--- title: "15 Football Quotes By Sean Longstaff" description: "15 Football quotes by Sean Longstaff. Plus more from Sean Longstaff and more Football sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/sean-longstaff-25035_football_i-just-get-my-head-down-and-work-on-the_590934.jpg" --- > [I just get my head down and work on the pitch. Like anybody knows, you are no use to anybody if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-just-get-my-head-down-and-work-on-the-pitch-like-anybody-knows-you/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/sean-longstaff-25035_football_i-just-get-my-head-down-and-work-on-the_590934.jpg) > [I used to come up to Scotland to see my uncle play and I would also watch him whenever he was on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-used-to-come-up-to-scotland-to-see-my-uncle-play-and-i-would-also/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05c/sean-longstaff-25035_come_i-used-to-come-up-to-scotland-to-see-my_2938849.jpg) > [I am used to just playing football with my mates at Newcastle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-am-used-to-just-playing-football-with-my-mates-at-newcastle/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26f/sean-longstaff-25035_am_i-am-used-to-just-playing-football-with_21433.jpg) > [I had a DVD and I think it was called 'Newcastle United: Flying High' in 2002 or 2003. I used to watch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-had-a-dvd-and-i-think-it-was-called-newcastle-united-flying-high-in/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e67/sean-longstaff-25035_famous_i-had-a-dvd-and-i-think-it-was-called-ne_2658855.jpg) > [I was about five or six when I went to the little foundation camps. I got into the academy when I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-was-about-five-or-six-when-i-went-to-the-little-foundation-camps-i/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/320/sean-longstaff-25035_age_i-was-about-five-or-six-when-i-went-to-t_1986385.jpg) > [If the team start picking up results, everything will look more positive and people will forget about the previous manager, as long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/if-the-team-start-picking-up-results-everything-will-look-more/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee7/sean-longstaff-25035_football_if-the-team-start-picking-up-results-eve_818985.jpg) > [I'm lucky to have my uncle there as he has been able to guide me through it a bit so I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-m-lucky-to-have-my-uncle-there-as-he-has-been-able-to-guide-me/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b2/sean-longstaff-25035_english-people_i-m-lucky-to-have-my-uncle-there-as-he-h_437036.jpg) > [I wanted to look back and say to those coaches, 'You're wrong, I'll be the one who kicks on and makes it'.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-wanted-to-look-back-and-say-to-those-coaches-you-re-wrong-i-ll-be/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/805/sean-longstaff-25035_change_i-wanted-to-look-back-and-say-to-those-c_1402574.jpg) > [I've always wanted to play for Newcastle, and I've only had a little taste of that, so for me, it's about getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-ve-always-wanted-to-play-for-newcastle-and-i-ve-only-had-a-little/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35e/sean-longstaff-25035_football_i-ve-always-wanted-to-play-for-newcastle_566647.jpg) > [I realised, 'I'm not going to dribble past five payers and score', so for me it was about having something different, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-realised-i-m-not-going-to-dribble-past-five-payers-and-score-so-for/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b1/sean-longstaff-25035_myself_i-realised-i-m-not-going-to-dribble-past_1670633.jpg) > [Playing regular first-team football is a massive carrot as I have been in the reserves for two or three years. I'm used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/playing-regular-first-team-football-is-a-massive-carrot-as-i-have/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24e/sean-longstaff-25035_football_playing-regular-first-team-football-is-a_201462.jpg) > [I had just broke in and everything was going so well, to have it all ripped away like that is not nice.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-had-just-broke-in-and-everything-was-going-so-well-to-have-it-all/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cef/sean-longstaff-25035_broke_i-had-just-broke-in-and-everything-was-g_2307668.jpg) > [I think to be able to do it as brothers, it just doesn't happen a lot. It fills us with pride. Just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-think-to-be-able-to-do-it-as-brothers-it-just-doesn-t-happen-a-lot/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d50/sean-longstaff-25035_brotherhood_i-think-to-be-able-to-do-it-as-brothers_3065720.jpg) > [You start going to games when you're younger but you think it's the norm that every football club in the world has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/you-start-going-to-games-when-you-re-younger-but-you-think-it-s-the/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/106/sean-longstaff-25035_big_you-start-going-to-games-when-you-re-you_376198.jpg) > [I speak to Matt Ritchie a lot, he's someone I lean on in the squad. He tends to keep us grounded and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-speak-to-matt-ritchie-a-lot-he-s-someone-i-lean-on-in-the-squad-he/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4eb/sean-longstaff-25035_advice_i-speak-to-matt-ritchie-a-lot-he-s-someo_901648.jpg) ## Other authors on Football - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-jose-mourinho-53200.jpg) Jose Mourinho 106 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/jose-mourinho/) - [Guillem Balague 105 