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“People say footballers have terrible taste in music but I would dispute that. In the car at the moment I've got The Corrs, Cher, Phil Collins, Shania Twain and Rod Stewart.”

People Moments Car Terrible Taste Disputes Footballer Taste In Music

Author:Andy Gray

“I feel sorry sometimes for these sportsmen and women who put in just as much effort as the footballers. For example, athletes train at least as hard as footballers but have to be happy if they can earn enough to finance a decent education.”

Ifs Feels Sometimes Hard Enough Effort Example Men And Women Train Sorry Athlete Finance Decent Footballer Sportsman

Author:Angela Merkel

“I blew the lot on vodka and tonic, gambling and fags. Looking back, I think I overdid it on the tonic.”

Thinking Football Habit Drinking Alcohol Drunk Smoking Gambling Looking Back Footballer Funny Drinking Vodka Funny Alcohol

Author:Stan Bowles

“If a footballer presents himself as a family man and goes and has sex with a prostitute, should he gag her?”

Ifs Men Should Sex Football Footballer Gags Family Man

Author:Nicky Campbell

“You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self motivation.”

“The rules of soccer are very simple, basically it is this: if it moves, kick it. If it doesn't move, kick it until it does.”

Ifs Doe Motivational Moving Simple Football Soccer Kicks Footballer Funny Soccer Inspirational Football Soccer Player Soccer Football Inspirational Soccer Motivational Soccer Soccer Motivation Soccer Is My Life Soccer Training

Author:Phil Abraham

“Had I not become a footballer, I think I would have been... a virgin.”

Thinking Has Beens Virgins Footballer

Author:Peter Crouch

“Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.”

“It is not my place to make judgments about the behavior of any other footballer. Cars and women, things like that, have never been important to me. My family, and my belief in God and Jesus are the things which determine my life. I do want to live my life in the right way, and live my life close to God.”

Way Want Important Jesus Belief Car Behavior Judgment My Family Determine Right Way Living My Life Footballer Belief In God

Author:Kaka

“You rarely come across the complete footballer, but Scholes is as close to it as you can get. One of my regrets is that the opportunity to play alongside him never presented itself during my career.”

Play Opportunity Careers Regret Footballer Scholes Midfielders

Author:Zinedine Zidane

“People always talk about Ronaldinho, and everything but I didnt see him today - I saw Henrik Larsson. Two times he came on - he changed the game, that is what killed the game - sometimes you talk about Ronaldinho and Etoo and people like that, you need to talk about the proper footballer who made the difference and that was Henrik Larsson tonight”

People Needs Made Two Sometimes Today Games Differences Saws Changed Tonight Footballer

Author:Thierry Henry

“I don't want to be modelling G-strings. It's not that good for my image – I'm a footballer not a tart”

Want Strings Footballer Modelling Tarts

Author:Michael Owen

“With the game on the line. I want the ball in my hands.”

Want Hands Games Sports Lines Balls Footballer American Football

Author:Eli Manning

“As a private person I think I am now totally different from Ruud van Nistelrooy the footballer.”

Thinking Persons Different Vans Footballer

Author:Ruud van Nistelrooy

“It's better to have ten disorganized players than ten organized runners.”

Sports Player Football Ten Soccer Organized Runners Footballer Disorganized

Author:Roberto Baggio

“You can change your wife, your politics, your religion, but never, never can you change your favourite football team.”

Political Religion Change Wife Team Football Humorous Favourite Changing Your Life Making Changes Footballer Football Team Funny Football

Author:Eric Cantona

“The trouble for today's footballers is they have too many distractions. We used to get our old players coming to watch training with football magazines in their hands. Now, more often than not, they are checking the share prices.”

Hands Today Used Watches Player Trouble Share Football Training Madness Magazines Distraction Footballer Share Price

Author:Franz Beckenbauer

“When politicians complain about the media, it strikes me as resembling footballers complaining about the umpire.”

Media Politician Strikes Complaining Umpires Footballer

Author:Tony Abbott

“Lampard, for me, was a marvellous servant for Chelsea, but I didn't think of him as an elite international footballer. And I am one of the few who felt Gerrard was not a top, top player.”

Thinking Felt Player International Servant Elites Footballer Marvellous Chelsea

Author:Alex Ferguson

“But when I look back I can't call myself unlucky. My 23rd birthday was December 14. In these years I have had more than most people get in a lifetime.”

People Years Looks I Can Lucky Lifetime Good Life Happy Life December Footballer American Football Unlucky

Author:Ernie Davis

“Football is just a game. What matters is what you play for.”

Matter Play Games Sports Football What Matters Footballer American Football

Author:Ernie Davis

“Thank you to my family, my fans and fans of other teams for their support. The NFL is a fraternity of brothers and I am thankful for the tweets, phone calls and text messages from my fellow players. God Bless everyone and thank u so much.”

“You don't have to flaunt your success, but you don't have to apologize for it, either”

Success Coaches Being Successful Apology Apologizing Footballer Flaunting

Author:Gene Stallings

“If I had to choose between dribbling past 5 players and scoring from 40 yards at Anfield or shagging miss world, it'd be a hard choice. Thankfully, i've done both”

Ifs World Hard Done Past Choices Decision Player Missing Yards Thankful Footballer Anfield Shagging

Author:George Best

“The street is the best way to become a good footballer.”

Way Streets Best Way Footballer

Author:Michel Patini

“If a man….who’s playing in front of the public, is being well paid, and he doesn’t dedicate himself to the job, I’d be hard on him. If I could I would put him in jail, out of the road of society. Because he’s a menace”

Ifs Men Wells Hard Funny Jobs Sports Society Fronts Football Humorous Paid If I Could Jail Dedication Footballer Menace

Author:Bill Shankly

“Football is something like war. Whoever behaves too properly, is lost.”

