Footballer Quotes - Page 12

• I don’t see the problem with footballers taking their shirts off after scoring a goal? They enjoy it and the young ladies enjoy it too. I suppose that's one of the main reasons women come to football games, to see the young men take their shirts off. Of course they’d have to go and watch another game because my lads are as ugly as sin.

  Ian Holloway

  Football, Men, Games

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• I run an academy in Spain for young footballers who are released by their clubs and who, in my opinion, deserve a second chance. It is a rewarding job for me, but one that also reveals many of the faults in the English game.

  Glenn Hoddle

  Running, Jobs, Second Chance

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• Celebrity culture, it's everywhere, isn't it? It's reality TV, Big Brother. I didn't become a footballer to be famous, I became a footballer to be successful. I didn't want to be famous. Now people want to be famous. Why? Why would you want people following you about all day?

  Ryan Giggs

  Brother, Successful, Reality

  "Ryan Giggs: Nice guy finishes first" by Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. October 1, 2010.

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• Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.

  Zinedine Zidane

  Real, Important, Madrid

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• Had I not become a footballer, I think I would have been... a virgin.

  Peter Crouch

  Thinking, Virgins, Has Beens

  "'I'm available!' Peter Crouch offers to promote the return of FIFA Street in latest hilarious tweet" by Richard Innes, www.mirror.co.uk. August 22, 2017.

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• If you're going to be a footballer, be a great one.If you're going to have a dream, dream big.

  Alex Ferguson

  Motivational, Soccer, Dream

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• Henry is a beautiful player and has got complete technique, I adore watching him. I respect him very much as a man and as a footballer. He reminds me of myself.

  Ronaldinho

  Beautiful, Player, Men

  "Henry Shrugs Off Barcelona Talk". news.bbc.co.uk. December 27, 2005.

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• And I don't really like golf. I know a lot of English footballers play, but I know that if I go with the club to play, sooner or later I will end up trying to smash the ball with my foot.

  Thierry Henry

  Golf, Play, Feet

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Ronaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game.

  Zinedine Zidane

  Beautiful, Football, Player

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• One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best.

  Alan Shearer

  Funny, Soccer, Football

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• I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel.

  Stuart Pearce

  Soccer, Football, Tunnels

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• My motivation comes from playing the game I love.

  Lionel Messi

  Motivation, Games, Thrill

  "Lionel Messi: The world’s most expensive football player who’d play for nothing" by Chris Carter, moneyweek.com. July 01, 2015.

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• Sandro's holding is face. You can tell from that it's a knee injury.

  Dion Dublin

  Football, Knee Injuries, Knees

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• We must have had 99 per cent of the match. It was the other three per cent that cost us.

  Ruud Gullit

  Funny, Sports, Football

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• Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one.

  Jose Mourinho

  Soccer, Football, Thinking

  "They said it: Jose Mourinho". www.fifa.com. May 27, 2016.

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• The rules of soccer are very simple, basically it is this: if it moves, kick it. If it doesn't move, kick it until it does.

  Phil Abraham

  Motivational, Soccer, Football

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• They're the second best team in the world, and there's no higher praise than that.

  Kevin Keegan

  Funny, Football, Team

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• I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd

  Johnny Giles

  Funny, Soccer, Football

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• I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and hopefully after that as well.

  Alan Shearer

  Funny, Soccer, Football

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• All that remains is for a few dots and commas to be crossed.

  Mitchell Thomas

  Funny, Soccer, Football

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• I faxed a transfer request to the club at the beginning of the week, but let me state that I don't want to leave Leicester.

  Stan Collymore

  Soccer, Clubs, Want

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• I took a whack on my left ankle, but something told me it was my right.

  Lee Hendrie

  Soccer, Football, Ankles

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• Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even though I live in Middlesborough.

  Jonathan Woodgate

  Funny, Soccer, Football

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• I wouldn't be bothered if we lost every game, as long as we won the league.

  Mark Viduka

  Inspirational, Motivational, Soccer

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

  Steve Lomas

  Funny, Soccer, Team

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