Football Quotes · Page 960

I've had influences from many people including the coaches and players I've worked with.

— Roy Keane

If I could coach LeBron James for one year, I could make him an All-Pro wide receiver.

— Greg Olsen

I just try to set good screens and get my teammates open.

— Rudy Gobert

Most of the time people play zone because they've got lazy guys.

— Tom Izzo

Decisions are for the brave, and I am the bravest, deciding to leave Barcelona and Juventus.

— Dani Alves

I think Liverpool, when Coutinho left, they were a much better team.

— John Barnes

I think that many players, just like me, feel a strong desire to play in the Premier League.

— Gabriel Jesus

There was nothing wrong with the performance, apart from throwing away the game.

— Glenn Hoddle

The Premier League is probably the best in the world so if you have a lot of players who play well there,…

— Jan Vertonghen

I don't know. I always sort of liked playing [Georgia] that second game because you could always count on them having two…

— Steve Spurrier

I am competitive because it is fun, a mentality thing, and it is something you have to be in this job.

— Alun Wyn Jones

I'm here to do my best to try to help the team as much as I can and it's always good to…

— Victor Lindelof

“On a team, it’s not the strength of the individual players, but the strength of the unit and how they all function…

— Sheryl Berk

The great thing about playing team sport is you win and lose together, and the pain is never as bad when you…

— Brian O'Driscoll

I didn't quit football because I failed a drug test, I failed a test because I was ready to quite football.

— Tom Arnold

Writing a song is like playing a series of downs in football: Lots of rules, timing is crucial, lots of boundaries, lots…

— Christine Lavin

Paul Scholes was the jewel in the crown, the first name on the teamsheet and unquestionably one of the finest England players…

— Glenn Hoddle

When I get a chance to power jump off both legs, I can lean, twist, change directions and decide whether to dunk…

— Julius Erving

“He was also excited about the prospects of working with Raheem Sterling. Pep had no say in his signing but Sterling was…

— Guillem Balague

The reality for most athletes is that they have to deal with the wrath of the media only after they have performed,…

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

It is fair to say that insofar as sport is taken seriously by those who play it, then to that extent their…

— Will Self

I was never too much into school. I liked lunchtimes and breaks, but nah, I hated sitting at a desk. I was…

— Gareth Bale

It's been kind of hard, I'm labeled as a jerk right now, you know what I mean? But I love it. I've…

— Stephen Jackson

Petr Cech has been a top keeper in the Premier League for the last 10-12 years. When you're growing up, you see…

— Jordan Pickford

It's always tough when you see a good player leave. It's not easy.

— Christian Pulisic

When you lose and when you are not playing very well you need to improve.

— Deco

I played volleyball and basketball, and I did track and volleyball in college.

— Kay Cannon

The true value of sport is more than the skills that young people learn.

— Thomas Menino

There shouldn't be a stigma about age with footballers.

— Peter Crouch

To play in atmospheres that are intense is when I play my best football.

— Mario Balotelli

Everyone wants to beat us. So you can never take a single game lightly.

— Jim Otto

I'm against all those people who say that there's still something to invent in football.

— Massimiliano Allegri

You apologize for losing in the playoffs, but you don't apologize for getting in.

— Ron Rivera

I'm competitive, but that doesn't stop me from being realistic.

— Jacques Villeneuve

They just have too good of players and too good of coaches to let that happen.

— Tim Howard

If you get an opportunity to win any silverware you take it.

— James Haskell

“Ender Wiggin isn't a killer. He just wins—thoroughly.”

— Orson Scott Card

You can choose between doing what's best for the team or what showcases what you can do.

— Rodri

Winners bring reality up to their vision. Losers bring their vision down to reality.

— Chuck Knox

Life, like poker has an element of risk. It shouldn't be avoided. It should be faced.

— Edward Norton