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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
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was in the GB Women's football team at the 2012 Olympics, it was obvious who was in the first XI and who was making up the numbers. Kelly Smith was going to be first-choice striker no matter what, and the other forwards in the squad mentally checked out as a result.
- Hurt
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's football. Guys get hurt all the time.
- Nov 07, 2020
If you don't go out there and play winning football, they're going to try and find somebody who can.
- Construction
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- Nov 07, 2020
My construction business represents 10 or 20 times what I'll ever invest in football. But from the moment I bought the Chargers, I would become forever known as the owner of that NFL franchise.
- Nov 07, 2020
Well, football is a hard game; there's no denying it. It's a game that can bring out the worst in you, at times.
- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes in football you have to hold your hand up and say, yeah, they're better than us.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Football management is such a pressurised thing - horseracing is a release. I'm also learning to play the piano - I'm quite determined - it's another release from the pressure of my job.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Coach Amodu without question is a colossus and football icon and has over the years made meaningful contribution to Nigerian football both at club and international levels.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Coach Amodu has coached the cream of Nigerian football players and I had the privilege of working with him albeit for a very short time during the preparations for the two-legged Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Egypt.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nigeria is a great footballing nation and deserves to assume her rightful place in Africa and world football and I am keen to be part of a team that achieves this goal.
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- Nov 07, 2020