- 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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- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm in such a privileged position to class football as my full-time job, to be captain of England, captain of Manchester City. I'm very lucky.
- Dedicating
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think people admire us for dedicating our lives to be professional athletes. But we need more people to come and watch club games; we need to encourage girls to play football from an early age.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know I'm not the biggest guy or the fastest guy, but you've got to bring something to the table that someone else is not. I love football too much.
- Dispel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Part of my problem is that I cannot dispel the myths that have somehow accumulated over the years. Somebody writes something, it's completely off the wall, but it gets filed and repeated until everyone believes it. For instance, I've read that I wear a football helmet in the car.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents weren't very sporty, and football wasn't part of my everyday life. I was never a massive football fan either, but, like everyone else, I used to watch matches on TV.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up surrounded by tennis, so I was obviously more interested in it than football - particularly as it's the most popular sport.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
It dates back to my dad and my uncles. They all got permits to go to Beverly Hills High School back in the '70s and early '80s. After they finished college, they came back and became football coaches there. So I was there with a permit.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just felt like I didn't have to go back to football. Anytime I don't have to hit somebody, I'm all for it.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wish football, as a culture, bred more than just a football player. It has the ability to be an incubator and transition players properly.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
People care about my personal life. But really I'm dorky! I drink beer and go to football games. And ya know, sit in my house in a t-shirt on the weekends and play with my dog!
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really actually started when I was 10 years old, but before that, I loved to play with Father because he played as an ex-player. I just enjoyed it, so I started at 10 years old with Father to be a proper football player.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have scored some goals, but that is not everything, is it? Football is more than that.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
Traveling is definitely something that your average 17-year-old doesn't get to do. One week we're in Japan, one week we're in Australia, one week we're back home going to football games.
- Gang
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's so easy for a kid to join a gang, to do drugs... we should make it that easy to be involved in football and academics.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020