“It was one to three football fields in length. It was massive, about 300 feet above the ground. It had three lights on the points of its triangle and a large red light beneath.” LightThreeFeetFieldsFootballRedLengthMassiveTrianglesRed LightsFootball Field Author:Steven M. Greer
“It is like having a blanket that is too small for the bed, you pull the blanket up to keep your chest warm, and your feet stick out. I cannot buy a bigger blanket because the supermarket is closed. But the blanket I have is made of cashmere. So it's good.” MadeFeetFootballBedBiggerSticksWarmManagersSoccerChestsBlanketChairmanSupermarketsChelseaCashmere Author:Jose Mourinho
“...and he crosses the line with the ball almost mesmerically tied to his foot with a piece of string.” LinesPiecesFeetFootballCrossesBallsStringsTiedCommentators Author:Ian Darke
“The ball was literally glued to the back of his foot - into the back of the net.” FeetFootballBallsCommentators Author:Alan Parry
“Anelka was travelling so fast that he couldn't keep his own feet” FeetFootballCommentators Author:Clive Tyldesley
“Why is it that if you happen to be black and over six feet tall, everybody thinks you supposed to play basketball or football?” IfsThinkingPlayHappensBlackFeetFootballBasketballSixTall Book:Disappearing Acts Source: Disappearing Acts
“In football they measure forty-yard sprints. Nobody runs forty yards in basketball. Maybe you run the ninety-four feet of the court; then you stop, not on a dime, but on Miss Liberty's torch. In football you run over somebody's face.” RunningFacesLibertyFourFeetMissingFootballBasketballCourtFortyYardsNinetyTorchesDimesSprint Author:Donald Hall
“Thomas Gravesen thinks he's broke his hand, but I told him that you play football with your feet and not your hand.” ThinkingPlayHandsFeetFootballBroke Author:Gordon Strachan
“When you think of the former high school football star, you think 6-foot-2, white, meathead as the model for that kind of character. Since I'm not 6-foot-2 or white, I just thought about what I could bring to it. I thought about Smash Williams from 'Friday Night Lights,' like the cocky quarterback, and played around with that.” ThinkingKindCharacterLightSchoolNightStarsWhiteFeetFootballModelsHigh SchoolFormerFridayQuarterbackCockyFriday NightNight LightFriday Night LightsHigh School FootballMeatheads Author:Donald Glover
“It felt like I'd been playing second-string football for a long time, when, suddenly, I was playing in the Super Bowl. Even when 'Basic Instinct' was a hit, I still felt like I was running with that ball toward the end zone. It took awhile for me to realize that I was already in the end zone with the ball down and the crowd screaming on its feet.” LongStillsEndsRunningFeltRealizingFeetFootballLong TimeBallsDown AndInstinctCrowdsZoneStringsBowlsSuper Bowl Author:Sharon Stone
“I play a lot of basketball and racquetball, as they're both great for your feet and hand eye coordination. Other drills can help as well, such as simply catching a football in distant positions from different heights and velocities.” WellsDifferentPlayHelpingHandsEyeFeetPositionFootballBasketballHeightCatchingDrillsVelocityCoordinationRacquetball Author:Antonio Cromartie
“Basketball also helps you learn to move your feet by playing defense and guarding guys, and that all carries over to playing football with staying square and having good footwork.” HelpingMovingGuyFeetFootballBasketballDefenseStayingCarrieSquaresPlaying FootballGuardingFootworkPlaying Defense Author:Calvin Pryor
“When I was playing college football, they would take the football team to a ballet school. We would learn to do tour jete's to prepare us when you are running in pursuit to tackle a ball carrier and you get hit, or somebody comes from another angle. This way you can spin away from the hit and your foot is out so you can go right into your run - basically, it pushed us toward the tackle. There's a good tweet: "Take ballet - it will push you towards the tackle."” WayRunningSchoolTeamFeetFootballCollegeBallsPursuitBalletAngleTweetFootball TeamCarrierCollege Football Author:Gary Busey
“My foot, for a football player, is very beautiful!” BeautifulPlayerFeetFootballVery BeautifulFootball Player Author:Neymar
“My prototypical quarterback is a competitive guy that's a winner, somebody that has great athletic instincts, somebody who is very accurate throwing the football, a quick-minded guy who can think fast on his feet and can make decisions quickly, someone who has leadership ability, an understanding of timing and can make really good decisions.” ThinkingGuyUnderstandingAbilityDecisionFeetFootballInstinctWinnerThrowingAccurateTimingAthleticQuarterbackGood DecisionGreat Athletic Author:Jim Harbaugh
“Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I'm just happy with a ball at my feet. My motivation comes from playing the game I love. If I wasn't paid to be a professional footballer I would willingly play for nothing.” IfsPlayMotivationGamesFeetFootballBenefitsBallsPaidFactorsWealthyThrillFootballer Author:Lionel Messi