Soccer Quotes - Page 34

• The game must have been past my bed-time.

  Theo Walcott

  Football, Past, Games

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• England are very light up front. Eriksson's decision not to include Jermaine Defoe can be declared an error of judgment, regardless of Rooney's situation. The Swede should have forgone one of his nine midfield players; much will have to go wrong for Jermaine Jenas to get a game.

  Matt Dickinson

  Football, Player, Errors

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• He has many qualities as a prince, but he is not a surgeon.

  Sven-Goran Eriksson

  Football, Quality, Chairman

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• Sven must have neglected to pay tribute to one of those strict Nordic gods. But instead of cursing Eriksson himself, Thor has done a still crueller thing and cursed the England strikers. I can only assume that Eriksson was never informed of this curse, otherwise he might have more than a 17-year-old up his sleeve.

  Simon Barnes

  Football, Years, Done

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• With no one collecting his knockdowns, what was Crouch supposed to do, juggle the ball with his head until the midfield support arrived?

  Tony Cascarino

  Football, Support, Balls

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• It was nothing personal: if it had been, I would have left him on so he could have suffered like everyone else.

  Graham Taylor

  Football, Chairman, Left

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• I have never seen anything like that before. He must have given his last three managers heart attacks. I like to see those sort of things - as long as they come from the other goalkeeper.

  Terry Venables

  Football, Heart, Long

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• It is a testament to the fundamental honesty of football that Israel, with nothing to play for, overcame Russia in Tel Aviv on Saturday. The sport has its faults, but this basic trust is the reason Wembley holds 80,000 and could take more and the track and field venue for the London Olympics will be reduced after the event to the same capacity as the home of Wigan Athletic.

  Martin Samuel

  Sports, Football, Honesty

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• He is inexperienced, but he's experienced in terms of what he's been through.

  Steve McClaren

  Football, Term, Chairman

  "Fab, and Not So Good, Really" by Paul Doyle, Tom Lutz, www.theguardian.com. December 11, 2007.

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• Let's be honest. We're not Manchester United or Arsenal, are we?

  Paolo Di Canio

  Football, Player, Honest

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• I didn't do anything during the game. I only had one shot on goal and I did not create any chances. I was horrible. Maybe I should have left the pitch earlier.

  Robinho

  Football, Player, Should Have

  "Rob and Pet Are Crocked" by David Anderson, www.mirror.co.uk. October 17, 2008.

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• In many ways, my job in soccer was like my job in basketball now. I had to protect the goal. That was the name of the game, not letting the other team score.

  Hakeem Olajuwon

  Basketball, Jobs, Team

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• I think we have a good team, but soccer fans will know that we're in a really tough group. The three teams in our group are really strong. The Czech Republic is a very good team, Italy is traditionally a powerhouse, and Ghana is one of the best teams in Africa.

  Claudio Reyna

  Sports, Strong, Team

  Interview with Jon Robinson, www.ign.com. March 27, 2006.

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• Sure we have skilled players, but the biggest thing might just be that we are so well conditioned and how we can play for 90 minutes at a high tempo which is needed in soccer at an international level.

  Claudio Reyna

  Player, Levels, Might

  Interview with Jin Robinson, www.ign.com. March 27, 2006.

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• OK, the wonderful thing about soccer is, a football is a perfectly round object, and it doesn't make mistakes. The player using it makes mistakes. And the more you use it, the less mistakes you make.

  Craig Johnston

  Football, Mistake, Player

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• I played at the Sainte Maxime Beach Soccer Tournament, which was brilliant fun as usual.

  David Ginola

  Beach, Fun, Usual

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• I love being an older comic now. It's like being an old soccer or an old baseball player. You're in the Hall of Fame and it's nice, but you're no longer that person in the limelight on the spot doing that thing.

  Eric Idle

  Baseball, Nice, Player

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• Yes there is a little group of soccer aficionados, but I am not one of them.

  Gay Talese

  Groups, Littles

  Interview with Robert Birnbaum, themorningnews.org. July 6, 2006.

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• I love soccer. That's all I ever watch. I'll watch it all day if I can. But I'm too bloody old to play now.

  Geezer Butler

  Play, Watches, Bloody

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• I played in Europe and it was a great experience, not just because of my team-mates and the coaches we had, but from the fans and the city itself - I played in Gothenburg and I played in Lyon and soccer was everywhere.

  Hope Solo

  Team, Europe, Cities

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• Soccer and cricket were my main sports growing up. I had trials as a soccer player with a few clubs interested, Crystal Palace being one, but it was cricket which became my chosen profession.

  Ian Botham

  Sports, Growing Up, Player

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• Even all the top players going to Europe to play helps soccer in America, as do all the MLS players like Beckham and all that, they're trying to promote it. At the end of the day it's about getting the younger generation interested at an early age so most of them will move on and play.

  Ian Rush

  Moving, Player, Europe

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• I was a keen sportsman, and became school captain in soccer and cricket.

  John E. Walker

  School, Captains, Cricket

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• My hobbies are cooking and gardening, especially growing orchids. I love soccer, my husband and I support a British team called Chelsea, and I also enjoy tennis. We have 3 cats.

  Juliet Mills

  Husband, Team, Cat

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• If my soccer career were over, I would still come here because of the people. And despite the fact I've had to skip some school for National Team purposes, I am looking forward to holding that Carolina degree as soon as I can get my hands on it.

  Lorrie Fair

  Team, School, Hands

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