Quotes and Sayings About Soccer
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There were moments when I wondered at the gossamer veil that stops licence from being libel. I suspect that taking on the job of England manager puts you outside the protection of the courts. It must be part of the job description that you will be held hostage by media speculation and can have your character tortured, molested and finally executed at the public whim, in exchange for a lifetime's supply of money.
-- A. A. Gill -
You can do as many sprints as you want but there's nothing like playing in a 90-minute soccer game. There's no better way to gain your fitness, in my opinion, than playing in consistent games.
-- Abby WambachSource : "Abby Wambach discusses her marriage, sport and future". Interview with Jeff Di Veronica, www.usatoday.com. March 30, 2014.
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Today was about execution, period. Every single player, all of us in the dressing room right now, we’re embarrassed because that’s not the way we want to play soccer.
-- Abby Wambach -
Crime is fast destroying the moral fabric of South African cities, and is becoming a major threat to South African democracy as well as the prominent manifestation of a "class war" that is largely a continuation of the "race war" of yesterday.
-- Achille Mbembe -
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I don't like soccer. I think it makes you soft. And by the way, you telling me it's the biggest whatever in the World, look, they drink tea everywhere too; they're pussies, you understand? I want some coffee.
-- Adam Carolla -
Growing up as a kid my father was British and a soccer player. His idol was a guy that passed the ball a lot, Stanley Matthews. Our family thought if you could be unselfish your teammates would always like you.
-- Adam Oates -
I was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it flashed on the screen that George (Ndah) had scored in the first minute at Birmingham. My first reaction was to ring him up. Then I remembered he was out there playing.
-- Ade Akinbiyi -
At 15, 16, you think you're going to be captain of England. But I realised it wasn't going to happen for me on a windy November night in Darlington, coming to my peak at the age of 23 but still playing for Mansfield Town.
-- Aidy Boothroyd -
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On current form, both teams will probably lose.
-- Aidy Boothroyd -
He's not fit, either physically or biomechanically.
-- Aidy Boothroyd -
In general I like a guy who is athletic, somebody who can teach me something. Whether it's teaching me a new way to cut on a wave or teach me a three-point conversion or teach me how to dribble a soccer ball. There's something really cool about that.
-- Aimee TeegardenSource : "Beautiful Wave Star Aimee Teegarden Talks Surfer Boys And More!". Interview with Kaitlin Menza, www.seventeen.com. May 12, 2012.
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One reason outfielders don't have stronger arms might be they don't practice as much as we did. Most teams today don't take outfield practice. Another reason is baseball has to compete with other sports now - basketball, football, soccer - for the better athletes that might have more skills and stronger arms.
-- Al Kaline -
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The boys feet have been up in the clouds since the win
-- Alan Buckley -
The club continued to make significant player decisions without involving me. In the end, such a breach of trust and confidence meant that I had no option but to leave.
-- Alan CurbishleySource : "Alan Curbishley resigns as West Ham manager" by Paul Doyle, www.theguardian.com. September 3, 2008.
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A few question marks are being asked in the Honduran defence
-- Alan Green -
Here's Brian Flynn. His official height is five feet five and he doesn't look much taller than that
-- Alan Green -
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This will be their 19th consecutive game without a win unless they can get an equaliser.
-- Alan Green -
It was the game that put the Everton ship back on the road.
-- Alan Green -
Speed is what makes the Premiership exciting. The millions who would have watched Manchester United and Chelsea would have seen a non-stop game in which the pace was electric even though the first half was a non-event. You could see a better technical game in Spain but for sheer frenetic movement there is nothing that comes close... Pace is more critical in the Premiership than in any other major league and if you don't have pace, you have to compensate with power or ability in the air and since Shevchenko has no power and is not particularly good in the air, he is in trouble.
-- Alan Hansen -
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Wembley way is beginning to blacked with people in terms of red and blue
-- Alan Jackson -
There isn't an injury known to man that Bryan Robson hasn't had.
-- Alan Parry -
A win tonight is the minimum City must achieve
-- Alan Parry -
And Ritchie has now scored 11 goals, exactly double the number he scored last season
-- Alan Parry -
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I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and hopefully after that as well.
-- Alan Shearer -
All I know of morality I learned from football
-- Albert Camus -
That lad must have been born offside.
-- Alex FergusonSource : Sir Alex Ferguson's 25 years at Manchester United - in quotes" by Benji Inwood, www.theguardian.com. November 4, 2011.
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If you're going to be a footballer, be a great one.If you're going to have a dream, dream big.
-- Alex Ferguson -
I tell the players that the bus is moving. This club has to progress. And the bus wouldn't wait for them. I tell them to get on board.
-- Alex Ferguson