- 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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- Gonna
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're gonna play fast, we're gonna play physical, we're gonna play furious, and we're gonna play contact football.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been fortunate and blessed to further my career in the Arena Football League, and I've had a good time doing it.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
On a foggy, steel gray Saturday in September 2002, Bennet Omalu arrived at the Allegheny County coroner's office and got his assignment for the day: Perform an autopsy on the body of Mike Webster, a professional football player.
- Glory
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- Nov 07, 2020
Football is in a guy's DNA. A primal thing. You should play it so you can talk about the glory days when you get older and drink Bud with the guys from the office. Get it done when you're young, while you have the chance.
- Nation
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a broad cultural current that conveys the idea that a film is like a football team, it represents a nation, it is illustrated literature, filmed radio. These are outdated concepts, totally out of touch with today's realities.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to tell people that 'Ballers' has something for everyone. If you are a football fan, then obviously, 'Ballers' is the way to go. The series are using real team names so that's a plus. If you have no interest in football, it's still a show about life, and there's something for everybody on that show.
- First-Hand
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd heard about Texas football and how much of a religion it is, but to go to Odessa and experience it first-hand is something different than just hearing about it.
- Nov 07, 2020
This is football: one day you win, one day you lose, and there's a very fine line between them.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like talking about football.
- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been a very passionate football supporter, and I used to watch the Champions League.
- Mirror
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my position, I've always admired Claude Makelele. I grew up watching him play. I was able to play against him in the final stages of his career. I have always liked his way of playing football, and given my position and style, he's been a mirror to compare myself against.
- Quality
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't have the chance to play at West Ham, but in football, you always have a chance. When I went to Liverpool, I had the chance to show my quality.
- Head
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- Nov 07, 2020
In football, 80% of the game is played in your head; the other 20% is physical and tactical.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Champions League was something very distant for us. I grew up in a very small town with 50,000 inhabitants, and it was a way of being able to watch my idols or people I admired play football on television.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020