“I play football, and most football players are camera shy. We just want to be left alone; we just want to stick to what we do.” WantPlayLeftPlayerFootballCamerasSticksShyLeft AloneFootball Player Author:Reggie Bush
“God made certain people to play football. He was one of them.” PeopleMadePlayCertainFootball Author:Joe Gibbs
“When I was in Dutch and Italian football, a lot of people looked at Manchester United, and when they were asked who was the best player, a lot of them said Paul Scholes. Much of what he did looked simple, but actually it was quite hard. Invariably he controlled the ball instantly and passed it straight on, keeping the game moving. He made inch-perfect passes across the pitch; he saw the gaps and could play the ball through them. So it didn't surprise me that so many top-class international footballers recognized his quality.” PeopleMadeSaidHardPlayMovingGamesSimplePerfectUnitedQualityClassSawsPlayerFootballBallsSurpriseInternationalGapsControlledItalianInchesFootballerManchesterDutchBest PlayersSurprise MeManchester UnitedScholesPaul Scholes Author:Edwin van der Sar
“I like both athletic girls and girly girls. It depends on their personality. I like girls who can go out and play sports with me and throw the football around, but you don't want a girl who's too much tougher than you. I like brainy girls who can respond to what I'm saying.” WantPlayGirlSportsToo MuchFootballPersonalityDependsAthleticGirly Author:Josh Hutcherson
“I come from a generation where I couldn't even contemplate such a thing. I find it amazing... You can become a multi-millionaire as a club player without playing international football. But international football is about individual pride and wanting to perform at the highest level. If I got picked at 41, I would have played, even if I thought I would make a fool of myself. I just wanted to play for my country.” IfsCountryPlayWantedIndividualLevelsPlayerGenerationsFootballPrideFoolHighestInternationalClubsContemplatingMillionaire Author:Trevor Brooking
“Poetry is play. I'd even rather have you think of it as a sport. For instance, like football.” ThinkingPlaySportsFootballInstancePoetry Is Author:Robert Frost
“I wanted so badly to play in the park across the street because the kids were playing baseball and football but I had to record.” PlayKidsWantedRecordsStreetsFootballBaseballParksPlaying Baseball Author:Michael Jackson
“As a professional, as a person, and as a player, I think he's fantastic. It's like he's dancing the tango. I just love how he plays football so elegantly. To me, Andres is Don Andres.” ThinkingPersonsPlayPlayerFootballDancingFantasticTango Author:Dani Alves
“Everybody always wanted me to be sorry, I guess, and I am. And I'm tired of it. And I want to play football and, well, if I can't I'll have to do something else.” IfsWantWellsI CanPlayWantedFootballTiredSorryI'm Tired Author:Alex Karras
“We don't want our players to be monks. We want them to be better football players because a monk doesn't play football at this level.” WantPlayLevelsPlayerFootballMonkFootball Player Author:Bobby Robson
“The theater is so disappointing, really, that it's hard to go again and again. It's just too heartbreaking. I'd rather watch football or play a game or read.” HardPlayGamesWatchesFootballTheaterAgain And AgainHeartbreakingDisappointing Author:John Malkovich
“I think one of the great things about a football season is that you see teams play in all types of environments, and if you can't handle one of them, you probably don't deserve to win anyway.” IfsThinkingPlayWinningEnvironmentTeamFootballTypeDeserveSeasonsHandleGreat ThingsFootball Season Author:Bill Simmons
“I hated my mom for not letting me play football as a kid. So when I have kids someday, I guarantee they'll never meet their grandmother.” PlayKidsFootballMomMy MomHatedGuaranteesSomedayGrandmother Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“The bottom line is that I wanted to come back and play in the Premier League again and wake up on Saturday morning and really fancy getting out there and playing in front of this fantastic support, scoring goals and enjoying football. (on returning to the premiership)” PlayWantedEnjoyGoalLinesMorningSupportFrontsFootballEnglandWake UpBottomFantasticLeagueFancySaturdayBottom LinePremier LeagueSaturday MorningScoring Goals Author:Michael Owen
“Athletes at all ages are bigger and stronger than ever before. And they are being encouraged - sometimes even incentivized, as we recently learned was the case on at least one National Football League team - to play to injure.” SometimesPlayAgeCasesTeamFootballBiggerStrongerAthleteLeagueStronger Than Ever Author:Naveen Jain
“A football match should be decided by an action of play. Not some contrived process whose end result is to mark a fine player such as Bossis, Baresi or Baggio for the rest of his career.” ShouldEndsPlayActionProcessResultsCareersPlayerFootballFineDecidedMarkEnd ResultsFootball Match Author:Michel Patini
