Football Quotes
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In football, I'm not so old. At 52, maybe I have 20 years in front of me to coach. But I feel myself as... you might say an 'old fox.' Nothing scares me; nothing worries me too much. It looks like nothing new can happen for me.
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Belgium's not a hotpot of international football.
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I can't say I love football anymore.
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Well, I don't think I've necessarily ever been a passionate football player or a passionate person.
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What I am most proud of is the legacy of hope that FIFA and football leaves around the world. It makes all of the efforts and energy I pour into this job worth it.
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As a former football player who has carried a football more than 4,000 times, trust me, I did not go into ballroom dancing with my body being 100 percent, with no aches or pains or ailments coming with me. When you're dancing, you're doing stuff that your body's not used to, and so you start to aggravate those old injuries.
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Seldom do we experience the charisma and character of a dynamic personality such as Lou Holtz, the very successful former football coach of Notre Dame. Lou has left his distinctive mark of success everywhere he has coached. Winning Every Day is not just a catchy phrase, but with Coach Holtz, a way of life.
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I feel fortunate to be a part of a football community that includes leaders who recognize the power of sport to make a difference and who, like so many of my coaches, are defined not only by their knowledge but by their ability to bring out the best in every member of their teams.
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What United have got that Chelsea haven't is Paul Scholes. I think he is different to anything else in English football.
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He really fought the odds. They took away football, but he still did four years of college and will graduate.
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I'm not going to revolutionise football. I'm in a system. You have to know how to respect it and to stay in place.
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Is this college football's version of Arena Football? These guys need to grow some hair on their peaches.
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I wanted to play football all my life, and when I got accepted to Florida State, it was academically - it wasn't for any kind of scholarship. I kind of sat down and said, 'I'm not going to make it to the NFL. I'm not the size nor the skill.'
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The negative side of football. The negative side of our society. People sometimes go to football and bring to it the negative aspects of our society.
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Do you know how many rules there are in football? … There are 17 rules. That's it. Everyone talks about football and nobody remembers this simple fact.
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Coming from a football background, when everybody is doing their job and operating on such a high level, it only motivates you to do the same.
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I don't dislike football. I love football.
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Nobody I ever broke bread with, and I see players all the time, talked about using their head running the football.
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As a young lad it's been your dream to play football and you get injuries and you've got to respond well to them and work really hard, because it's your dream to be on the pitch.
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You need players that stand for emotion in football. Football today is a game for television.
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I've done a lot of work in the gym preparing myself for what is certain to be pretty strenuous pre-season training - something I've not previously experienced. And I knocked local football on the head this winter, simply to ensure I didn't pick up any injuries.
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The social issues outside of football are not as defined as they were earlier, when integration took place and certain rights were legislated. The Civil Rights movement is over. Individuals can buy homes wherever they want, travel first class wherever they want, eat wherever they want.
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My goals in football helped make me disciplined and focused in all areas of my life.
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You can't let injuries dictate the outcome of a football game. You have to persevere and keep fighting. That is how we are. If there is a blade of grass to defend or take, we do it.
