“I feel an autumnal Saturday, no matter how beautiful, is wasted if it doesn't find me sitting in on a football game.” IfsFeelsMatterBeautifulGamesFootballSittingSaturdayFind MeFootball Game Author:Howard Roberts
“Look, I understand that for a lot of people, the US is superior to their country of residence in myriad ways, but I'm Australian. We have it all: the weather, the beautiful cities, the brand of football that involves neither padding yourself up like Santa Claus nor standing in a line in front of goal and covering your testicles.” PeopleWayLooksCountryBeautifulGoalLinesCitiesFrontsFootballStandingSuperiorsWeatherBrandsSantaAustralianCoveringSanta ClausResidenceTesticlesBeautiful City Author:Max Barry
“The poor Geordies are in the process of being rebuffed by every sentient human being whose ambition in life is more than simply to pocket six million quid for having been a failure and run for the hills. They want beautiful, flowing football and tangible success, at St James' Park. Fine. I, meanwhile, want Jessica Alba and the Nobel prize for literature. I make my prospects slightly more realistic.” WantHumansRunningBeautifulLife IsLiteratureProcessHuman BeingsPoorMillionsFootballFineSixAmbitionHillsSoccerAnalysisParksPocketsPrizeRealisticTangibleNobelProspectsNobel PrizeJessicaLife Ambition Author:Rod Liddle
“In football, hate can be a beautiful thing; sustaining and nourishing, quite unlike other manifestations of an otherwise destructive emotion.” BeautifulHateEmotionFootballSoccerAnalysisManifestationDestructiveBeautiful ThingsSustaining Author:Nicky Campbell
“I take pride in the fact that people go home having felt that for 90 minutes today, life is beautiful - and that's it, basically. That's why professional football exists.” PeopleFactsHomeTodayBeautifulLife IsFeltMinutesFootballPrideManagersSoccerChairmanLife Is BeautifulToday Life Author:Arsene Wenger
“Without defeats, how do you really know who the hell you are? If you never had to stand up to something - to get up, to be knocked down, and to get up again - life can walk over you wearing football cleats. But each time you do get up, you're bigger, taller, finer, more beautiful, more kind, more understanding, more loving. Each time you get up, you're more inclusive. More people can stand under your umbrella.” PeopleIfsKnowsKindBeautifulUnderstandingGrowthWalksHellFootballBiggerDown AndDefeatGet UpOver YouShortcomingsUmbrellaKnocked DownCleats Author:Maya Angelou
“I am very obsessed with ballet now because it is a very difficult sport and a beautiful one because it is not about money. It's not like playing football or tennis - dance has no sponsors, it's just for the beauty. Maybe it is the only last pure sport.” LastsBeautifulSportsDifficultFootballPureObsessedTennisBalletSponsorsPlaying Football Author:Carine Roitfeld
“Women who talk about football tactics, it's beautiful. I find that fantastic. And you know what a 4-3-3 is, right?” KnowsBeautifulFootballFantasticTactics Author:Laurent Blanc
“My foot, for a football player, is very beautiful!” BeautifulPlayerFeetFootballVery BeautifulFootball Player Author:Neymar
“When I was nine years, growing up on the south side of Chicago, in the ghetto. The Robert Taylor Projects. I came home from school, I showed my mother a picture and said "Momma, that's you in the rocking chair. There's daddy over there." I said, "Momma, one of these days, I'm gonna be big and strong. I'm gonna be a football player. I'm gonna be a boxer. I'm gonna buy you a beautiful house and I'm gonna buy you pretty dresses." That's all I want to do in life.” WantYearsSaidHomeBigsSchoolBeautifulMotherHouseStrongSidesGrowing UpGrowingPlayerFootballProjectsDressesSouthNineThese DaysChairsChicagoDaddyGhettoBoxersFootball PlayerNine YearsMommaRocking Chairs Author:Mr. T