“Quite honestly I never had a desire to be an actor. I tell people, I did not choose acting; acting chose me. I never grew up wanting to be an actor. I wanted to play football. In about 9th grade an English teacher told me I had a talent to act. He said I should audition for a performing arts high school so I did on a whim. I got accepted.” PeopleShouldArtSaidPlayWantedSchoolDesireActorsActingTeacherTalentFootballGrewGrew UpHigh SchoolAcceptedHonestlyPerformingGradesAuditionsWhimPerforming ArtsEnglish Teacher Author:Ving Rhames
“My mother said I would have more chances to become a tennis player than a football player.” SaidMotherChancePlayerFootballTennisFootball PlayerTennis Player Author:Marat Safin
“He said something was unique: I like to push the limit to how much air we can put in the football, even go over what they allow you to do, and see if the officials take air out of it.” IfsSaidAirFootballLimitsUniqueOfficials Author:Aaron Rodgers
“It's good to have critics because that's what motivates you and helps you take your game to another level, They talked about Michael Jordan and said he didn't have a jump shot. They say the same thing about me ? I can't throw the football and all that. Say whatever you want about me. It makes me strive harder.” WantSaidI CanHelpingGamesLevelsFootballShotsHarderCriticsStriveJordan Author:Michael Vick
“People shy away from it [MMA] because they think it's a brutal, brutal sport, and I've said, 'Guys, MMA is safer than football and boxing,... And people tell me they don't believe it. Am I not the most credible person to give you the answer to that?” PeopleThinkingGivingBelievePersonsSaidGuySportsAnswersFootballDon't BelieveBoxingShyMmaBrutalCredible Author:Herschel Walker
“I played football for seven years in Spain and was called everything because I was from South America, and I never went out crying like a baby, like Patrice Evra, saying that someone had said something to me.” YearsSaidAmericaCryFootballBabySouthSevenSpainSeven YearsSouth America Author:Gus Poyet
“My father wanted me to play pro football, and he didn't like the fact that I'd left school. And he said, "It takes a man to play football. And any fool can go up on the stage and make an ass of himself.” MenSaidPlayFactsWantedSchoolFatherLeftStageFootballFoolAssPro Football Author:Bill Cosby
“Drawing a comparison to football, it could be said that the Spanish economy has, during this legislature, into the Champions League of the world economy, however bad that may seem to some.” WorldMaySaidSeemsEconomyFootballDrawingLeagueChampionComparisonLegislatureWorld EconomyChampions League Author:Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
“Liverpool's grand opera also gave us some light comedy - on hearing the news that the house of goalkeeper Pepe Reina was burgled, and his Porsche stolen, while he was heroically saving penalties at Anfield, fans took a typically witty line: police were said to be interviewing a man from the West London area, a certain Frank Lampard, whose whereabouts on Tuesday between 7.45pm and 10.15pm are unknown. Indeed.” MenSaidLightCertainHouseLinesComedyFansFootballNewsAreasPoliceWestWittyHearingLondonSavingSoccerAnalysisOperaFrankPenaltiesStolenLiverpoolTuesdayGoalkeepersPorscheWhereaboutsAnfield Author:Declan Lynch
“One of the reserves came up to me and said 'I'm finding it a bit hard, it's the first time I've ever been dropped'. So I told him to do what Nick Faldo does and work at his game. Next thing I know he's doing exactly what Faldo does, he's taken up golf.” KnowsFirstsDoeSaidHardNextGamesBitsTakenFootballFindingsFirst TimeGolfManagersSoccerReservesChairman Author:Ron Atkinson
“I said to them last week that I'd like them to win ugly and they certainly won ugly today. That was the ugliest thing I've seen since the ugly sisters fell out of the ugly tree.” SaidTodayLastsWinningTreeWeekFootballUglyManagersSoccerChairman Author:Terry Butcher
“There has been lots of things said about me over the years. I am happy to comment on people's opinion in football I respect, but Tony Cascarino is a man I certainly do not respect, for a lot of reasons, and if I told you, you would be shocked. So the day I worry about Tony Cascarino will be a very sad day of my life.” PeopleIfsMenYearsHas BeensSaidReasonWould BeOpinionWorryFootballManagersSoccerCommentShockedChairmanVery SadSad Day Author:Roy Keane
“Jesus Christ said turn the other cheek. Unfortunately Luis Figo is not Jesus Christ.” SaidTurnsJesusChristFootballJesus ChristManagersSoccerCheeksChairmanTurn The Other Cheek Author:Luiz Felipe Scolari
“I asked the players: 'Do you want to enjoy the game? Or do you want to enjoy after the game?' The players told me they wanted to enjoy after the game so I said: 'OK, then we will enjoy after the game'.” WantSaidWantedGamesEnjoyPlayerFootballManagersSoccerChairman Author:Jose Mourinho
“You don't look for jobs. You don't phone up 10 clubs and say, Here I am. You are offered the job. I was in Benfica many years ago. I was leaving the training ground and I had a car after me. It went on for 10 minutes. Anyhow, he stopped and I stopped and he said, I'm from the Italian embassy. Ah yes, and what do you want? I want your phone number because Roma wants you as a manager next season. Three months later I was sitting on the bench in Roma. I don't think the rest of working society works like football.” ThinkingWantYearsLooksSaidJobsThreeNextNumbersMinutesCarFootballMonthsTrainingSittingYears AgoSeasonsLeavingPhonesClubsManagersSoccerItalianI Want YouChairmanBenchesHere I AmThree MonthsPhone NumbersEmbassySitting On The Bench Author:Sven-Goran Eriksson
“When I said they'd scored two goals, of course I meant they'd scored one.” SaidTwoCoursesGoalFootballCommentators Author:George Hamilton