Believe Quote by Tim Donaghy

I knew there were certain relationships that existed between referees and players, referees and coaches and referees and owners that influence the point spreads…

— Tim Donaghy

The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.

— Bill Shankly

It's a game of integrity. There's no referees out there. We all respect each other.

— Jordan Spieth

The craft of officiating is taught that people come and pay top dollar to see people like Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, all…

— Tim Donaghy

It's mostly the coaches the refs don't like. Like Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich. Jackson is a master at setting up refs, always telling…

— Tim Donaghy

I think there's a lot of successful referees to come out of the Philadelphia area because the basketball is so good.

— Tim Donaghy

Sometimes you wonder, do referees understand the game of football?

— Roy Keane

The league feels like it's their job to protect the referees more than the players.

— Matt Barnes

I know that every referee is trying to do their best.

— Daniil Medvedev

There are many coaches who talk about referees every day.

— Rafael Benitez

I don't believe referees give or take way anything from you. They are humans and can make mistakes.

— Victor Valdes

Refs are all different and you know you will get away with stuff with some that you wouldn't with others, whether it's a foul…

— Andy Carroll