- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Football Quotes
Reflections from the field, the sideline, and the stands.
This set of football quotes draws on players describing what the game demanded of them, from proving doubters wrong despite their size to naming the skills that earned them a nickname. A few speak plainly about football being central to who they are, not just a pastime. For more on the people who play it, see our Football Players quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Mistakes
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a young centre-back at Ajax, I played with Wim Jansen, and of course you learn a huge amount. I made some mistakes, because we Dutchmen want to solve situations by playing football. So we look at the ball, try to judge where it will come.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm grateful for everything I have achieved in football, but now I'd rather do other things, go and watch games and enjoy discussing them afterwards.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I come from a football family which has really helped.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
In football, in football clubs, there are many decisions that don't make business sense. Yes, there is always a lot of emotion involved.
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before the first year, nobody gave it a chance. Now, 36 years later, everybody knows Monday Night Football.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is wonderful... Steve and Dan took professional football to a whole different level with the way they played the game. The fact that Steve is going in with Dan is very special.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first year playing Pop Warner football, my mom had to change my birth certificate because I was too young. I was 5, I think, and you were supposed to be 6.
- Coconut
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- Nov 07, 2020
My neighborhood, Coconut Grove, we always played in the streets. It was corner against corner. We all had football teams. Different neighborhoods.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a wrestler. I played football, lacrosse. After high school, I got into jujitsu. I boxed my whole adult life.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Football is my life, I love it.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
No one's saying anything against healthy, fair hardness. That's a part of football. But referees must look more closely and make sure limits are not exceeded.
- Car
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me and my mum were really close. She'd come to all my football games; she was the one who was always there. If it was raining, and I didn't want to go, she'd say, 'Get in the car!'
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I turned 17, that's when it all got a bit too much. I decided to stop doing pretty much everything. I quit football. I wouldn't get up in the morning. I wouldn't go out of my room. I was very depressed.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
We want to be the face of women's football, to encourage young girls to play. If I have to be recognised in the streets to encourage them, I'm happy to do that.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020