- 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
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020
I actually was the captain of the football team. I went to Catalina Foothills High School, and I played football all four years. I started on Varsity my sophomore year, and senior year I was captain.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
No, I didn't quite know to what extent the football might be, but it was quite a bonus for me to try to learn new skills and to keep fit at the same time.
- Bending
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- Nov 07, 2020
In London there was an article about all these girls bending it like Beckham, and in India there's this big wave of girls playing football. Wow! I can't believe a movie's done this!
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
Football is a passion that she holds dear to her heart. She's really going for her dream and there are obstacles in the way, but deep down she knows what she wants, and she pursues that.
- American Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
And of course in America you've got American football and baseball and all those other ball games, soccer has become a little niche that the women have kind of filled.
- Cool
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- Nov 07, 2020
Over the years, we settled into American life and embraced it fully. But having come from a different culture, I didn't know the boundaries of American culture. Which is that, as a girl, you didn't play football or soccer at lunch with the boys, and to be cool, you didn't get into math Olympiad.
- Football Player
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a football player. So I achieved my dream.
- Nov 07, 2020
It's funny that as soon as I retired from international football, Italy won the World Cup.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I will not play a farewell game with the national team. I would like to thank the federation for expressing an interest. But I prefer to leave football with an official match because I am not a fan of farewell games.
- Far
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always played football with my friends on the streets of Eure, in Normandy, not far from Paris.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020