was exposed to talent. You had Ronaldinho, who was a marvel to watch. Deco is skilful and talented. Then…

— Frank Rijkaard

“If soccer really is a ‘a slum sport played in slum stadiums increasingly watched by slum people’ as declared by the Sunday…

— Robbie Dunne

When you hire a staff, there's probably half of the group that you have experience with and the other half you don't.…

— Sean Payton

When you're fit but you can't play, it's very hard, especially for the head, especially for a young player. But all you…

— Joshua Kimmich

The thing about Birmingham is, no one spends their evening looking over your shoulder thinking: 'Is that Nick Grimshaw?' and wondering if…

— Joe Lycett

I used to find most joy with those long, bursting runs from your own box where the opposition's central midfield player has…

— Jermaine Jenas

I didn't get a ton of interest from colleges in baseball and football, but I was outstanding in track and had the…

— Dan O'Brien

England is a team that is used to playing in World Cup finals.

— Cafu

I knew, hey, if I can become an elite shooter, I'll be able to play in the NBA for 10-12 years.

— Jared Dudley

“apply the skills you learned from your “coach” to whatever situation applies.”

— Michael Alden

I assured myself that I'd seen the most wicked block perpetuated by man or beast.

— Sid Luckman

It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.

— Gianni Versace

Messi alone is more dangerous than Real Madrid's attacking trio Ronaldo, Benzema and Bale.

— Diego Simeone

I know, playing in schoolyards, and summer leagues, that I can hit the three.

— Rasheed Wallace

Everything is focused on the coach. It's what happens in football.

— Ernesto Valverde

Moise Kean is Moise Kean and Lukaku is Lukaku. It doesn't make sense to make these comparisons.

— Marco Silva

The problem with many athletes is they take themselves seriously and their sport lightly.

— Michael Waltrip

My plus points? I am very good under high balls, especially at corners and set-pieces.

— Joel Matip

The coach is the team, and the team is the coach. You reflect each other.

— Darrell Royal

Conte is a manager who works very hard and likes people to work hard for him as well.

— Michy Batshuayi

When you talk about Puyol, you speak of a myth of football.

— Aymeric Laporte

When I came to the NFL, I was just trying to make the team.

— Peyton Hillis

Football is getting bigger but ice hockey is still the biggest sport back home.

— Teemu Pukki