Addiction Quote by Froma Harrop

Addictions within football, we're talking gambling. Premier League, it's a bit of an epidemic to be honest.

— Tony Adams

I'm not looking for sympathy. If there's other footballers addicted to gambling, then maybe me speaking about my battle might help them.

— Kyle Lafferty

I am not alone in football in having a problem with gambling.

— Joey Barton

I knew it was against the rules to bet on football, but when you've got an addiction you just want to win that money…

— Kyle Lafferty

Americans' addiction to sports, with the NFL at the top, is based on the excitement generated by the potential for the unexpected great play…

— Arlen Specter

I've been in football a long time and people have problems through debt, drugs, drink and family.

— Gordon Strachan

Harvard Medical School, the University of South Florida and the American Psychiatric Association have all conducted studies showing that the earlier one begins gambling,…

— Spencer Bachus

I think if the FA is truly serious about tackling the culture of gambling in football, it needs to look at its own dependence…

— Joey Barton

There is always room for losers in the football business. They are the mother's milk of gambling, and why not? Somebody has to do…

— Hunter S. Thompson

The NFL is not a national pastime. It's a national addiction.

— Mark Schlereth

The socio-economic impact of gambling addiction is comparable to drug and alcohol addiction

— John Warren Kindt

Gambling is a catalyst for economic downturn

— John Warren Kindt