- 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.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel fortunate that there was a place like the CFL where I could hone my skill and become a consistent football player and have a nice career.
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- Nov 07, 2020
You know, a football coach is nothing more than a teacher. You teach them the same subject, and you have a group of new guys every year.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Burnley Football Club helped me mature from a boy to a man and I can't thank them everyone from the club enough, from the board to the staff at the training ground and the staff at the club.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've missed a lot of football.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had been released by Southampton and was back playing Sunday League football when I signed for Bournemouth. I grew to love the club.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every football player has their own journey and unfortunately my injuries were out of my hands. There wasn't much I could have done about that except rehab to the best of my ability which I did.
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- Nov 07, 2020
All I have ever known is football.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was quite small as a lad compared to everyone else so I didn't stand a chance at Southampton. They told me one day that they weren't interested so I moved on. I just went away and enjoyed my football.
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my school, people liked the gym teachers because they were the football or soccer coaches. But look, if they're cool, they get respect.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I ran track in high school. I was a fragile young man, personally and physically. I tried football. That didn't work out; I broke my collarbone. But I always loved running.
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- Nov 07, 2020
England against France is such a massive match; you can't get much bigger than that in European football. It's a huge rivalry.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Striker is my favourite position, but once I get on the pitch, whether it's out on the wing or in the middle, I just want to enjoy my football and try and produce as good a performance as possible.
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- Nov 07, 2020