Memorable Football Quotes

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"In football, the worst blindness is only seeing the ball."
Nelson Rodrigues
"Football is like chess, only without the dice."
Luke Mably
"It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up."
Muhammad Ali
"There is no pressure when you are making a dream come true."
Zinedine Zidane
"I don’t believe there’s a player in the world that doesn’t have a peak age. It’s a fact of life."
David Beckham
"If you don't believe you can win, there is no reason to play."
Carlos Alberto Torres
"I've never been one to follow the flock. I’ve always done my own thing."
Cristiano Ronaldo
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"It's not how you start the game, but how you finish."
Anecdotal Wisdom
"The more I practice, the luckier I get."
Gary Player
"Football is the ballet of the masses."
Dmitri Shostakovich
"I know that I am not perfect, but I am always striving to be better."
Lionel Messi
"To be a champion, you have to be able to pay attention to the details."
Kobe Bryant
"The name on the front of the shirt is more important than the one on the back."
Martyn Harrington
"Football is simply a game; it does not know nationalities."
Johan Cruyff
"The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes."
Benjamin Disraeli
"In football, the worst blindness is that of the eye of the heart."
José Mourinho
"Football is not just about scoring goals. It’s about winning and losing, and building a team spirit."
David Beckham
"The best way to predict the future is to create it."
Peter Drucker
"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, study, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing."
Pelé
"I fear no one. I can take on any challenge."
Cristiano Ronaldo
"Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith first. The trust part comes later."
Maya Angelou
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"To win, you have to score one more goal than your opponent."
Johan Cruyff
"Every player is a soldier. We have to fight together as a team."
Roberto Baggio
"Football is a game of inches."
John Madden
"I think the only way to win is to work hard and to work as a team."
Zlatan Ibrahimović
"To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business and your business in your heart."
Thomas Watson
"If you don’t believe you can do it, then you won’t."
Lionel Messi
"The fans deserve the best."
Gareth Bale
"I always felt that my greatest asset was not my speed, but my mental agility."
Franz Beckenbauer
"There’s nothing more important than teamwork."
Wayne Gretzky
"A good manager is a good motivator, someone who knows how to communicate and encourages his players."
Carlo Ancelotti
"You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the further you get."
Michael Phelps
"I think that the only way you can get out of a situation is to keep working hard."
Cristiano Ronaldo
"To win is to lose, to lose is to win. Soccer is truly a unique game."
David Beckham
"Football is a game played with a round ball, which may not be kicked or thrown."
W. C. Fields
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"If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it."
Ronnie Lott
"A football team is like a chariot drawn by horses. It can go nowhere without all its parts working together."
Tony Adams
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."
Archie Griffin
"Football is a game of strategies and systems. Those who understand tactics and strategy have the upper hand."
Jose Mourinho
"We’re all in this together, and we’ll work together to make our dreams come true."
Megan Rapinoe
"I just want to play football. I don’t want people to talk about me. I want people to talk about my game."
Zinedine Zidane
"It's like a spiritual thing; I think you have to have it."
Diego Maradona
"The secret is to believe in your own ability to achieve greatness."
Gareth Bale
"Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple."
Johan Cruyff
"Champions keep playing until they get it right."
Billie Jean King
"You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there."
Venus Williams
"A penalty is a cowardly way to score."
Pele
"I am not a star player; I am just a servant for my team."
Kaká
"The hardest thing to do is to take a penalty in the World Cup final."
Marco Tardelli
"At the end of the day, you always have to have hope."
Fabio Cannavaro
"Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I can assure you it’s much more serious than that."
Bill Shankly
"Football is simple, but it is difficult to play simple."
Johan Cruyff
"It’s not about the size of the dog in the fight, it’s about the size of the fight in the dog."
Archie Griffin
"The ball is round, the game lasts ninety minutes. That is a fact. Everything else is mere theory."
Sepp Herberger
"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race."
H.G. Wells
"Football is like life – it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect for authority."
Vince Lombardi
"You don't have to be a madman to be a football coach, but it helps."
John Sitton
"A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who know how to play the damn thing."
Bill Shankly
"The only way to prove that you are a good sport is to lose."
Ernie Banks
"Happiness is the ability to find the details of beauty in life, both big and small."
Pepe Reina
"I think that I’m a better coach than in my playing time."
Jürgen Klopp
"If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes."
John Wooden
"I’m not a man of the media, I’m a man of the pitch."
Jose Mourinho
"A winner never stops trying."
Tommy Lasorda
"People will tell you that you’re no good, that you’ll never make it. But you must believe in yourself."
Ryan Giggs
"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing."
Pele
"The greatest satisfaction is playing well and winning."
David Beckham
"In football, as in life, you must take your chances."
Alfredo Di Stefano
"At the end of the day, you need the ball more than ever to be successful."
Franco Baresi
"If you’re going to make a mistake, make a big one, and don’t ever stop playing."
Gary Lineker
"The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat."
Jim McKay
"I don't always know what I'm talking about, but I know more than most people."
Thierry Henry
"The ball is round, the game lasts ninety minutes, and everything else is just theory."
Sepp Herberger
"Football is a game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins."
Johan Cruyff
"In football, the worst things are excuses."
Johan Cruyff
"I learned all about life with a ball at my feet."
Ronaldinho
"Every disadvantage has its advantage."
Johan Cruyff
"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do."
Pele
"It is not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game."
Grantland Rice
"You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get."
Michael Phelps
"The harder you work, the luckier you get."
Gary Player
"Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win."
Gary Lineker
"The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning."
Pele
"I don't believe in luck. I believe in hard work."
Cristiano Ronaldo
"If you are first you are first. If you are second you are nothing."
Bill Shankly
"It's not how big you are, it's how big you play."
John Wooden
"One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team."
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
"The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose."
Ernie Banks
"You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it."
Lionel Messi
"I’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy."
Manuel Neuer
"I think, therefore I am a midfielder."
Xavi Hernández
"If you do not believe you can do it, then you have no chance at all."
Arsène Wenger
"Football is like a love affair. You want it to last forever."
Anonymous
"A great player is someone who can change a game."
Zinedine Zidane
"The great thing about football is that it is a game of mistakes."
Bob Paisley
"There’s no pressure when you’re making a dream come true."
Dwayne Johnson
"Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is."
Johan Cruyff
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."
Vince Lombardi
"To win you have to score one more goal than your opponent."
Johan Cruyff
"I learned all about life with a goalie’s mask on."
Vernon L. Smith
"It’s not about the long ball or the short ball, it’s about the right ball."
Sir Bobby Robson
"Everything I know about morality and the obligations ofmen, I owe it to football."
Albert Camus
"There are only two kinds of players: those who are from Brazil and those who wish they were."
Gary Lineker
"If you don’t believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of bed at the end of the day."
Neville Southall
"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing."
Pele
"I always say football is a game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins."
Johan Cruyff
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it’s because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea."
Eric Cantona
"I’d like to be remembered as a person who is a great team player."
Michael Owen
"I never comment on referees and I’m not going to change that habit for anybody."
Jose Mourinho
"We’re all in this together; we have to have each other's backs."
Jürgen Klopp
"The only thing better than the 11 on the field is the 11 on the bench."
Marcelo Bielsa
"It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game."
Bentley Castle
"In football, everything is complicated by the presence of the enemy."
Jean-Paul Sartre
"I am not a star; I am just a worker."
Diego Maradona
"The truth is that you cannot have a good game if you do not have a good team."
Shinji Kagawa
"You can’t win them all, but you can definitely try."
Roberto Baggio
"In football, you win as a team and lose as a team."
Beckenbauer
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