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title: "6 Think Footballers Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [I remember when I was retiring I said to my kids 'I promise you I'll never put on weight' because people always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cole/i-remember-when-i-was-retiring-i-said-to-my-kids-i-promise-you-i-ll/)

[Andy Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cole/)

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> [Most people think footballers are thick. Some might be, academically, but they can see the game, strategically, tactically, in every way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-dyche/most-people-think-footballers-are-thick-some-might-be-academically/)

[Sean Dyche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-dyche/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10b/sean-dyche-12127_football_most-people-think-footballers-are-thick_495251.jpg)

> [People think footballers are all like robots - we can control everything on the pitch. But your heart is beating 200 times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/didier-drogba/people-think-footballers-are-all-like-robots-we-can-control/)

[Didier Drogba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/didier-drogba/)

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> [People think that footballers just have a kick around with their mates. If they win, fine; if they don't, that's then fine,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-alves/people-think-that-footballers-just-have-a-kick-around-with-their/)

[Dani Alves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-alves/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c61/dani-alves-5180_obligation_people-think-that-footballers-just-have_1793785.jpg)

> [When you look at the vast amounts of money in the Premier League - and some extent the Championship - people think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kemar-roofe/when-you-look-at-the-vast-amounts-of-money-in-the-premier-league-and/)

[Kemar Roofe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kemar-roofe/)

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> [Contrary to what some people might think, most footballers don't know much about their team-mates' transfers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-james/contrary-to-what-some-people-might-think-most-footballers-don-t-know/)

[David James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a1/david-james-4110_about_contrary-to-what-some-people-might-think_3080573.png)

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