Referee Quotes

92 quotes by 80 authors

I did think there were one or two referees who had a personal thing against me. It wasn't them versus Celtic - it was them… — Gordon Strachan
I don't have any ideas; my coaches have them. I just pass the ideas on and referee the arguments. — Bear Bryant
What American people and what the markets want is a fair and level playing-field, where the rules are clearly elucidated, where the referees are competent,… — James Chanos
You will never see players from City surround the referee. — Manuel Pellegrini
The sport has changed so much since 2004, it's incredible. If you look even at me, the way I'm fencing now compared to 2004, it's… — Mariel Zagunis
I do swear a lot, but the advantage is that having played abroad, I can choose a different language from the referee's. — Jurgen Klinsmann
Having one child makes you a parent; having two you are a referee. — David Frost
No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always… — Bill Cosby
The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters. — George Foreman
Once the referee throws the ball in the air, it's either your ball or their ball and you have to just take your shot. — LL Cool J
The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game. — Bill Shankly
The human race is the most stupid and unfair kind of race. A lot of the runners don't even get decent sneakers or clean drinking… — Banksy
Although people rarely died playing Quidditch, referees had been known to vanish and turn up months later in the Sahara Desert. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
The referee told me this league has never had a brawl of that magnitude," said Mr. Penderwick after a long, painful silence. "Of course, at… — Jeanne Birdsall
In sum, do not insult me with the beheadings, finger choppings or the lung-deflations you plan for my works. I need my head to shake… — Ray Bradbury
In the high school classroom you are a drill sergent, a rabbi, a shoulder to cry on, a disciplinarian, a singer, a low-level scholar, a… — Frank McCourt
Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should protect citizens from… — Milton Friedman
One rule that will work if it is used everywhere, is that when you have a free-kick, the referee puts the mark on the floor… — Cristiano Ronaldo
Men over 60 often think that if they wear athletic shoes - soft-soled referee shoes or hiking shoes or actual running shoes - then they… — Russell Smith
I play the game as honestly as I can. If the referee gives a penalty there is nothing you can do. — Wayne Rooney

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