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title: "36 Thing Football Quotes by 34 authors"
description: "Browse 36 Thing Football quotes by 34 authors. Discover the best Thing Football sayings and thoughts."
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> [The most difficult thing in football is to score a goal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pep-guardiola/the-most-difficult-thing-in-football-is-to-score-a-goal/)

[Pep Guardiola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pep-guardiola/)

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> [My whole thing is, I'm a football player who is gay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-nassib/my-whole-thing-is-i-m-a-football-player-who-is-gay/)

[Carl Nassib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-nassib/)

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> [The great thing about football is that it's so fast, there are so few interruptions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernesto-valverde/the-great-thing-about-football-is-that-it-s-so-fast-there-are-so-few/)

[Ernesto Valverde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernesto-valverde/)

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> [The best thing about football is that the rules are so simple. Anyone can play anywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermain-defoe/the-best-thing-about-football-is-that-the-rules-are-so-simple-anyone/)

[Jermain Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermain-defoe/)

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> [That's the thing about football, it all happens quickly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marco-verratti/that-s-the-thing-about-football-it-all-happens-quickly/)

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

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> [Confidence is the most key thing in football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-parker/confidence-is-the-most-key-thing-in-football/)

[Scott Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-parker/)

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> [The great thing about football is that it's a game that involves so many people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/the-great-thing-about-football-is-that-it-s-a-game-that-involves-so/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

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> [I think it is a very important thing in football to keep each other awake and alert.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-van-dijk/i-think-it-is-a-very-important-thing-in-football-to-keep-each-other/)

[Virgil van Dijk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-van-dijk/)

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> [Attitude is the whole thing in football. Every team has the talent and the coaching. Motivation makes the difference. The teams that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-gillman/attitude-is-the-whole-thing-in-football-every-team-has-the-talent-and/)

[Sid Gillman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-gillman/)

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> [I don't know much about football. I know what a goal is, which is surely the main thing about football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-beckham/i-don-t-know-much-about-football-i-know-what-a-goal-is-which-is/)

[Victoria Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-beckham/)

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> [I like our whole team. That's the biggest thing about football. It's got to be your whole team. It just can't be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-sapp/i-like-our-whole-team-that-s-the-biggest-thing-about-football-it-s/)

[Warren Sapp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-sapp/)

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> [The most difficult thing is football is to give the ball to a player that has the same colour shirt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manuel-pellegrini/the-most-difficult-thing-is-football-is-to-give-the-ball-to-a-player/)

[Manuel Pellegrini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manuel-pellegrini/)

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> [I don't think I'm the most confident person, but I have people around me who, while they don't say I am the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raheem-sterling/i-don-t-think-i-m-the-most-confident-person-but-i-have-people-around/)

[Raheem Sterling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raheem-sterling/)

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> [The interesting thing about football is that football is the only sport where you quit playing when you get a lead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leach/the-interesting-thing-about-football-is-that-football-is-the-only/)

[Mike Leach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/709/mike-leach-5229_about_the-interesting-thing-about-football-is_1799757.jpg)

> [The hardest thing in life is reinventing yourself and staying at the top of your game, whilst the hardest thing in football…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-simeone/the-hardest-thing-in-life-is-reinventing-yourself-and-staying-at-the/)

[Diego Simeone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-simeone/)

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> [The thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/the-thing-about-football-the-important-thing-about-football-is-that/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [It's a bit disappointing when board members who don't know a thing about football are making decisions on your career. When you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-mason/it-s-a-bit-disappointing-when-board-members-who-don-t-know-a-thing/)

[Willie Mason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-mason/)

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> [That's the thing with football: you have some good games, you have some bad games but the main thing is that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reiss-nelson/that-s-the-thing-with-football-you-have-some-good-games-you-have-some/)

[Reiss Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reiss-nelson/)

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> [You have to remember one thing: Football is entertainment; it's not life or death. Once the game is over, you're already talking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bud-grant/you-have-to-remember-one-thing-football-is-entertainment-it-s-not/)

