Football Quotes
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The first ninety minutes of a football match are the most important.
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I went to Dartmouth College, graduated, and had the opportunity to play two professional sports - I played for the New England Patriots in the NFL and professional lacrosse for the Boston Blazers. I had an injury, so I had to stop so I could heal. But when I was playing football, I wasn't making a lot of money; I wasn't a superstar.
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When I started playing, there were no teams and no structure, so I had to play with the boys. I get very emotional when I think about the humiliation that I've suffered playing football.
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I'm concerned that Islam has not just been politicised but that it's becoming an identity. This is like turning religion into a football match; it's a distraction from the real thing.
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Rebounding helps a lot with your ball skills, because you're able to go get the ball at a high point, which is what they want you to do in football.
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I know I can't go on forever – I'll probably stop when I reach 50 – but I love playing football. It's as simple as that.
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I know that it is a huge responsibility to be the captain, the No. 10, but I like it. I like the responsibility, the pressure, and I like playing football.
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I went to Brigham Young University on a football scholarship. I wasn't a football player; I was a place kicker.
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When it comes to football, I'm more of a traditional guy. I love going to Green Bay.
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As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot.
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Honestly, like, American football is not that big over in the U.K., so we hadn't really heard of Drew Brees before. I did know that he was, like, a massive football player. He's a massive star, so I was still a little bit anxious and nervous to meet him.
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All this cuddling and kissing on stage these days, well it's all right in football when someone scores a goal, but not when you're playing darts.
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I never dreamed about being a millionaire - I dreamed about being a football player.
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I've been playing American football since I was six years old. I was a captain of my high school team, playing strong safety.
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To recognize that head injuries were as essential a part of football as they are of boxing would be to erase the fine distinction on which the game's respectability rested.
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Whether people like it or not, you have to say the Old Firm are a major part of Scottish football. I know there is a lot of resentment from other clubs about that, but it's a fact.
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You need to be able to work with people. Especially in football, it is not a QB's game... even though the media likes to make it into that - it takes the whole team.
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I just had a normal African childhood; we played football a lot, but it was always in the street and always without shoes. Boots were very expensive, and when there are seven in your family, and you say you want to buy a pair, your father wants to kill you.
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When I was young, it wasn't about the money, it wasn't about the fame and fortune, it was about playing football.
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I hear people saying 'the way the game should be played'. Rubbish. That's the worst saying in football. You win the game, then worry about the way it should be played.
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That smell of freshly cut grass makes me think of Friday night football in high school. The smell of popcorn and cigar smoke reminds me of the stadium. The cutting of the grass reminds me of the August practice.
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Football will always be my foremost passion.
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My legacy isn't about what I did playing football, but how I use the opportunities that came from playing football.
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The football season is like pain. You forget how terrible it is until it seizes you again.
