- 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
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad had a spell when he came out of coaching doing some work with underprivileged children on quite a rough council estate in Southampton to help the kids and take them out to places. I used to go along with him. I used to play football with them, mess about with them. I was only 13 or 14 and became good friends with them.
- Helping Hand
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never want anyone to think I've been given a helping hand. I've always worked for everything, whether it be on the football field or away from it.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some people don't like change. Some embrace it. But the way it's going - not just in football, but in society generally - it's more diverse. People want freshness.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mum never once tried to push me into something different, even though there was no way of making a living out of women's football. She supported me because she saw I was happy and that it gave me a focus to not be hanging around on the street.
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women are the same. We watch football; we play football. Why wouldn't we be out there giving our opinions on the sport ,too?
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been in football since I was eight. Of course I know what I'm talking about.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm just happy I get paid to train every day and play football. I can't ask more than that.
- Now
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- Nov 07, 2020
While I was playing football in the U.S., I learnt to play the guitar, and I'm picking it up again now.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sure, I do feel I am an ambassador for women's football. But that hasn't changed. It's been like that since I started at eight years old. I'm still me.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
The U.S.A. have a 'football arrogance,' which means winning is in their DNA - nothing else is good enough.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was younger, my food and fitness were less controlled - I just loved football.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most of my football education was under Hope Powell, and were some of her training sessions boring? Yes. But were they necessary? Yes. We fully understood what we needed to do as a defensive unit.
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020