[Bud Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bud-grant/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95c/bud-grant-31881_death_you-have-to-remember-one-thing-football_1804179.png)

> [The best thing about football for me is the reacting. It's a lot of instincts. But training, for me, it's more for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/troy-polamalu/the-best-thing-about-football-for-me-is-the-reacting-it-s-a-lot-of/)

[Troy Polamalu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/troy-polamalu/)

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> [When I was at Palace I used to see players from other clubs, what they go through, what to expect, so when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-wan-bissaka/when-i-was-at-palace-i-used-to-see-players-from-other-clubs-what-they/)

[Aaron Wan-Bissaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-wan-bissaka/)

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> [Football is strange like that. People become a big part of your life and then they lose a job and you might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cairney/football-is-strange-like-that-people-become-a-big-part-of-your-life/)

[Tom Cairney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cairney/)

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> [You know that if you play football, you have to try to do the maximum, so I'm always doing the maximum for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henrikh-mkhitaryan/you-know-that-if-you-play-football-you-have-to-try-to-do-the-maximum/)

[Henrikh Mkhitaryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henrikh-mkhitaryan/)

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> [The best thing about football, and sport in general, is that if you suffer a big disappointment, then there is no better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arjen-robben/the-best-thing-about-football-and-sport-in-general-is-that-if-you/)

[Arjen Robben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arjen-robben/)

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> [I think the part that people get confused is that when you come in National Football League at a young age, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-wilson/i-think-the-part-that-people-get-confused-is-that-when-you-come-in/)

[Russell Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-wilson/)

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> [The key thing with any football player is, what can he do when he gets on the field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-alexander/the-key-thing-with-any-football-player-is-what-can-he-do-when-he-gets/)

[Shaun Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-alexander/)

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> [Being able to compete is the most important thing in football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-heinz-rummenigge/being-able-to-compete-is-the-most-important-thing-in-football/)

[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-heinz-rummenigge/)

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> [The thing about football, man - it's a team game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/khalil-mack/the-thing-about-football-man-it-s-a-team-game/)

[Khalil Mack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/khalil-mack/)

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> [If you walked into my house, there wouldn't be one thing to do with football in there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-green/if-you-walked-into-my-house-there-wouldn-t-be-one-thing-to-do-with/)

[Robert Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-green/)

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> [That's the most important thing in football: you need to take chances when you get them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/that-s-the-most-important-thing-in-football-you-need-to-take-chances/)

[Ole Gunnar Solskjaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92b/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-7876_chances_that-s-the-most-important-thing-in-footb_148738.png)

> [I think the great thing about football, for me, is I need football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-herbert/i-think-the-great-thing-about-football-for-me-is-i-need-football/)

[Justin Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-herbert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/212/justin-herbert-6447_football_i-think-the-great-thing-about-football-f_1500404.jpg)

> [There seems to be this thing in football where everything has to be... now!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-bale/there-seems-to-be-this-thing-in-football-where-everything-has-to-be/)

[Gareth Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-bale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9f/gareth-bale-14402_everything_there-seems-to-be-this-thing-in-football_1279833.jpg)

> [The greatest thing for me football-wise is that it's a test of will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/troy-polamalu/the-greatest-thing-for-me-football-wise-is-that-it-s-a-test-of-will/)

[Troy Polamalu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/troy-polamalu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/troy-polamalu-7387_football_the-greatest-thing-for-me-football-wise_2873643.png)

> [I think the main thing about football is confidence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-grealish/i-think-the-main-thing-about-football-is-confidence/)

[Jack Grealish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-grealish/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d4/jack-grealish-16376_confidence_i-think-the-main-thing-about-football-is_2774071.jpg)

> [The beautiful thing about football is that you can put things right again in three days time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-heinz-rummenigge/the-beautiful-thing-about-football-is-that-you-can-put-things-right/)

[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-heinz-rummenigge/)

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> [Belief is the most important thing in football. Not quality, running, or being strong but belief, faith, and fight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mauricio-pochettino/belief-is-the-most-important-thing-in-football-not-quality-running-or/)

[Mauricio Pochettino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mauricio-pochettino/)

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