Football Quotes
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I write first drafts by hand. Never do I open an umbrella inside the house. I don't predict wins or losses. I used to stand on a certain piece of rug if my brothers and husband were watching football and their team got in trouble - but now the luck went out of that rug. If a circle is involved, I try to go clockwise.
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If you were ever to interview me after a football game or at a football game or around me during football season is totally different than when you catch me away from football.
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You can't take a single day for granted in the National Football League. Every single day, you need to earn your spot on the roster.
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I love working with Coach O'Brien, Coach Godsey, and they are terrific football coaches.
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I just didn't want to walk away from football without knowing what it meant to be a manager, or even wondering what it was like to be sacked.
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You know, I was crap. But I had the commitment, and I had the understanding, that the basis of football is skill on the ball, and if you spend the time with it, you're gonna reap the rewards.
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I play to be happy in the first place and then to help my colleagues and my team the best way I can, with the best football.
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We haven't won the games we wanted to win. I thought maybe if I put baseball aside and focus on football, I can get us a step closer to where we want to be.
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Trust me-the day I'm not into football, I'll walk away.
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My father was an all-American football player.
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Perhaps I'll work as a director of football. I don't know.
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If he's got golf clubs in his truck or a camper in his driveway, I don't hire him.
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From the outside looking in, this is a great football team. Three out of four? That's something. I don't know what to call it. I'm not going to say the D word (dynasty). I'm going to just call it my first Super Bowl win.
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We don't realize how much the NFL is quietly drifting towards flag football. During the '80s, part of the defense's goal was to put the fear of God into offensive players... that's fading away.
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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.
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Every single sport works out your body in a different way, and you can almost point out their bodies - like, that's a swimmer, that's a football player.
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I think the best part of being gay is when you're done with sex, you could turn over and talk about football.
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It's a great honour to be asked to be the next manager of Manchester United. I am delighted that Sir Alex saw fit to recommend me for the job. I have great respect for everything he has done and for the football club.
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Number one in high school, when I was sort of entrenched in the street life, if you will, the major thing that kept me plugged in the mainstream was athletics. I played basketball throughout high school. I also played football, but I played basketball throughout high school.
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It's like everything in football - and life. You need to look, you need to think, you need to move, you need to find space, you need to help others. It's very simple in the end.
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Yes, in general, I think there is too much club football on TV.
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My generation put in a lot more hours playing football after school than kids today. These days, all the football these kids play, they play at their clubs, so the clubs need to work seriously on the basic skills.
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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.
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Looking at everything I've done in my career as a footballer, at all the titles, I believe that what's hugely important is motivation.
