Football Quotes

"Football brings you lots of lovely things, but then you have to realise that it's actually a job."

"English football is so physical and fast that when you see a space, you have to go into it with all your speed."

"Taking on defenders is what gives me a buzz."

"If you are too nice, you will just get eaten alive. The football world is not always a nice place."

"Music was important. Football was the easy part."

"Football is a collective game, not an individual game."

"Football is a collective sport and many times it doesn't depend on you playing well. It depends if the team is playing well."

"I will never give up on football that is played well."

"In football, everything is possible."

"Football always has pressure."

"I am not a magician of football."

"India has a population of over 1 billion people. There is place for all sports and for sure there is space for football."

"When you're out there, you aren't paying attention to who you're throwing to. You're looking for the guy that's open."

"I'd like to think I have good recall of games I've been a part of and plays I've been a part of."

"Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that."

Bill Shankly

"Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is."

Johan Cruyff

"The ball is round, the game lasts ninety minutes."

Sepp Herberger

"Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win."

Gary Lineker

"Everything is practice."

Pelé

"Football, bloody hell!"

Sir Alex Ferguson

"Football is an art, like dancing is an art – but only when it's well done does it become an art."

Arsène Wenger

"I am the Normal One."

Jürgen Klopp

"Abuse us, criticise us, but please come to watch the Indian team play."

Sunil Chhetri

"I was born for soccer, just as Beethoven was born for music."

Pelé

"Every disadvantage has its advantage."

Johan Cruyff