“I think that the Brazilian football is one of the best in the world. It still is and still struggles for this. We have talented players that can take Brazil to the top.” ThinkingWorldStillsStrugglePlayerFootballBrazil Author:Neymar
“I think rap was a better move for me but football's been my love since I learned how to walk. I was gonna be a running back or quarterback. That was my life. That was it but things happen for a reason. I wouldn't trade this in for nothing.” ThinkingReasonHappensRunningMovingWalksFootballTradeRapThings HappenQuarterbackHappens For A ReasonRunning Back 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 love the Bowl system. I've always been a proponent of the Bowl system. I think it's been great for college football, for this level.” ThinkingLevelsFootballCollegeBowlsCollege Football Author:Dabo Swinney
“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
“You can relax more when you're playing a silly character than when you're playing a really rigid character. But to be fair, I think George Clooney is a bigger teenager than any of the 'Twilight' cast. He's the guy throwing a football at your head and then hiding around the corner, pretending it wasn't him!” ThinkingCharacterGuyFootballFairsBiggerCastsCornersSillyTeenagerRelaxHidingPretendingThrowingTwilightAround The Corner Author:Anna Kendrick
“It's something I think probably every football team and sports team in America deals with is having people get out of their comfort zone and being courageous enough to fix other people and not just focus on themselves.” PeopleThinkingEnoughAmericaSportsDealsFocusTeamFootballComfortZoneCourageousComfort ZoneFootball TeamSports Team Author:Scott Frost
“I think that's healthy on a football team for competition to exist in every position and probably most important quarterback so that everyone on the team knows that position isn't handled any different than any other.” ThinkingKnowsImportantDifferentTeamPositionFootballHealthyCompetitionQuarterbackFootball Team Author:Scott Frost
“Frank Lampard is the best ever at Chelsea and one of the best I've ever played with and against in world football today, and I think what set him apart was his dedication and hard work.” ThinkingWorldHardTodayFootballHard WorkDedicationFrankChelseaBest EverHard Work And Dedication Author:John Terry
“The Democrats have to do what he did when [Rahm Emanuel] was chairman of the Democratic House Campaign Committee, recruit veterans, recruit football players, recruit business people. And I think that's what the job of the new party chair has to be.” PeopleThinkingJobsHousePartyPlayerFootballDemocraticDemocratCampaignsChairsCommitteesVeteranChairmanFootball PlayerRecruit Author:Mark Shields
“I think my time at West Brom was successful, that's my take on it. I look back on the work I did there with a lot of pride, I enjoyed my time. Unfortunately it ended a bit prematurely but that's what happens, that's the nature of modern day football.” ThinkingLooksHappensBitsSuccessfulModernFootballPrideWestEnjoyedMy TimeModern Day Author:Steve Clarke
“Football is the kind of game where you have to really segregate kids from the general population and kind of colonize their minds. It's more intense and demands more than other sports. And this is why the folks who are involved (as players, coaches, boosters, fans) are so much more devoted to it. It's really a cult, when you think about it.” ThinkingMindKindKidsGamesSportsPlayerFansFootballInvolvedDemandFolksPopulationCoachesIntenseDevotedCult Author:Steve Almond
“When I talk about the chickification of either the news business or football or anything else, some people think I'm joking or making halfhearted fun, little swipes here at feminism, but some of it's really serious stuff. You never, ever, ever hear how women are at fault in anything, just like in this abuse business.” PeopleThinkingLittlesFunStuffFeminismFootballSeriousNewsAbuseFaults Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I love football. Love it. Love it. I think it's the last bastion of hope for toughness in America in men, in males.” ThinkingMenLastsAmericaFootballMalesToughnessI Love Football Author:Jim Harbaugh
“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
“The Premier League is the No1 league in the world in many areas. The events, the shocks, the production, the viewing figures, the worldwide audience are by far the best. Do I think at this moment in time it's got the highest quality levels in Europe in terms of Champions League football and domination of that area? In quality terms it needs to rise again to get to that point where it's by far the best in all areas.” ThinkingWorldNeedsMomentsTermLevelsQualityAudienceEventsFiguresFootballHighestEuropeAreasProductionsLeagueChampionShockDominationMoments In TimePremier LeagueChampions League Author:Gary Neville
