Soccer Quotes

He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all over their faces — Ron Atkinson

The focus of our family life was homework and what was for dinner; getting to ballet rehearsal and getting my brother to soccer. — Lily Rabe

We will have to go to win. There's no other option. We have one more match. — Xabi Alonso

I used to play soccer when I was in Morocco, but I was more of a basketball player. I played high school basketball, I played AAU basketball. — French Montana

Soccer is one of the most unifying activities amongst us. — Nelson Mandela

We are not ourselves anymore, we've lost a little something. — Fabio Capello

Chesterfield 1, Chester 1. Another score draw in the local derby — Des Lynam

When I thought I was retired, I wanted to travel around the world and watch soccer games. — Drew Carey

I didn't realise you could travel so far and still be in England. — Kevin Bond

A combination of acting, lying, begging, and cheating. — Dave Eggers

I'm too tired to speak in English ... — David Ginola

After getting glasses and contacts it was kind of a wow moment that I could definitely see better and on the soccer field it really helped me. — Heather O'Reilly

Acne is a bigger problem than injuries. — Brian Clough

I walked home holding Tom's hand, not letting it go even as he tottered across a soccer field where there was nothing that could hurt him. — Aspen Matis

Moreano thought that the full back was gonna come up behind and give him one really hard. — Ron Atkinson

It gets like this in Liverpool when you're on the ferry and the sun reflects off the Mersey. — John Aldridge

With a body like he has, I want him to be a bully. But he is too nice - he is perfect son-in-law material, but I don't want a team of son-in-laws. — Graeme Souness

You have to play this game like somebody just hit your mother with a two-by-four. — Dan Birdwell

If I were going to war I would want to be alongside an Englishman not a Frenchman. The Frenchman would think too much. — Arsene Wenger

To be honest with you, I never looked at soccer as a sacrifice. — Brandi Chastain

I wanted to be a soccer player; I wanted to do it at the highest level. — Tim Howard

And with just 4 minutes gone, the score is already 0-0. — Ian Darke

If we played like that every week, we wouldn't be so inconsistent. — Bryan Robson

Many people say I'm the best women's soccer player in the world. I don't think so. And because of that, someday I just might be. — Mia Hamm

All good athletes make mistakes; the great ones learn to make that mistake only once. — Raul Lopez

And at the end of the season you can only do as well as what you have done — Bryan Robson

The game must have been past my bed-time. — Theo Walcott

To be honest, it would have been better to watch it on Ceefax. — Gary Lineker

I never knew that Americans would take up soccer, and it's a gender-free sport in high school there. — Mal Peet

He is inexperienced but he's experienced in terms of what he's been through. — Steve McClaren

Soccer is a feast for the eyes that watch it and a joy for the body that plays it — Eduardo Galeano

As long as the human race is able to concern itself with more than mere survival, soccer will have its place. — Desmond Morris

I didn't want really to be involved in a normal soccer club. — Eric Cantona

I end up writing something every day, since I develop six or seven things at the same time - soccer columns, this and that. — Aleksandar Hemon

I've always thought it would be interesting to give insight on soccer because I have a lot of experience in my career. — Landon Donovan

Offside killed my team. They are not God. They made a mistake and I understand. I don't want three points, I just want 'sorry.' — Luiz Felipe Scolari

I played English football - soccer - instead of American football, because we couldn't afford the equipment. — Wally Schirra

Well Kerry, you're 19 and you're a lot older than a lot of people younger than yourself. — Mike Gray

If you don't believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of bed at the beginning of the day. — H. L. Hunt

The only thing Norwich didn't get was the goal that they finally got — Jimmy Greaves

It is a cup final and the one who wins it goes through — Jimmy Hill

I want to be involved in soccer some way. — Brian McBride

I was glad to watch the soccer because it helps my tennis game, realize maybe they're just rooting for the underdog. — Serena Williams

The philosophy of FIFA is to expand world soccer space, to spread out the world football space. — Vladimir Putin

I manage a team, for beach soccer. I'm the coach. Player, coach. — Eric Cantona

Some fans keep booing and whistling at me because I'm handsome, rich and a great player. They envy me. — Cristiano Ronaldo

A holocaust of an afternoon. — Carlton Palmer

That goal surprised most people, least of all myself — Garth Crooks

I don't blame individuals, Elton, I blame myself — Joe Royle

Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the hearts of people. — Nelson Mandela

