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- Nov 07, 2020
Goalkeeper Quotes
Straight from between the posts.
These goalkeeper quotes come from players reflecting on growing into the role at clubs like Roma, on long stretches spent on the bench, and on the specific demands of playing in goal. Browse more in our Best quotes.
- Last Updated on Aug 03, 2026
- Nov 07, 2020
The biggest thing I have taken away from these two years at Roma is the fact I grew as a goalkeeper.
- Legs
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- Nov 07, 2020
The weakest point is between the legs for a goalkeeper.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
For a while, I dallied with the idea of the law - I didn't really know what it was, but I thought it sounded sensible. And as a child, I wanted to be a goalkeeper. Or a butcher.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's about being steady and taking the rough with the smooth, but that's life as a goalkeeper.
- Good-Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't good-looking like the heroes. But I had a good physique having been a goalkeeper. I was like a panther.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm going to play with one goalkeeper, obviously, one defender, one midfielder and two attackers, very offensive because we need to score goals.
- Four
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- Nov 07, 2020
The interaction between the goalkeeper and the back four has to be top to compete in the Premier League.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know why anyone would want to be a goalkeeper. It is a hard position to do well.
- Sitting
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a goalkeeper, but through my career, I spent almost as much time sitting on the bench as I did playing.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you're a goalkeeper, it doesn't matter what you save the ball with - if you keep it out, it's not a goal.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
Scoring from a metre out is just as beautiful as lobbing a goalkeeper from the halfway line.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
Of course my first goal is to save the balls. This is obviously the most important thing as a goalkeeper.
- Brand
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a sportsman, not a brand ambassador, besides being the first goalkeeper of Adidas.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Obviously, I couldn't imagine that my career would go so well. When I first started, I wanted to play out of goal. But there was no goalkeeper, and the coach put me in goal.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020