“I think it would be great for football in Britain if Pep Guardiola wins leagues and dominates for a while with the way he likes to play and the players he'll bring in.” IfsThinkingWayPlayWould BeWinningPlayerFootballLikesLeagueBritainPep Author:Jamie Carragher
“I think the part that people get confused is that when you come in National Football League at a young age, they tell you to try to look for other things to do, and be ready for everything else in your life just in case. But as soon as you have a bunch of success, they think that's the only thing you can do, that you can only be a football player. I think God has gifted me with so many other things other than just football, and that's what I want to bring to the world.” PeopleThinkingWorldWantTryingLooksAgeYoungCan DoCasesPlayerFootballReadyBunchLeagueThings To DoConfusedGiftedYoung AgeFootball Player Author:Russell Wilson
“People don't understand: I've always been busy. They think that, "Oh, he's too busy, blah blah blah...," but for me, this is how it's always been. I took 18 credits every semester of college, graduated in three years, took graduate school courses, played football and baseball my whole college career. I've never stopped, and that's where that phrase "No Time 2 Sleep" is always true. I get motivated by success, by winning, by being around great people.” PeopleThinkingYearsWholeSchoolThreeCoursesWinningSleepCareersFootballCollegeBaseballBusyCreditPhrasesMotivatedThree YearsGraduatesToo BusyGreat PeopleGraduate SchoolBlahCollege GraduatesSemester Author:Russell Wilson
“I knew very little about Rugby. But, I think it helps in terms of an American audience the game is enough like football in that it's a battle for field position and you score by running into what looks a lot like an end zone. I think in terms the nuance of the game, Americans won't get that stuff. I think in terms of the peanut butter and jelly version of what you need to know, I think it's pretty clear.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsLooksLittlesEndsEnoughHelpingRunningGamesStuffTermAudienceClearFieldsPositionFootballBattleVersionsScoreZoneRugbyPeanutsNuanceJellyPeanut ButterPeanut Butter And Jelly Author:Matt Damon
“For some reason as a kid growing up in Lubbock, Texas, I always thought I was going to go to UCLA. I think it was because they had such great sports teams, and it was in California, where the actors were. But even though I was talking about being an actor when I was young, I was first going to be a football player. My dream was "I'm going to go to UCLA and be a football player."” ThinkingReasonDreamKidsSportsGrowing UpPlayerTeamFootballFootball Player Author:Brad Leland
“Someone wanted me to write a profile for ESPN about the commissioner of baseball, and I said, "He's just some suit! Some Republican. No!" I mean if you want me to write about baseball, boxing or football, I'll write about those things because I watch them, I think about them a lot and I like them. But I don't want to write about Barry Bonds.” ThinkingWritingMeanFootballRepublicanBaseballBoxingWant MeProfileYou Want MeIf You Want Me Author:Richard Ford
“When Zinédine Zidane retired, he said he'd never be a manager and it wasn't in his plans. But after two years out, he missed football a lot. I think he retired a little bit early, he could have gone on for at least another season, and it would have been a pleasure for us to have him.” ThinkingPleasureFootballRetired Author:Michel Salgado
“When you retire, you start to try different things and you choose the one you enjoy the most. As a player, it's difficult to know if you'll be a good manager or not because you might think you can't deal with the dressing room or won't enjoy the game from the sidelines. There's also punditry and careers on TV, so football gives you many different options.” ThinkingGivingTryingDifferentEnjoyDifficultPlayerFootballGood ManRetiringYou ChooseGood Manager Author:Michel Salgado
“Football is a violent sport, but you know what you sign up for when you put those shoulder pads on. I agree with certain aspects of it. I disagree with certain aspects of it. I've had concussions and I'm still here. I still love the sport. I think I'm still very healthy.” ThinkingSportsFootballHealthyAgreeViolentDisagree Author:Eric Reid
“I don't think I'm prepared for life in the spotlight. I don't even think I'm really prepared now, but I still don't really feel like I'm in the spotlight a lot. I'm not a household name. I'm not followed around by paparazzi. I still have a very normal life. I'd love as many people to know and like my music as possible, but there's something quite lovely about being able to still go and watch your boys play football.” PeopleThinkingBoysFootballLovelyPaparazzi Author:Jessie Ware
