Football Quotes

“A court without a ball is like a beach without the sea.”

“God gave me the gift of scoring goals.”

“Without a doubt, I am better than Neymar. There is no comparison.”

“What I learned in the street, I took to the field.”

“If you don't score, you don't win.”

“Football is a game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins.”

“It was like playing in a foreign country.”

“Scoring goals is the best feeling in the world.”

“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.”

“If a player is not interfering with play or seeking to gain an advantage, then he should be.”

“If you ask any player, they want to play for their country.”

“It's not one guy that makes a team. It's the group of guys that make it.”

“You've got to be a little nasty out there, but I'm not that way. I'm not a guy who's going to spit in your face.”

“A great goalkeeper is worth 15 points over the course of a season.”

“Brian Clough was the best manager I ever played for.”

“Football is a game of wits, of skill, of speed and of strength. It is a game of brains as well as brawn.”

“The first tackle was to let him know I was there. The second was to let him know I'd be there all afternoon.”

“It's an incredible rise to stardom. At 17 you're playing for Rochdale and at 18 you're playing for Scotland.”

“The feeling of scoring a goal... there's nothing like it.”

“You have to be a little bit crazy to be a goalkeeper.”