Football Quotes - Page 47

A tie is like kissing your sister.

He's a leader and is offering lessons in beautiful football. He has something different to any other player in the world.

If you don't want to play clean football then go up into the stands

The punt returner got smacked like Nancy Kerrigan's knee on souvenir pipe night.

In Holland and Spain and France, where so many of us come from, people aren't interested in the sex lives of their players. We don't hear these stories - even in Italy where the media is right on top of football.

Eighty per cent of teams who score first in matches go on to win them. But they may draw some - or occasionally lose.

A very good side playing at the sort of level we are aspiring to.

My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7.

They cut us up like boarding house pie. And that's real small pieces.

As a young man God blessed me with a special talent to throw a football.

I love baseball. And American Football, too. But not rugby.

The Merseyside derby games are unique in the city.

Scotland has the only football team in the world that does a lap of disgrace.

Anybody who watched football last year knows they're good. But that represents a very good opportunity for us. It really does. I think somehow, if we're able to pull that off, I think it will go a long way for our confidence. I look at it as a great opportunity, and hopefully we'll be at our best when we get there.

I was the kid that wanted to be anonymous in that I'd put a football helmet on and be a member of a team and go out there and maim people. It was a very hard process. It truly was.

Football season: The only time of the year when a man can walk down the street with a blond on one arm and a blanket on the other without encountering raised eyebrows.

Winning isn't imperative, but getting tougher in the fourth quarter is.

It's kind of hard to rally around a math class.

What makes him special? He has a mixture of physical talent and technical ability, as well as remarkable intelligence and above all a great passion for the game.

When speaking to young people, I tell them that it is important to make sure that your mind is right, so you will have something to fall back on.

I think some people just don't know that much about comedy. It would be like a person who didn't know anything about football thinking all offensive linemen are the same.

It's a lot harder to play football when you haven't got the ball.

When I was a child, it was my dream to be a professional footballer. When I was 14 I visited Milan's San Siro stadium and remember thinking how unbelievable it was. From then onwards I vowed that one day I would be playing there - and I am very proud that I achieved this and also for everything else I have managed to achieve in football.

You start with what you believe in. I believe in building a football club rather than building a football team.

Shut your noise, you old c***!