“I think we've reached that point where we understand medically what we are doing to ourselves with these sports. In football, it's kind of hard to get the access that you want for the story and, of course, it's very long-term: the effects of the repeat concussions really don't hit until decades afterwards, whereas the traumatic injuries in extreme sports are very immediate. I realized Traumatic Brain Injury was a fascinating and important story that not had been told very much. I wanted to know more.” ThinkingKindImportantSportsBrainFootballI RealizedInjuryUnderstand MeExtreme Sports Author:Lucy Walker
“Sometimes a minute is really the difference between success and failure. There are times when you finish with ten seconds left, and one extra minute could've meant everything. You almost have to think of it as a sporting-event type of atmosphere: A football game is sixty minutes long. Think of how many games could be won or lost if the team had one more minute?” ThinkingLongSometimesTeamFootballAtmosphereExtrasSixtySuccess And FailureFootball Game Author:Michael Symon
“I've always been terrified of violence which is probably why I keep making violent films - I'm trying to exorcise some demons or something. My mum ended up bringing me up on the edge of a big estate in south London, so I was on the periphery of violence - a lot of football violence and stuff because I was a Millwall supporter. So I've always had a very healthy fear of it, yet at the same time a fascination. I think in all of my films that's a really strong subtext... people who are terrified by violence but are yet compelled by it as well.” PeopleThinkingTryingFilmStrongViolenceFootballHealthyViolentDemonMumSupporter Author:Nick Love
“In 2008, when I was wrapped up a very toxic relationship, I lived out of my car for about four months to get away. And what I learned about myself in the process is that sometimes a safety net isn't really that safe; it's what keeps you from flying. That year I went from playing football to being a football player. Football wasn't paying my bills, but people didn't really know how bad it was. That was the one place in the world that when everything else was chaos, I could be great. I think we all have that place where we experience greatness. Football definitely saved my life.” PeopleThinkingWorldSometimesPlayerCarGreatnessFootballSafetyChaosFlyingGet AwayFootball PlayerSafety NetPlaying Football Author:Jennifer Welter
“Most people have wanted me to go back to football. Which is cool, but I think at this point, some things are just more important than football. Football has afforded me an opportunity to take care of my family, to live out a dream, to meet people, to go different places I would never have been able to go. Football has been a huge part of my life. Giving that up isn't an easy thing. But I would rather us live in a country where there is freedom and justice for all than to be catching a touchdown. And like I told my wife, the America that I don't want to live in, is Charlottesville.” PeopleThinkingGivingImportantDifferentCountryDreamCareOpportunityEasyJusticeWifeFootballMy FamilyTake CareMy WifeDifferent Place Author:Anquan Boldin
“I think when people think of music from coming from Oklahoma, they think of Toby Keith or even Garth Brooks or even Woody Guthrie. People think, "Why do we have to just be about the Bible and about football? Why can't we be about something like the Flaming Lips?" And I salute them! I say, "Well, that's great if you want that."” PeopleThinkingFootballWoodySalute Author:Wayne Coyne
“I had people who were around me, people that I put a lot of trust in that sort of messed me over. So after that I said, only I can look back over my life and say I was responsible for whom I hired. I was responsible for how I managed my money. So I decided I wanted to do it myself. I understood the business of football. And because I can understand the business of football, I decided it's the best decision for me to be an agent. It made the most sense and I think a lot of players are opening their eyes to it as well.” PeopleThinkingEyeDecisionPlayerFootballResponsible Author:Russell Okung
“I suppose you do think about the time that's allotted to you more than when you were younger. The mortality thing obviously has a stronger pull for you. It's an imminent truth; it's not necessarily a bad thing. You realize - much earlier than my age now - that you won't be able to play for England's football team, just to take a really crass example. So you can't have that life again. Unless you believe in reincarnation or whatever. Reincarnation? That's a whole other question. I find people who talk about that sort of thing in interviews idiotic. And I don't want to go down with them.” PeopleThinkingBelieveAgeRealizingTeamFootballStrongerMortalityReincarnationFootball TeamIdiotic Author:Mick Jagger
“My parents preached so much about Christianity and my mother thinks Jesus is the best thing that ever happened to the world - which he is - and God found a way of making examples for me. Like, just growing up, bullets would hit my partner but not me and I'd be right there. Or my Dad had a thing where he would make me play for the sorry team during football and make me go up against all my friends. It built a certain kind of character and a humble factor into me because I knew I had to work for it. And then to be able to beat them or be just as successful at so many things.” ThinkingWorldKindCharacterMotherJesusParentChristianityGrowing UpSuccessfulTeamFootballDadSorryMy DadHumble Author:Cyhi the Prynce
“Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.” IfsThinkingHardMotivationalSuccessWorkPayFootballInspireWillingHard WorkAccomplishCoachingMotivational SportsCongratulationsDictionaryPay The PriceDetermination And SuccessWill And DeterminationDetermination MotivationalHard Work Pays OffInspirational DeterminationSports CoachHardwork And DeterminationWork RelatedHard Work SuccessHard Work Comes SuccessInspired To WorkEffort And Hard WorkGreat CoachingHard Work MotivationalInspirational Hard WorkHard Work And SuccessSports CoachingGroup EffortHard Work And DeterminationPrice Of SuccessValue Of Hard WorkEffort And SuccessAccomplishing Anything Author:Vince Lombardi
“Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one.” ThinkingSpecialFootballPleaseSoccerChampionCall MeArrogantFootballerFunny SoccerSoccer FootballMelonsFootball ClubsInspirational SoccerFootyBird FluMost ArrogantGreat SoccerBest ManagerSpecial OneSoccer Coach Author:Jose Mourinho
“And I think because of the passion of every English player and every English supporter, and every English journalist for the game, most of the game is played with passion, love for football and instinct, but in football you also have to think.” ThinkingPassionGamesPlayerFootballInstinctJournalistSupporterLove Passion Author:Jose Mourinho
“I think the best place to work in football is England.” ThinkingFootballEnglandBest Place Author:Jose Mourinho
“I feel I have a lot to learn from English football and I am completely open to good influences in my way of thinking. But I also have things to give them.” ThinkingWayGivingFeelsInfluenceFootballMy WayWay Of ThinkingEnglish FootballGood Influences Author:Jose Mourinho
“I still love football, though, and I think cooking is like football. It's not a job, it's a passion. When you become good at it, it's a dream job and financially you need never to worry. Ever.” ThinkingNeedsStillsDreamJobsPassionWorryFootballCookingDream Job Author:Gordon Ramsay
“I think the thing about that was I was always willing to work; I was not the fastest or biggest player but I was determined to be the best football player I could be on the football field and I think I was able to accomplish that through hard work.” ThinkingHardAblePlayerFieldsFootballWillingHard WorkAccomplishDeterminedNflBeing The BestBest FootballFootball PlayerFootball Field Author:Jerry Rice
“Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.” PeopleThinkingInspirationalMatterLeadershipFootballSeriousAddictionLife And DeathInspirational SportsPro FootballFunny FootballGreat FootballMotivational Football Author:Bill Shankly
“Well football teams are perhaps easier to control than political parties, I'm sure the Prime Minister would agree with me, but yeah I think every team needs discipline and a sense of self-belief and that's important, that's what leadership's all about.” ThinkingNeedsWellsImportantSelfPoliticalBeliefPartyTeamFootballDisciplineEasierAgreeYeahMinistersPrimePrime MinisterPolitical PartiesSense Of SelfFootball TeamInspirational TeamBelief In Self Author:Iain Duncan Smith
“I think the concept of seeking fame and fortune in women's football in the States is a bit idyllic.” ThinkingStatesBitsFootballFameConceptsFortuneSeekingIdyllic Author:Hope Solo
“Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple.” PeopleThinkingLifeMotivationalSportsBornFootballBaseballThirdsBasesHittingFamous BaseballHumility And Modesty Author:Barry Switzer
“I played football in the ninth and 10th grade. I looked a lot like Joe Namath, so I think my looks got me there more than my abilities.” ThinkingLooksAbilityFootballGrades Author:John Travolta
“Football, that's just athletics. But in the business world - doing everything - people are competing. So you need good work ethics, and I think it helped me to develop good work ethics, being in a small town.” PeopleThinkingWorldNeedsBusinessFootballEthicsTownsGood WorkWork EthicCompetingSmall TownAthleticAthleticsBusiness WorldGood Work Ethic Author:Herschel Walker
“I really want to try soccer after I retire because I've watched football over the years and I think I could be a good contender.” ThinkingWantTryingYearsFootballSoccerRetiring Author:Usain Bolt
“I believe in work, in connections between the players, I think what makes football great is that it is a team sport. You can win in different ways, by being more of a team, or by having better individual players. It is the team ethic that interests me, always.” ThinkingWayBelieveDifferentWinningIndividualI BelieveSportsInterestEffortPlayerTeamFootballEthicsConnectionsI Believe InDifferent WaysSports TeamYou Can Win Author:Arsene Wenger