“We have three kinds of guys on our team. We have guys that get it; they play good; they understand how to play winning football. We have some guys that are trying to get it, and they are working hard every day? We are supporting them, and we want the guys that have it to support them. Then we have some guys that don't get it and don't know that they don't get it. We are trying to replace them. We only have a couple left.” KnowsWantTryingKindHardPlayGuyThreeWinningLeftSupportTeamFootballCoupleWinning Football Author:Nick Saban
“The caliber of play in professional football compared to college is better and everybody knows it. They don't realize how much better. What a giant leap forward in the ability of talent level, the speed, and even the grasp of what you are trying to do. There is no other distractions before the players.” KnowsTryingPlayRealizingAbilityLevelsPlayerTalentFootballCollegeSpeedGiantsLeapDistractionCaliber Author:Marv Levy
“Tennis was always there for me, which was lucky. I would go play baseball, basketball, football, hang with my brother, do whatever, and at the end of the day I'd come back and say, 'Hey, Mom, would you hit 15 minutes worth of balls with me?'” EndsPlayMinutesFootballBrotherMomLuckyBasketballBaseballBallsHeyMy BrotherTennisThe End Of The DayAnd At The End Of The DayAlways There For Me Author:Jimmy Connors
“Whenever you have to come to my house and convince me to leave my home and play football, deep down in my heart I really don't want to play, but I really don't want to let you down.” WantHeartPlayHomeHouseFootballMy HeartConvinceDeep Down Author:Deion Sanders
“The Premier League is very difficult football and very different to when you play in Europe, but the player has to have experience to adapt, and this is the key point.” DifferentPlayDifficultPlayerFootballKeysEuropeLeaguePremier League Author:Fernando Torres
“I'm in love with football, but I just needed to recapture that strength to train and play. So many people helped me along the way that I'm afraid to leave anyone out. Above all, though, I want to mention the help of my medical team that has been working alongside me for the past two years.” PeopleWayWantYearsHas BeensTwoPlayHelpingPastTeamFootballNeededTrainMedicalTwo Years Author:Cristiano Ronaldo
“Football, you can go out and buy a football and play it in your backyard. Basketball, you can go out and play it in the schoolyard or in your driveway. Baseball, you get a glove and a bat and a ball and you go out and play in the neighborhood. You can't do that in hockey.” PlayFootballBasketballBaseballBallsNeighborhoodHockeyBatsGlovesBackyardsDriveway Author:Jeremy Roenick
“I love playing football. I started playing for a school team, which is fun, and I play a lot of five a side. I nowhere near good enough to go professional but it's definitely one of my main hobbies. I play three times a week.” EnoughPlaySchoolThreeFunSidesFiveWeekTeamFootballGood EnoughHobbiesThree TimesPlaying Football Author:Matthew Lewis
“You have to run the football and stop the run, no matter what level you play at, whether it's high school, college or professional ranks. I'm a firm believer in that.” MatterPlayRunningSchoolLevelsFootballCollegeHigh SchoolNo Matter WhatBelieverFirm Author:Chip Kelly
“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
“Since I'm not focusing on my speed as much now as I was heading into the combine, I'm really focusing on my position work, trying to perfect how I play the safety position. I've been doing a lot of backpedaling and drills that focus on turning my hips, which help me out on the football field.” TryingPlayHelpingPerfectFocusFieldsPositionFootballSafetySpeedHipsHelp MeHeadingsDrillsFootball Field Author:Calvin Pryor
“I believe that I have a platform because God blessed me with the talent to play football. Having that talent, my job is to be responsible with it.” BelievePlayJobsI BelieveTalentFootballResponsibleBlessedPlatformsBeing ResponsibleGod Bless Author:Benjamin Watson
“He [Ryan white] spoke to me that my life was out of order. My life was a mess. I had no values anymore. And he was so stoic with his infection. He wasn't bitter. He wasn't angry. He just was a kid. He wanted to go to school and play football, drive his car. And he had no bitterness about him.” PlayKidsWantedSchoolValuesOrderWhiteCarFootballAngryBitterMessSpokesBitternessInfectionStoic Author:Elton John
“I didn't play in the NFL, and I didn't play defensive line. But football, at the fundamental level, is football. It's about motivating people and getting the best out of them.” PeoplePlayLinesLevelsFootballFundamentalsNfl Author:Brendan Daly
“I've been a feminist since the day I was born. I wanted to play football. I didn't want to play with dolls; I wanted to play with boys and didn't understand why I couldn't.” WantPlayWantedBornBoysFootballFeministDolls Author:Lizzy Caplan
“When you play a team with as much attacking power as Barcelona and you restrict them to one shot on target in the second leg, you are doing something right. Have the best football team gone through? Yes. Have the best organised team gone through? No.” PlayGoneTeamFootballShotsLegsTargetAttackingBest FootballFootball TeamBarcelonaOrganised Author:Jamie Redknapp
“Being a footballer is not just about wearing the shirt and playing football on the pitch. You have to be clean, you have to do right things, you have to show courage, you have to show many many things you know. I always say that you play the same way on the pitch as you do in life.” KnowsWayPlayShowsFootballCleanShirtsRight ThingFootballerPlaying Football Author:Emmanuel Petit
