Football Quotes - Page 4

I hope people see us not just as a football player, but also as human beings, we are not machines!

If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.

One person with passion is better than forty people merely interested.

I love football. I think it is most wonderful game in world and I despise to lose.

In football we always said that the other team couldn't beat us. We had to be sure that we didn't beat ourselves. And that's what people have to do, too - make sure they don't beat themselves.

If the psychic energies of the average mass of people watching a football game or a musical comedy could be diverted into the rational channels of a freedom movement, they would be invincible.

I've got a Championship game to play and I'm excited about the opportunity of my damn strong football team to play in it.

Top to bottom Michigan is about excellence, greatness. You have my pledge I will carry forward the excellence of Michigan football.

Respect all. Fear none.

The grid is like the lines on a football field. You can play a great game in the grid or a lousy game. But the goal is to play a really fine game.

If he's got golf clubs in his truck or a camper in his driveway, I don't hire him.

My favorite water cooler topic is fantasy football. I used to make fun of friends for doing it and now I'm obsessed.

Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career.

Football is one of the world's best means of communication. It is impartial, apolitical and universal. Football unites people around the world every day. Young or old, players or fans, rich or poor, the game makes everyone equal, stirs the imagination, makes people happy and makes them sad

If you're in the penalty area and don't know what to do with the ball, put it in the net and we'll discuss the options later.

I always thought I wanted to play professionally, and I always knew that to do that I'd have to make a lot of sacrifices. I made sacrifices by leaving Argentina, leaving my family to start a new life. I changed my friends, my people. Everything. But everything I did, I did for football, to achieve my dream.

What I do is play soccer, which is what I like.

It's time for the New England Patriots to move on and that's what our job is. And as I said, our goal is the same: to have a winning football team, to be a pillar in the community. That's what our direction is; that's what we're going to do.

One thing you can't beat in this world is time. I learnt that the hard way. You can't play basketball forever. You can't play football forever. You can't bodybuild forever. I mean you CAN do it, but not at a high level against younger guys who have more time and have not reached their peaks yet. There's only so much the body can do and once you're done, you can't go back in time.

What a debut for the young goalkeeper, as a striker.

Of course we want to win every game, but winning forever is more about realizing your potential and making yourself as good as you can be. Realizing that is a tremendous accomplishment, whether it's in football or in life.

When I played pro football, I never set out to hurt anyone deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something.

I play in a position that demands hard work and generosity and little glamour, but I like it. It’s my job and I like it. I would rather intercept and steal 10 balls than shoot. That’s what I’m here for, to make everyone else’s jobs easier.

There are teams that wait for you and teams that look for you: Espanyol look for you. I feel very close to their style of football.

Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.