- Passion
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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
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have been keeping myself fit. I am going on holiday next week in the Mediterranean so that I can really unwind after the football season and have a rest.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
Baseball, of course, has long been played under the burden of metaphor. More so than basketball or football, it is supposed to represent something larger than itself.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
And I love shooting football.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wish I could go to the school where my close friends go, but I obviously can't. The good thing is, they're really good about inviting me to all the football games and all that stuff. So I end up having an adopted team spirit for a school I don't go to.
- Certain Things
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- Nov 07, 2020
You cannot just switch football on and off; it's intense. There were times when I probably shouldn't have got involved in certain things and said certain things, but you feel that sometimes you have to stand up for what you believe. Maybe the supporters looked to me to stand up as well.
- Practice
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- Nov 07, 2020
During my freshman year at Cornell, I joined my dorm's intramural football team. At the first practice, upper classmen pointed out I was tall, so I should try playing QB. Well half an hour later, it was abundantly clear that I should not be the QB.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think football is evolving, and I think the role of the keeper is becoming more and more important in the game in general.
- End Of The Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
At the end of the day, this is football, and it's quite normal for anyone to go through difficult moments - and it's something you can learn from.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the Under-21s, I played good football for several years, trying to play the same game as the best and with some very good players.
- I Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's room for boys' and girls' football in the world-that's what I believe.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've felt a little tired, but I'm only 24. I love playing football. That's my job and that's what I love doing.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My private life is perfect. If your private life and your life outside football is good, then it is good on the field for you.
- Together
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- Nov 07, 2020
With United, we'd all grown up together, we all wanted to win the biggest trophy in football. We did it togther.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
At the end of the day, I'm a footballer who has played at some of the biggest football clubs in the world and played with some of the best players in the world.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020