Footballer Quotes · Page 3

Beyond being a footballer, I am a citizen.

— Lucas Moura

I'm a footballer; I want a football club.

— Jack Rodwell

Even as a footballer, I was always being creative.

— Eric Cantona

It's not easy to be a footballer.

— Teemu Pukki

As a footballer, you always want to win.

— Thomas Muller

The money footballers earn today is incredulous

— Bobby Gould

Who is the Best Player in the World? Leo Messi.

— Marco van Basten

If I wasn't a footballer, I would be a virgin

— Peter Crouch

It's hard to know when to call it a day as a footballer.

— Diego Forlan

You don't have to flaunt your success, but you don't have to apologize for it, either

— Gene Stallings

“The most complete footballer in the history of the game.”

— Eusébio

An openly gay footballer would be exposed to abusive comments.

— Philipp Lahm

You need to have dreams, you need to go for it, otherwise why would you be a footballer?

— Virgil van Dijk

I was born a footballer. Before I could walk, I was chasing balls.

— Edinson Cavani

My dream was always to be a footballer and help my family.

— Alexis Sanchez

I don't call myself a women's footballer; I say I'm a footballer.

— Lucy Bronze

Henry is a beautiful player and has got complete technique, I adore watching him. I respect him very much as a man…

— Ronaldinho

Messi scores a goal and celebrates. Cristiano scores a goal and poses like he's in a shampoo commercial.

— Diego Maradona

The moment my name was called [Africa's Footballer of the Year] was truly overwhelming and I was about to scream with joy.

— Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

I never saw myself as a women's footballer. Not when I was in my tiny village in Norway. Not when I was…

— Ada Hegerberg

But when you are an injured footballer, especially when you are out for as long as I was, you find out all…

— Micah Richards

To be a footballer means being a privileged interpreter of the feelings and dreams of thousands of people.

— Cesar Luis Menotti

Jimmy Greaves and Kenny Dalglish had similar know-how, but Dalglish's knowledge and reading of the game was far superior. He was the…

— Jimmy Armfield

I'm enjoying playing football, and as a footballer, that's what you want to do, and that is exactly what I've been doing.

— Ashley Young

I run an academy in Spain for young footballers who are released by their clubs and who, in my opinion, deserve a…

— Glenn Hoddle

Kids want to be professional footballers and I think they need to know what it takes to get there - you know,…

— John Terry

For years Paul Scholes has been one of the best players in the Premiership. He's incredible. He has always been under-rated throughout…

— Thierry Henry

Life has taught me that you can’t control someone’s loyalty. No matter how good you are to them, doesn’t mean they’ll treat…

— Trent Shelton

Thank you to my family, my fans and fans of other teams for their support. The NFL is a fraternity of brothers…

— Adrian Peterson

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

I think I like to do a lot of things to, you know, turn off the 'football head.' I think that's really…

— Erling Haaland

You set out to be a footballer, when you're young, and you think I'd love to do that. There's plenty of things…

— Michael Carrick

I only ever wanted to be a footballer.

— Declan Rice

A footballer must quit at the right time.

— Filippo Inzaghi

Every footballer has his ups and downs.

— Per Mertesacker

My father was a footballer, and he has inspired me.

— Hima Das

I worked hard to be a professional footballer.

— Darren Fletcher

Messi is the best footballer in the world.

— Mauro Icardi

A footballer isn't a devil or a saint.

— Giorgio Chiellini

Footballers are no different from human beings.

— Graham Taylor