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/guillem-balague/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alex-ferguson-10793.jpg) Alex Ferguson 95 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/alex-ferguson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-brendan-rodgers-19351.jpg) Brendan Rodgers 88 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/brendan-rodgers/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lebron-james-59230.jpg) LeBron James 87 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/lebron-james/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pedro-74426.jpg) Pedro 82 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/pedro/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-scholes-74154.jpg) Paul Scholes 82 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/paul-scholes/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-shaquille-oneal-84492.jpg) Shaquille O'Neal 79 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/shaquille-o-neal/) - [Lothar Matthaus 79 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/lothar-matthaus/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-daniel-negreanu-26515.jpg) Daniel Negreanu 79 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/daniel-negreanu/) - [Casemiro 79 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/casemiro/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-sven-goran-eriksson-4364.jpg) Sven-Goran Eriksson 78 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/sven-goran-eriksson/) ## More by Sean Longstaff > [I am used to just playing football with my mates at Newcastle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-am-used-to-just-playing-football-with-my-mates-at-newcastle/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) > [Playing regular first-team football is a massive carrot as I have been in the reserves for two or three years. I'm used to playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/playing-regular-first-team-football-is-a-massive-carrot-as-i-have/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) > [You start going to games when you're younger but you think it's the norm that every football club in the world has that many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/you-start-going-to-games-when-you-re-younger-but-you-think-it-s-the/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) > [Sometimes you can get distracted by figures that are thrown out there and you're doing things you wouldn't normally try to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/sometimes-you-can-get-distracted-by-figures-that-are-thrown-out-there/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) > [I'm lucky to have my uncle there as he has been able to guide me through it a bit so I was not going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-m-lucky-to-have-my-uncle-there-as-he-has-been-able-to-guide-me/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) > [I've always wanted to play for Newcastle, and I've only had a little taste of that, so for me, it's about getting fit as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-ve-always-wanted-to-play-for-newcastle-and-i-ve-only-had-a-little/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) > [I just get my head down and work on the pitch. Like anybody knows, you are no use to anybody if you aren't fit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-just-get-my-head-down-and-work-on-the-pitch-like-anybody-knows-you/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) > [I was 18, I wanted to be a first-year pro.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-was-18-i-wanted-to-be-a-first-year-pro/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) > [If the team start picking up results, everything will look more positive and people will forget about the previous manager, as long as we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/if-the-team-start-picking-up-results-everything-will-look-more/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) > [I speak to Matt Ritchie a lot, he's someone I lean on in the squad. He tends to keep us grounded and he's always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-speak-to-matt-ritchie-a-lot-he-s-someone-i-lean-on-in-the-squad-he/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) > [The outside noise is something I try not to listen to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/the-outside-noise-is-something-i-try-not-to-listen-to/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) > [There's not loads of people you can trust, so to have your brother out there alongside you, knowing he's got your back, is special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/there-s-not-loads-of-people-you-can-trust-so-to-have-your-brother-out/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) > [I wanted to look back and say to those coaches, 'You're wrong, I'll be the one who kicks on and makes it'. Only I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-wanted-to-look-back-and-say-to-those-coaches-you-re-wrong-i-ll-be/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) > [I haven't changed, I'm still the same lad who lives at home with my mam, brother and sister.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-haven-t-changed-i-m-still-the-same-lad-who-lives-at-home-with-my/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) > [I realised, 'I'm not going to dribble past five payers and score', so for me it was about having something different, and being two-footed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/i-realised-i-m-not-going-to-dribble-past-five-payers-and-score-so-for/) [Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/sean-longstaff/#itemlist", "name": "15 Football Quotes By Sean Longstaff", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just get my head down and work on the pitch. 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