“I don't play anymore because I can't play anymore and I retired when I was playing for Chelsea because the doctor had to cut my leg in two parts so this is why I retired. I started going to the gym recently and my knee started to hurt again, so you can imagine what it would be like if I tried to play! I play football on the beach with my daughters and my friends but that's it.” IfsI CanTwoPlayWould BeHurtCuttingImagineFootballDaughterMy FriendsDoctorsLegsBeachKneesMy DaughterGymRetiredBecause I CanChelsea Author:Emmanuel Petit
“I think, just as footballers play better at home, maybe film-makers, too, create better at home, even though the rules of football are the same wherever you go.” ThinkingPlayHomeFilmFootballMakersFootballer Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“Do ballet and play football. Sing and dance. Laugh and cry.” PlayLaughingCryFootballBallet Author:Michael Skolnik
“I play football every Tuesday and Thursday early in the season. I am smart enough at the game. I score a lot of goals. I wouldn't be the best in the world but I am OK.” WorldEnoughPlayGamesGoalFootballSmartSeasonsBeing The BestScoreTuesdayThursday Author:Usain Bolt
“A lot of people have lost interest in watching England play. To get motivated to watch international football, you need your country to be having some form of success and England haven't had any for a long time now.” PeopleNeedsLongCountryPlayFormLostInterestWatchesHavensFootballLong TimeEnglandInternationalMotivated Author:Michael Owen
“We never use the condition of the footballs as an excuse. We play with whatever or kick with whatever we have to use and that's the way it is.” WayPlayUseConditionsFootballExcuseKicks Author:Bill Belichick
“To me the footballs are approved by the league and game officials pregame and we play with what's out there. That's the only way that I have ever thought about that.” WayPlayGamesFootballLeagueOfficialsApproved Author:Bill Belichick
“Compare the credit for a football touchdown, which might be shared by the receiver not only with the quarterback, but also with the linesmen who make crucial protective plays, etc. The success of the touchdown play depends on the receiver, it is true; but in a particular case it might depend far more on the work of others.” PlayMightCasesFootballParticularDependsCreditCompareEtcCrucialProtectiveQuarterbackReceiverTouchdowns Author:Ernest Sosa
“I'm a football coach. I'm not a doctor ... They don't call plays, I don't do surgeries. We have a great deal here.” PlayDealsFootballDoctorsCoachesSurgeryFootball Coach Author:Bill Belichick
“I've played rugby at school a bit. I didn't play football at school; I played football after school.” PlaySchoolBitsFootballRugbyAfter School Author:David Gilmour
“You can feel the same thing in football or soccer - that for the best teams in Spain and England, for instance, the public... they're not really going to cheer at all when they play against bad teams unless they do something spectacular. Even if they're winning by a few goals they'll probably just say, "nah." That's normal and they're not excited about it.” IfsFeelsPlayWinningGoalTeamFootballNormalEnglandExcitedInstanceSoccerCheerSpainSpectacularBest Team Author:Magnus Carlsen
“My son plays football so I coach a couple of his teams. My youngest son just started playing last year and I assistant coached for one of his teams. I try to be there as much as I can. I also want to kill the stereotype. I want them to respect me as a man and a father first and then if you like hip hop go buy my album.” IfsMenWantTryingYearsFirstsI CanPlayLastsFatherTeamFootballSonCoupleHip HopAlbumsCoachesHipsHopsMy SonLast YearStereotypeAssistantsRespect MeYoungest Son Author:Rakim
“[NFL fans] wish they'd shut up and play football, and I think the vast majority of people, "Shut up and act! Shut up and sing! Shut up and star in your TV show! Just shut up and do what you do, but shut up!" I think they're wearing out their welcome.” PeopleThinkingPlayShowsWishStarsFansFootballTvsMajorityWelcomeNflShut UpTv Shows Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I don't go out and play football and stuff - that's not me. I want to think, I want to build, I want to talk, I want to create.” ThinkingWantPlayStuffFootball Author:Edward Snowden
“I grew up in East St. Louis so I wanted to play baseball as a kid. Then I moved to Nebraska and became a football fan and wanted to play football. But I've always been fighting. Growing up in East St. Louis was hard. You had to fight there.” HardPlayKidsWantedFightingGrowing UpGrowingFansFootballGrewGrew UpBaseballMovedEastNebraskaFootball Fan Author:Houston Alexander
“Obama said, basically, "I wouldn't let any son of mine play football, though I do watch." And that struck me as remarkable! It's like he's saying, yeah, let some other set of parents or guardians put their boys up for that kind of punishment (and for my amusement). But not mine! It's just abject hypocrisy from a guy who should know better.” KnowsShouldKindSaidPlayGuyParentBoysWatchesFootballMinesSonYeahPunishmentHypocrisyRemarkableAmusementGuardian Author:Steve Almond