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title: "12 Great Goals Quotes by 12 authors"
description: "Browse 12 Great Goals quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Great Goals sayings and thoughts."
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> [Very few great goals actually go in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-taylor/very-few-great-goals-actually-go-in/)

[Graham Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-taylor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/368/graham-taylor-14609_actually_very-few-great-goals-actually-go-in-3084_3084532.jpg)

> [To achieve great goals, you all have to walk in the same direction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marco-verratti/to-achieve-great-goals-you-all-have-to-walk-in-the-same-direction/)

[Marco Verratti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marco-verratti/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/423/marco-verratti-6586_achieve_to-achieve-great-goals-you-all-have-to-w_884559.jpg)

> [Messi not scoring? Great players aren't only great because of goals. If they don't score, they offer goals to teammates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernd-schuster/messi-not-scoring-great-players-aren-t-only-great-because-of-goals-if/)

[Bernd Schuster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernd-schuster/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afb/bernd-schuster-92106_football_messi-not-scoring-great-players-aren-t-o_2749039.png)

> [My advice is that going to the Olympics and winning a gold medal are great goals, but the real goal should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debi-thomas/my-advice-is-that-going-to-the-olympics-and-winning-a-gold-medal-are/)

[Debi Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debi-thomas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/911/debi-thomas-21230_advice_my-advice-is-that-going-to-the-olympics_226283.png)

> [“great goals are an expression of what is fundamentally important to us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hunt-davis/great-goals-are-an-expression-of-what-is-fundamentally-important-to-us/)

[Ben Hunt-Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hunt-davis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06f/ben-hunt-davis-13862_goals_great-goals-are-an-expression-of-what-is_1764259.jpg)

> [I love the game. I want to see creativity. I want to see great goals. I want 'Wow!'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-lafleur/i-love-the-game-i-want-to-see-creativity-i-want-to-see-great-goals-i/)

[Guy Lafleur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-lafleur/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c4/guy-lafleur-14729_creativity_i-love-the-game-i-want-to-see-creativity_1197444.jpg)

> [Great goals make great people. People cannot hit what they do not aim for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/great-goals-make-great-people-people-cannot-hit-what-they-do-not-aim/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52f/anonymous-1_goal_great-goals-make-great-people-people-can_242861.jpg)

> [One of my great goals when I first started taking photographs or showing them publicly is that people might want one for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/one-of-my-great-goals-when-i-first-started-taking-photographs-or/)

[Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c0/patti-smith-394_desks_one-of-my-great-goals-when-i-first-start_3045511.jpg)

> [Female goalkeepers are seen as equals in academies now. We're trying to set a good example for the younger boys so they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-bardsley/female-goalkeepers-are-seen-as-equals-in-academies-now-we-re-trying/)

[Karen Bardsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-bardsley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8a/karen-bardsley-10850_goals_female-goalkeepers-are-seen-as-equals-in_2069264.jpg)

> [I am not as dangerous as I used to be. I am not as effective in the penalty area any more. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-tevez/i-am-not-as-dangerous-as-i-used-to-be-i-am-not-as-effective-in-the/)

[Carlos Tevez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-tevez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8eb/carlos-tevez-7982_dangerous_i-am-not-as-dangerous-as-i-used-to-be-i_3174100.jpg)

> [First Team All-Defense, that was great, that was one of my goals coming into this league, and I've got that a couple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/first-team-all-defense-that-was-great-that-was-one-of-my-goals-coming/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb1/deandre-jordan-6008_being_first-team-all-defense-that-was-great-th_429627.jpg)

> [When we feel pressured to have achieved certain things by a particular age, it could ultimately hinder us. It's great to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/soledad-o-brien/when-we-feel-pressured-to-have-achieved-certain-things-by-a/)

[Soledad O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/soledad-o-brien/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b4/soledad-o-brien-8701_age_when-we-feel-pressured-to-have-achieved_2877904.jpg)

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