I always played soccer in Adidas, but I always wore Nikes. I love street sportswear. — Ian Astbury

If I walked on water, my accusers would say it is because I can't swim. — Berti Vogts

Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple. — Johan Cruyff

Unfortunately, at this moment in time, Robbie Keane can't hit a barn door for us. — Steve Staunton

Pele called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life. — George Best

Give a man a soccer ball, he plays for a moment. Teach a man to play soccer, he plays for a life time. — Theodore Roosevelt

Give the opponents more than one reason to stare at your feet. — Lionel Messi

West Germany's Briegel hasn't been able to get past anyone yet - that's his trademark. — John Helm

We need to forget about mistakes and take the positives. — Steven Gerrard

Well, Clive, it's all about the two Ms - movement and positioning. — Ron Atkinson

I got to experience soccer at the highest level at a young age; I decided I wanted to be part of that for as long as possible. — Mia Hamm

Klaus Toppmoller: hair like David Gower and dress sense like Austin Powers. — Jon Champion

At the end of the day, the Arsenal fans demand that we put eleven players on the pitch — Don Howe

It is a game before a product, a sport before a market, a show before a business. — Michel Patini

Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them. — Bill Shankly

And meade had a hatrick. He scoresd two goals — Richard Whitmore

I don't hold water with that theory — Ron Greenwood

Soccer is a man's game, not an outing for mamby-pambies. — Jack Charlton

I had aspirations to do different things with my life. I wanted to play soccer. I wanted to be a lawyer. Serendipity. — Pete Wentz

I'm not as big a soccer fan as people might imagine, being British. — Jason Statham

It's a Renaissance, or put more simply, some you win, some you lose — Des Lynam

The aura of soccer is very different from other sports. — Dave Checketts

I am happy to be a role model for anybody - whether they are black, white, yellow, pink or purple. — Paul Ince

Everyone has to remember, I've always said that soccer is my number-one sport. — Chad Ochocinco

There isn't an injury known to man that Bryan Robson hasn't had. — Alan Parry

I swim. I do a little bit of surfing. I would say I'm a beginner at surfing. I run. I cycle. I play a little bit of soccer. — Henry Ian Cusick

Titus Bramble: The only explanation for his existence in the Premiership is that he is already here. — Pete Gill

Only if there's an outbreak of the bubonic plague. — Giovanni Trapattoni

We all want to play great music all the time, but if that is not possible, you have to hit as many right notes as you can. — Jose Mourinho

Anger infests Lee Bowyer's simple mind. He could get sent off playing solitaire. — Henry Winter

Let's be honest. We're not Manchester United or Arsenal, are we? — Paolo Di Canio

International football is the continuation of war by other means. — George Orwell

And that's Aston Villa's first league goal since their last one. — Elton Welsby

Football is a thinly disguised re-enactment of hunting; we played it before we were human. — Carl Sagan

I've had 14 bookings this season-eight of which were my fault, but seven of which were disputable. — Paul Gascoigne

Is he ever going to learn? — Graham Taylor

When Rioch came to Millwall we were depressed and miserable. He's done a brilliant job of turning it all around. Now we're miserable and depressed. — Danny Baker

[Books are] vital to learning. Half the population don't go to football matches but that doesn't make football any less important. — John Sutherland

Germany are a very difficult team to play ... they have eleven internationals out there today. — Steve Lomas

Some things you can shake off, some things dig deeper than soccer. — Landon Donovan

The three things that kept me sane as a child were bikes, books, and soccer — Mal Peet

There is no change in the top six of division 2, except that Leeds have moved into the top six — Fred Dinenage

Every soccer player can be on the edge, at the limit, be the bad guy. We have to get used to it. Sometimes I am one of those. — Luis Suarez

So, Arsenal have signed Arsene Wenger because his name sounds a bit like the club. How long before Man Utd sign Stefan Kuntz? — Frank Skinner

You need teamwork to achieve real success, and that attitude comes straight from soccer. — Matt Bahr

It was the game that put the Everton ship back on the road. — Alan Green

I don't know if that result's enough to life Birmingham off the bottom of the table, although it'll certainly take them above Sunderland — Mike Ingham

I am an emotional person, and soccer is sheer emotion. For me, it is the best way to unwind. — Martin Winterkorn

Ninety-five per cent of my language problems are the fault of that stupid little midget. — Gianfranco Zola

I love soccer; I want to be on the field. — Brandi Chastain