Soccer Quotes · Page 21

I am not very tall but I am intelligent as a soccer player.

— Sebastian Giovinco

It slid away from his left boot which was poised with the trigger cocked

— Barry Davies

Instead of being like the other kids going to soccer or football practice, I was wrestling every day.

— Rey Mysterio

Give a man a soccer ball, he plays for a moment. Teach a man to play soccer, he plays for a life…

— Theodore Roosevelt

If a player is not interfering with play or seeking to gain an advantage, then he should be.

— Bill Shankly

Gymnastics is not at all as popular as, for example, soccer. Gymnastics as a sport isn't promoted very well.

— Henrietta Onodi

I played all kinds of sports growing up: soccer, basketball, track. You name it, I've probably played it.

— Elana Meyers

My first memories are playing soccer for Carlingford Redbacks with my stepdad as the coach.

— Aaron Mooy

I played soccer when I was younger so I thought I was going to be a soccer player for a long time.…

— Kelly Gale

My favorite postgame treat as a kid was the sliced oranges. We had those when I played soccer, too, at halftime.

— Cody Bellinger

A player who dives and wins a penalty in Portugal, or Spain or Italy is considered clever, experienced, cunning, someone who understands…

— Jose Mourinho

“A game?’ Rob spluttered. ‘A bloody game?’ He turned to face his father. ‘This is your bloody fault! I’m living your bloody…

— Dougie Brimson

I spent my whole life as a soccer player and I've honed every skill, I continue to hone them, you can never…

— Tobin Heath

I think it will be good to be in Columbus and get pushed there and then go overseas. If there is a…

— Zack Steffen

I think what we really want to do is to create a real soccer nation. We want to have kids really wanting…

— Christian Pulisic

You know a dog loves you for who you are; they don't know if you're a soccer player or not. Sometimes people…

— Dries Mertens

There's a tipping point that happens with soccer in which you just kinda get it. I was drawn to it because the…

— Bill Simmons

Toddlers need to get off the soccer field and onto the playground. Children need to get out of the gym and into…

— Darell Hammond

Manchester United have risen to the pinnacle of the English game at a time when the rewards are so high - thanks…

— Phil Cornwell

Ronaldo to me is a machine. He's like a soccer robot. Everything is almost too perfect, whereas Messi has his flaws, but…

— Larry Nance, Jr

I am not a perfectionist, but I like to feel that things are done well. More important than that, I feel an…

— Cristiano Ronaldo

United have spent all season commemorating the 50th anniversary of Busby's decision to defy the Football League and take the club on…

— Andy Hunter

I thought that basketball and soccer were hard. And then I went to track practice. It's just running and running and running.…

— Sue Bird

I played on this soccer team, called Hollywood United, and there were a lot of old ex-international pro-players. We played this benefit…

— Donal Logue

Soccer is a feast for the eyes that watch it and a joy for the body that plays it

— Eduardo Galeano

He's one of those footballers whose brains are in his head.

— Derek Johnstone

The philosophy of FIFA is to expand world soccer space, to spread out the world football space.

— Vladimir Putin

Being able to play sports in a school or public environment was everything for me - basketball, soccer, track.

— Harrison Barnes

Good players win you games, good formations stop you losing them.

— Gordon Strachan

As long as the human race is able to concern itself with more than mere survival, soccer will have its place.

— Desmond Morris

I love soccer and I've always been a fan of players who stay with their teams for a long time.

— Nikola Vucevic

Your name is Sanchez, what are you doing playing for Northern Ireland?

— Lawrie Sanchez

There's no in between-you're either good or bad. We were in between.

— Gary Lineker

I don't follow English soccer because it's become a game for hooligans.

— Robin Leach

To be honest I never watch a tennis match. I watch basketball a lot, soccer, never tennis.

— Gael Monfils

Don't visualize beating the keeper, visualize destroying the keeper.

— Steven Gerrard

The most important thing for a forward is speed of thought. Top players read the game.

— Samuel Eto'o

It was the game that put the Everton ship back on the road.

— Alan Green

If marrige isnt a soccer game,then why is their so many goals..?

— Marissa

But for me as a player, I pride myself on understanding the game and having a really good soccer IQ.

— Stephanie Labbe