Boxing Quote by Patrice Evra

I don't need to hit people in order to play good football. I'm not a boxer after all.

— Diego Costa

Football is like boxing because you have to know when it is time to attack.

— Diego Simeone

Football is my base; that's where I learned to be tough. I was a strong safety, and that's what I do: I hit people.…

— Christian Kane

In football, you're hitting, so you might as well hit in practice.

— Logan Mankins

Football, in its purest form, remains a physical fight. As in any fight, if you don't want to fight, it's impossible to win.

— Bud Wilkinson

You know you're going to get hit when you fight and if you don't want to get hit, you shouldn't be in this sport.

— Yair Rodriguez

In football, you're taught to react by being aggressive, taught to react with violence. If you can't separate that on the field and off…

— Troy Polamalu

Football is, after all, a wonderful way to get rid of your aggressions without going to jail for it.

— Woody Hayes

I had to start boxing because I missed working on something and learning and I guess there's a little more aggression in boxing. I…

— Gigi Hadid

Football's a much easier life than boxing!

— Josh Taylor

It's football. I get hit all the time. That's what you sign up for when you play the game.

— George Kittle

I'm a boxer who believes that the object of the sport is to hit and not get hit.

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr