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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.
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- Motto
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My motto is I'm going to go out and work every day no matter who is here. It's a mentality that I always play with since I've been playing football.
- Good
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I always said I was good football player, I'm fine as an actor, but I'm a great dad.
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Football was much, much more than I hoped it would be. If I dreamed as a kid, I could never have foreseen such amazing things.
- Complicated
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I don't like to criticise referees because I believe it is a very complicated job, and what they do is very beneficial for football.
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I started out playing football in the streets, playing barefoot like all the boys there - we didn't have the money for football boots.
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When I was eight, I went into a football school in my neighbourhood, and we played five a side on a little court.
- Me
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I don't have a lot to share with other men. My heart sinks when I get into a taxi and someone starts talking to me about football.
- Football Field
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I don't enjoy getting knocked about on a football field for other people's amusement. I enjoy it if I'm being paid a lot for it.
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Football in England is much more direct that in Spain - not just in terms of tactics or style but in the overall approach.
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Football is what we like and enjoy most.
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