World Cup Quotes - Page 7

Have a go-to pump up song. Mine is Shakira's 'Waka Waka' from the 2010 World Cup (don't judge). Play it only when you're ready to turn into your most badass self.

Kathryn Minshew

Song, Badass, Self

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Congratulations to the Italian people for winning the World Cup. ... They won after France's best player got ejected for head butting. That's the closest anyone in a French uniform has come to combat in 60 years.

Jay Leno

Congratulations, Italian, Winning

"The Tonight Show", July 11, 2006.

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As a non-Arsenal player I would say Ryan Giggs is my Premier League player of the decade because he has combined style with winning. Also I feel sorry he could never attend the World Cup, somewhere where people get a lot of compliments when they do well.

Arsene Wenger

Sorry, Winning, Player

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In recent times Italy have been in a World Cup final every 12 years and I hope to still be there in 2018.

Gianluigi Buffon

Years, Finals, World

TV programme "Football Italia", July 29, 2007.

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I would like to wish the England squad every success. I would also very much like to extend those wishes to Martin Johnson, Brian Smith, Mike Ford, John Wells, Graham Rowntree and the rest of the England 2011 World Cup management team who have been fantastic and deserve people to know that.

Jonny Wilkinson

Team, Squad, People

"Jonny Wilkinson announces his retirement from international rugby" by Paul Rees, www.theguardian.com. December 12, 2011.

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I think everyone around the world knows the tools are there in England's armoury to do well in a World Cup. The challenge is to go out there and prove it.

Steven Gerrard

Thinking, Challenges, Tools

"Steven Gerrard: Forget Liverpool, it's all about England for now". Interview with Paul Wilson, www.theguardian.com. May 22, 2010.

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One-day cricket is a very important part of our play. We've got a long way to go until the next World Cup and for us it's one ruthless game after another where we can play well.

Matthew Hayden

Games, Play, Long

"Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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I played against the Brazilians in '82, who were definitely the best team never to have won the World Cup.

Alan Hansen

Team, Cups, World

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It was my proudest moment as a manager when England drew 0-0 with Italy in Rome to qualify for the World Cup finals. Fifteen years later, the stakes are equally high for both countries as they go head-to-head for a semi-final place at the European Championship.

Glenn Hoddle

Country, Rome, Years

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You know the marathon in my country is just exceptional. It's like soccer in England. If England win the world cup and Ethiopia win the marathon - it's the same.

Haile Gebrselassie

Soccer, Country, Winning

"Haile Gebrselassie bows to will of his people for one last hurrah". Interview with Anna Kessel, www.theguardian.com. May 14, 2011.

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Right through to the end of the last World Cup game, I still couldnt bear the thought of not being perfect or letting people down.

Jonny Wilkinson

Games, People, Perfect

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I really got into the cricket and staying up late watching the World Cup.

Jeremy London

Stay Strong, World, Cups

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Winning the World Cup was the worst thing that ever happened to the England team.

Clive Woodward

Team, Winning, World

"World Cup win has damaged England: Woodward". www.abc.net.au. December 10, 2006.

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The water here in Cardiff is much easier than in London, so for us it is more relaxing paddling here. This race is for us a continuation of our training, we will compete in only this World cup. We don't want to travel too much before the Olympic Games and we want to focus on the Games.

Pavol Hochschorner

Athlete, Race, Games

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To say I have played through four World Cups, two Lions tours, 91 international games and a ridiculous number of injuries and other setbacks gives me an incredibly special feeling of fulfilment. I know myself well enough to know that I will never truly be satisfied.

Jonny Wilkinson

Games, Two, Numbers

"Rugby legend Wilkinson quits England", www.cnn.com. December 12, 2011.

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I never thought I'd play soccer past high school, so to go from that team to actually being most-capped and three World Cups is pretty special.

Cobi Jones

Soccer, Team, School

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At the Cardiff World Cup I really would like to make the final. The favorites are still Peter, Daniele or Vavra, but I will try to do my best in order to be closest as possible to these athletes.

Benjamin Boukpeti

Athlete, Order, Trying

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You always know when one of the first ["Harry Potter" movies] are on TV, because you'll get a text message from one of your friends saying, "How high was your voice?" It's like watching a home movie, in some sense. But you just remember because the audience sees the scenes as they're written, but we remember shooting [the scenes] and all the stories that came around it. Like the Quidditch World Cup in ["Harry Potter and the] Goblet of Fire," it's like the Glastonbury Festival at Leavesden [Studios].

James Phelps

Home, Fire, Voice

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After an All-Blacks surprise loss to the French in the 1999 Rugby World Cup: “The French are predictably unpredictable.

Andrew Mehrtens

Loss, World, Cups

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I would love to play for Real Madrid. And I want to win a World Cup for the U.S. so bad. When the women won it, everybody went crazy. I would love to be part of something like that.

Freddy Adu

Crazy, Real, Winning

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The 1984 European Championships were held in France and that was something important. I felt on form then, even though I was practically always injured at all the World Cups. It's a great memory. But in any case, the past is past.

Michel Patini

Memories, Past, Important

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They always lose when it matters (getting it wrong about England in the rugby world cup final 2003).

Bernard Laporte

Finals, World, Matter

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To play in the World Cup and try to win something for England was the ultimate.

Peter Shilton

Winning, Play, Trying

"Blame it on Rio! Ferdinand will regret snubbing England, claims legend Peter Shilton" by Richard Arrowsmith, www.mirror.co.uk. March 25, 2013.

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Everybody in Argentina can remember the hand of God in the England match in the 1986 World Cup. Now, in my country, the hand of God has brought us an Argentinian pope.

Diego Maradona

Country, Hands, England

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Brazil goes into every World Cup expecting to win - so when it is in Brazil it is expected even more. You can't understand what the World Cup means to our country.

Ronaldinho

Country, Mean, Winning

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