We must have had 99 per cent of the match. It was the other three per cent that cost us. — Ruud Gullit Copy Share Image
Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy.… — Lionel Messi Copy Share Image
It is a fact for any footballer - you can be really happy, but if the club don't want you, you have… — Xabi Alonso Copy Share Image
Well what a turn-up. From professional footballer to television presenter to green politician. Whatever next? — David Icke Copy Share Image
In England, footballers are respected more, the game is more noble, there's less cheating. Every Spaniard who goes loves it - and… — Xavi Copy Share Image
Hendrix was the first person I had come across who seemed completely free, and when you're nine or 10, your life is… — Robert Smith Copy Share Image
Now learning a bit more about footballers I think what they need to do well, is someone who really wants to stay… — Anna Friel Copy Share Image
I was inspired by players like Pepe or Sergio Ramos because they are defenders and by someone like Cristiano Ronaldo, who is… — Raphael Varane Copy Share Image
I didn't become a footballer to be famous, I became a footballer to be successful. I didn't want to be famous. Now… — Ryan Giggs Copy Share Image
If I had to choose between dribbling past 5 players and scoring from 40 yards at Anfield or shagging miss world, it'd… — George Best Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter what you all think, what you all say about me, because when I go home at night, the same… — Marshawn Lynch Copy Share Image
I'm convinced, that when you are a footballer you are a symbol. You have to be a superman in some ways, to… — Emmanuel Petit Copy Share Image
If you ask any footballer, if you haven't won a game all season you're not going to be confident. — Lee Cattermole Copy Share Image
To any young kid who wants to be a footballer, I would simply say: Have fun playing football and enjoy the team… — Jurgen Klinsmann Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, you want to be on the pitch as a footballer. — Antonio Rudiger Copy Share Image
I got injured when I was a kid, and it prevented me from becoming a footballer. — Matt Smith Copy Share Image
If you want to be a professional footballer, you have to respect your profession. You have to respect the people that are… — Emmanuel Petit Copy Share Image
I spend time with my family. I have got two daughters who are too young to know their Dad's a footballer. They… — Alan Shearer Copy Share Image
