- People
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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
- Early Days
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- Nov 07, 2020
Football has always been violent. In the early days of the game, they didn't wear hard helmets. They wore soft helmets, which were just designed to protect the ears. In the '40s and '50s they began to introduce hard helmets, which provided much more protection against things like skull fractures.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
But my biggest passion is football.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Arsenal were really interested in me for a long time, and I think that I fit into the football Arsenal play.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
London is really nice, and I'm really happy here, but, of course, I've moved here to play football and not just to be in the city.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Maybe if I was born in Kosovo, I might not be where I am now, so I need to thank Switzerland, of course, because I went to school there, learnt to play football there, and started my career there.
- Nice
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's aggressive, and I like the way Arsenal play football. It's not like other countries, but it's very, very nice here.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My brother was always going to go in the direction of football. With me, it was more between school and football. Eventually, it worked out for both of us. We're pleased to have gone down that path. I'm proud that my parents always supported us, in good and in bad times. You need that.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not like I played my first football match in England. For me, football is pretty much the same everywhere; the ball is round, but maybe tactically, things are different than at other clubs I've played for.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
In football, you get criticised if you are sent off. It's my style of play, and nobody can make me change that. Even if I get another red card, then that happens. You become cleverer, maybe look more, and since my red card, I think things have improved.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
People think that coaching is about winning football matches - which, of course, it is - but throughout my career it has also been about helping people become better, more able to deal with life and be more successful in their lives, on and off the football pitch.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020