War Lost Sports Football Coaches Soccer Behave Footballer Breaking Rules

Author:Rinus Michels

“When you start supporting a football club, you don't support it because of the trophies, or a player, or history, you support it because you found yourself somewhere there; found a place where you belong.”

Found Sports Support Player Football Clubs Soccer Finding Yourself Belonging Supporter Footballer Trophies Football Clubs Where You Belong Soccer Team

Author:Dennis Bergkamp

“If you win without sacrifice you enjoy it but it's more satisfying when you have struggled.”

Ifs Winning Enjoy Sacrifice Satisfying Footballer Without Sacrifice

Author:Andres Iniesta

“There is no rule that says a footballer needs to be 'this high' and 'this wide.'”

Needs Wide Footballer

Author:Andres Iniesta

“If I ever wear a Chelsea shirt, you have permission to kill me.”

Ifs Funny Football Killing Soccer Shirts Permission T Shirt Kill Me Footballer Chelsea

Author:Cesc Fabregas

“A goal without a plan is a wish.”

Wish Goal Plans Planning African American Setting Goals Footballer Goals Dreams

Author:Herman Edwards

“My parents were skeptical about me becoming a footballer and encouraged me to study.”

Parent Study Becoming Skeptical Footballer

Author:Carles Puyol

“You can go down a list of footballers since the Premier League and I don't think David Beckham would probably be in the first 1,000.”

Thinking Firsts Lists League Footballer Premier League Beckham

Author:Chris Waddle

“I run an academy in Spain for young footballers who are released by their clubs and who, in my opinion, deserve a second chance. It is a rewarding job for me, but one that also reveals many of the faults in the English game.”

Running Jobs Young Games Chance Opinion Deserve Faults Clubs Spain Second Chance Academy Footballer

Author:Glenn Hoddle

“I don't know what I'd have become if I hadn't been a footballer; I wrote down 'dustbin man' on a careers questionnaire at school till my dad made me change it to 'joiner'.”

Ifs Knows Men Made School Careers Dad My Dad Footballer Dustbin Questionnaires

Author:Alan Shearer

“I spend time with my family. I have got two daughters who are too young to know their Dad's a footballer. They just want to play with their Dad. I like to play golf, too, but apart from that, that's me, I'm afraid.”

Knows Want Two Play Young Dad Daughter My Family Golf End Times Spend Time Footballer Two Daughters

Author:Alan Shearer

“If you ask footballers to pick out the player they most admire, so many of them will pick Paul Scholes. His passing and shooting is of the highest level and he’s the most consistent and naturally gifted player we’ve had for a long, long time.”

Ifs Long Asks Levels Player Highest Long Time Picks Passing Admire Passings Shooting Consistent Gifted Footballer Scholes Paul Scholes

Author:Alan Shearer

“I don’t see the problem with footballers taking their shirts off after scoring a goal? They enjoy it and the young ladies enjoy it too. I suppose that's one of the main reasons women come to football games, to see the young men take their shirts off. Of course they’d have to go and watch another game because my lads are as ugly as sin.”

Men Reason Problem Young Courses Games Enjoy Goal Sin Watches Football Ugly Shirts Young Man Footballer Lad Football Game Young Ladies Shirt Off

Author:Ian Holloway

“He's going to be what?! Oh for God's sake. Sir David Beckham? You're having a laugh. He's just a good footballer with a famous bird.”

Laughing Bird Sake Footballer Beckham

Author:Ian Holloway

“There are scientists who will tell you that spirit, because it can’t be measured, doesn’t exist. Bollocks. It does exist.”

Inspirational Doe Soul Spiritual Science Spirit Player Scientist Measurement Footballer

Author:Sam Allardyce

“If you're going to be a footballer, be a great one.If you're going to have a dream, dream big.”

Ifs Dream Bigs Motivational Soccer Footballer Great Ones

Author:Alex Ferguson

“The greatest prison people live in is the fear of what other people think.”

People Thinking Fear Judging Anxiety Criticism Prison Critics Being Yourself Prisoner Anxious Footballer Imprisonment Just Be Yourself Unfree

Author:David Icke

“We won't ever see another one like Paul Scholes. He is a legend and a real benchmark. He is not interested in the modern-day footballer's life off the pitch, but he is a world-class player on it.”

World Real Class Player Modern Legends Not Interested Footballer World Class Modern Day Scholes Paul Scholes

Author:Darren Fletcher

“I just want people to see me as a hard-working footballer and someone who is passionate about the game.”

People Want Inspirational Hard Games Hard Work Passionate Footballer

Author:David Beckham

“At the end of the day, I'm a footballer who has played at some of the biggest football clubs in the world and played with some of the best players in the world.”

World Inspirational Ends Player Football Clubs The End Of The Day Footballer Best Players Football Clubs

Author:David Beckham

“I always wanted kids I could take to work, and for them to experience the things I experience. So, having three boys as a footballer was a dream.”

Inspirational Dream Kids Wanted Three Boys Footballer

Author:David Beckham

“Footballers are slaves. I know this from the personal experience of being a footballer.”

Knows Slave Footballer Personal Experiences

Author:Sepp Blatter

“I take compliments and I take constructive criticism. Not everyone loves you. It's the way you react as a footballer. I use it all to make me play better.”

Way Play Use Love You Criticism Compliment One Love Constructive Footballer Constructive Criticism

Author:Tim Cahill

“Love is good for footballers, as long as it is not at half-time.”

Long Love Is Half Soccer Footballer Half Time

Author:Richard Møller Nielsen

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