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Jimmy Hill

(1928–2015) Association Football Player

20 quotes in 95 categories

Jimmy Hill was an association football player, best known for The Jimmy Hill Story.

Quick Facts About Jimmy Hill

Born: July 22, 1928
Died: December 19, 2015
Profession: Association Football Player
Notable works: The Jimmy Hill Story

About Jimmy Hill

James William Thomas Hill, OBE was an English footballer and later a television personality. His career included almost every role in the sport, including player, trade union leader, coach, manager, director, chairman, television executive, presenter, pundit, analyst and assistant referee.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Jimmy Hill

And there's Ray Clemence looking as cool as ever out in the cold.

Cold

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He [Beckham] has two feet, which a lot of players don't have nowadays.

Beckham

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Despite the rain, it's still raining here at Old Trafford.

Despite

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In the words of the old song, it's a long time from May to December but, you know, it's an equally long…

December

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I've been a director and chairman of three good, modest clubs - Coventry, Charlton and Fulham - and the abuse you get…

Abuse

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Manchester United are looking to Frank Stapleton to pull some magic out of the fire.

Fire

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In the media, I always seemed to come across as someone who was poking fun at the Scots and their football. I…

Always

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Tradition means nothing. It's about what you do tomorrow as a football club, not what you did yesterday.

Culture

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It is a cup final and the one who wins it goes through

Cup finals

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I played a trial game for Reading against Brentford. Then the coach told me that they couldn't afford to take me on.…

Believe

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They're still in the game, and they're trying to get back into it.

Athlete

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If England are going to win this match, they're going to have to score a goal.

England

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I was brought up in the Boys' Brigade and grew up not swearing. It's so lovely to behave decently, civilly.

Behave

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What makes this game so delightful is that when both teams get the ball they are attacking their opponents goal.

Attacking

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I get on so well with lots of Scots, and a man who had a big influence on my career and was…

Football

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Not a lot of people know I wrote the lyrics for the Arsenal club song, 'Good Old Arsenal'. We had a competition…

Competition

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There was a time in my life when I was travelling to football grounds five days a week. Combined with TV work…

Football

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That's a wise substitution by Terry Venables: three fresh man, three fresh legs.

Legs

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In 1967, London Weekend Television asked me to head up their sports coverage. I got to work with guys like Brian Moore…

Good

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I'm delighted when Scotland qualify either for the World Cup or the European Championship. I always take a vested interest in Scotland's…

Opportunity

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