Football Quotes

“The number 10 is a heavy shirt to wear, but I am happy to have had it on my shoulders.”

“My interests outside of football were an issue for people. Some players would see me reading a broadsheet and say: 'What are you reading that for?'”

“The Premier League is an amazing product, but we have to be careful that we don't alienate the grassroots.”

“Football is a game of errors. The team that makes the fewest errors in a game usually wins.”

“I believe the game is played from the inside out. I believe the game is won in the trenches.”

“When I played for the Colts, we were the only game in town. It was a fanaticism then.”

“Football is nothing without fans.”

“Without fans who pay at the turnstile, football is nothing. Sometimes we are inclined to forget that.”

“Modern players wouldn't last five minutes in our day. It's a non-contact sport now.”

“I was a scrambler. I was a guy who could get out of trouble. I was in a lot of trouble.”

“The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score when you get the opportunity.”

“I like to play the game with a lot of passion.”

“The way I look at it, a quarterback is just a guy who is trying to take my money.”

“I'm a guy who has a lot of respect for the game and the players.”

“Football is a game of emotion. It's a game of passion.”

“I've got a lot of respect for players, but I'm a great believer that what happens on the pitch stays on the pitch.”

“The manager has his decision and we, as players, have to respect that.”

“Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.”

“A professional football player has to have a lot of different skills. The ones that are the most important are the ones that are intangible.”

“We do not buy superstars. We make them.”