“Football is one side of me. Art is another. Travel is another.” ArtSidesFootballArt Is Author:Dhani Jones
“Manchester United have risen to the pinnacle of the English game at a time when the rewards are so high - thanks to the ticket to the Champions League - that they have resources that only a handful of other sides, through merit or the exploitation of the people of Russia, can approach.” PeopleGamesSidesUnitedFootballApproachResourcesRewardsRussiaThanksSoccerAnalysisLeagueMeritChampionExploitationTicketsHandfulRisenManchesterManchester UnitedPinnacleChampions League Author:Phil Cornwell
“In a manner akin to the influence of Tiger Woods on the other side of the Atlantic, Thierry Henry has helped kick down a few of the remaining bigoted stereotypes. Through his undisputable class and dignity, Henry has made a deep-seated difference to race relations in this country. Racism will flounder whenever white children grow up with a black man as their hero. That so few comment on Henry's colour is a silent tribute to his impact.” MenChildrenMadeCountryGrowsSidesBlackDifferencesWhiteRaceClassGrowing UpInfluenceFootballHeroRacismDignityRelationImpactSilentWoodsSoccerAnalysisKicksColourCommentStereotypeTigersRace RelationsTribute Author:Pete Gill
“The black players at this club lend the side a lot of skill and flair, but you also need white players to balance things up and give the team some brains and common sense.” NeedsGivingSidesBlackWhiteCommonBrainPlayerTeamFootballBalanceSkillsClubsCommon SenseManagersSoccerChairmanFlair Author:Ron Noades
“A terrific game, even on the losing side I could enjoy it.” GamesEnjoySidesFootballLosingManagersSoccerTerrificChairman Author:Nigel Worthington
“It's all about the climate. I had a long discussion about it when I went to Scotland to see Andy Roxburgh. I worked with a Scottish youth side and had them do the same drills I would do in Italy. I realised that, between the wind, the rain and the cold, there was no way they could do it. How can you possibly teach anybody anything in those conditions? To me, it's pretty obvious and it explains why Brazilians are more technical than Europeans and, in Italy, the further south you go the more technical they are.” WayLongSidesTeachConditionsYouthFootballWindColdRainSouthClimateObviousManagersSoccerDiscussionScotlandRealisedChairmanScottishDrills Author:Fabio Capello
“This is a game between players from 12 national sides, a game that if you have a friend in China, in Brazil, in Qatar...in half the world he wants to watch. I was thinking of this game when I signed for Chelsea.” IfsThinkingWorldWantGamesSidesHalfWatchesPlayerFootballChinaManagersSoccerChairmanBrazilChelseaQatar Author:Luiz Felipe Scolari
“Every club if I am not playing, I leave because I want to play football. All I wanted to do since I was a kid is play football and if I wasn't at a club I'd be playing with my mates on a Sunday. I still come home and play five-a-side with my mates.” IfsWantStillsPlayHomeKidsWantedSidesFiveFootballClubsSundayComing HomeMates Author:Kevin Kilbane
“I guess I'm a fun-loving teddy bear. I've got two sides to me. Obviously, there's the football side that a lot of people see - the mean, ferocious, coming-after-the-quarterback guy. But off the field, I'm a calm, cool, collected guy.” PeopleMeanTwoGuyFunSidesFieldsFootballBearsCalmTwo SidesQuarterbackTeddyTeddy BearFun Loving Author:Ndamukong Suh
“Football is a violent sport. Somebody's going to get hurt. It's the game. Just hopefully, you're on the good side of it.” GamesSportsSidesHurtFootballViolentHopefully Author:Ndamukong Suh
“The consumer game is tougher than pro football and more conniving than chess. One side [industry] invents the rules and the other side [consumers] is left to guess what they are.” GamesLeftSidesFootballIndustryChessConsumersPro FootballConniving Author:Betty Furness
“Everybody thinks the grass is greener on the other side. If you talk to most artists, they think they can play something, you know, "If I had stayed playing football in high school, if I had been doing basketball..." Everybody's got their fantasies and thinks the grass is greener. It's not. It's not.” IfsThinkingKnowsPlaySchoolArtistSidesFantasyFootballBasketballHigh SchoolGrassPlaying FootballGreenerGrass Is GreenerGreener On The Other SideGrass Is Greener On The Other Side Author:Ice Cube
“God, as some cynic has said, is always on the side which has the best football coach.” SaidGodSidesFootballCoachesAmerican FootballBest FootballCynicFootball Coach Book:Seeing things at night Source: Seeing things at night
“I have a soft side that I like people to see. I'm not mean. That's just football. That's just the way you've got to go. You can't go into a game that is that violent and be soft. You can't be that way.” PeopleWayMeanGamesSidesFootballViolent Author:Brandon Jacobs
“I played football for a team called the East Dragons on the east side of town. We only had six regular season games. And six games I played tail back and I had 18 touchdowns in six games. That's when I knew I had some athletic ability.” GamesSidesAbilityTeamFootballSixSeasonsTownsEastDragonsTailsAthleticInspirational TeamTouchdownsEast SideAthletic Ability Author:LeBron James
“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
“Being a coach means giving your job 200% all the time and you're family is left on the side so I don't want to risk my family anymore just because I love football. I don't feel this ambition, I'm involved in many businesses and I want to live my own life, to see my daughters grow and want to see my family happy.” WantGivingFeelsMeanJobsLeftGrowsSidesMy OwnRiskFootballInvolvedAmbitionDaughterMy FamilyCoachesMy DaughterMy Own LifeI Love Football Author:Emmanuel Petit
“Some guys, football comes really easy to them; they can see what all 22 players are doing, can see what all 11 guys are doing on their side of the ball, how it all fits together. It's easy for them.” TogetherGuyEasySidesPlayerFootballFitBalls Author:Bill Belichick
“I was always the underdog that everyone identified with, and I still think I'm that way. But if you're on the other side of the fence on a certain issue, your opinion is going to change. And that was the part I was scared of, because I built my reputation on being this guy who's all about football - and I am, and I'm still the same guy, that doesn't change.” IfsThinkingWayStillsGuyCertainSidesOpinionIssuesFootballBuiltScaredReputationFenceThis GuyUnderdog Author:Andrew Hawkins
“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
“My mom's whole side of the family, they're all Packers fans. My mom's a Bears fan. My stepdad is a Vikings guy. So that gets ugly. My mom sits upstairs watching the Bears game; he sits in the basement. They can't watch it together. Football's a violent anger in our family dynamic.” WholeTogetherGuyGamesSidesWatchesFansFootballMomBearsUglyMy MomViolentOur FamilyBasementsVikingsUpstairsPackersStepdadsPacker Fans Author:Ashton Kutcher
“The negative side of football. The negative side of our society. People sometimes go to football and bring to it the negative aspects of our society.” PeopleSometimesSidesFootballNegativeAspectOur Society Author:Jose Mourinho
“I developed a mechanism so that whatever mistakes I made, I would bounce straight back. Whatever was happening off the pitch, I could put it to one side and maintain my form. Call it mental resilience or a strong mind, but that is what we mean when we talk about experience in a football team.” MindMeanMadeFormStrongSidesMistakeTeamFootballHappeningsResilienceMechanismBounceFootball TeamInspirational TeamStrong MindStrong Minded Author:Gary Neville
“Even though I support the blue side of Manchester's football heritage, I don't really mind that wherever I go in the world it's not Manchester City that starts the conversation. 'Ah, yes, Manchester United,' is the response when I say where I come from. It's commonplace everywhere - in Europe, Africa, Asia and even the U.S.” WorldMindSidesUnitedCitiesSupportFootballConversationEuropeBlueResponseHeritageAsiaCommonplaceManchesterManchester UnitedManchester City Author:Lucy Powell
“It is painful to watch children trying to show off for parents who are engrossed in their cell phones. Children are nostalgic for the 'good old days' when parents used to read to them without the cell phone by their side or watch football games or Disney movies without having the BlackBerry handy.” TryingChildrenShowsUsedGamesParentSidesWatchesFootballPhonesPainfulCellsCell PhoneOld DaysNostalgicShowing OffHandyFootball GameGood Old DaysBlackberries Author:Sherry Turkle
“Are you on our side...and want to be different, or are you on that side and want to throw a football at my head!?” WantDifferentSidesFootball Author:Gerard Way