Top 69 Football Quotes

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Football is a big sport. Whether you are talking about American football or international football, it is popular everywhere! With that in mind, check out the top 69 football quotes.

#69 – 60. Football Quotes

69. Remember, once you set a goal, it’s all about how hard you’re willing to work, how much you’re willing to sacrifice and how badly you truly want it. –J.J. Watt

68. I don’t believe in superstitions. I just do certain things because I’m scared in case something will happen if I don’t do them. – Michael Owen

67. It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size in the fight of the dog. –Archie Griffin

66. I’ve had 14 bookings this season—eight of which were my fault, but seven of which were disputable. – Paul Gascoigne

65. When you are 4-0 up you should never lose 7-1. – Lawrie McMenemy

64. Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t. –Jerry Rice

63. If you eat caviar every day it is difficult to return to sausages. – Arsene Wenger

62. No matter the circumstances you may be going through, just push through it. –Ray Lewis

61. Success isn’t owned, it’s leased. And rent is due every day. –J.J. Watt

60. The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. -Vince Lombardi

#59 – 50. Football Quotes

59. When you’ve got something to prove, there’s nothing greater than a challenge. –Terry Bradshaw

58. Football is played with your head. Your feet are just the tools. – Andrea Pirlo

57. I once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day, I met a man who had no feet. – Zinedine Zidane

56. You cannot make progress with excuses. –Cam Newton

55. The most valuable player is the one who makes the most players valuable. –Peyton Manning

54. The first 90 minutes are the most important. – Bobby Robson

53. Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there. –Bo Jackson

52. It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up. –Vince Lombardi

51. Do I not like that – Graham Taylor

50. Every disadvantage has got its advantage. – Johan Cruyff

#49 – 40. Football Quotes

49. Sometimes maybe good. Sometimes maybe ****. – Gennaro Gattuso

48. Winners never quit and quitters never win. –Vince Lombardi

47. There is only one way to succeed in anything…and that is to give it everything. –Vince Lombardi

46. It’s not the will to win that matters. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters. –Paul Bear Bryant

45. Success isn’t measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. –Mike Ditka

44. I may win and I may lose, but I will never be defeated. –Emmitt Smith

43. The man on top of the mountain didn’t fall there. –Vince Lombardi

42. Frank Lampard still has the same legs he had five years ago. – Ray Wilkins

41. Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. – George Halas

40. Well, Clive, it’s all about the two M’s—movement and positioning. – Ron Atkinson

#39 – 30. Football Quotes

39. We must have had 99 percent of the game. It was the other three percent that cost us the match. – Ruud Gullit

38. Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble. –John Madden

37. One accusation you can’t throw at me is that I’ve always done my best. – Alan Shearer

36. Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don’t like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that. – Bill Shankly

35. I just hate losing and that gives you an extra determination to work harder. – Wayne Rooney

34. You can learn a line from a win and a book from defeat. –Paul Brown

33. Behind every kick of a ball, there has to be a thought. – Denis Bergkamp

32. Football is like life. It requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect for authority. –Vince Lombardi

31. We don’t want our players to be monks. We want them to be better football players because a monk does not play football at this level. – Bobby Robson

30. I think you are an ostrich. – Nigel Pearson

#29 – 20. Football Quotes

29. The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning. – Pelé

28. No one ever drowned in sweat. –Lou Holtz

27. Why do you want Zidane when we have Tim Sherwood? – Jack Walker

26. A penalty is a cowardly way to score. – Pelé

25. Dilly ding dilly dong – Claudio Ranieri

24. Sandro’s holding his face. You can tell from that it’s a knee injury. – Dion Dublin

23. When you don’t give up, you cannot fail. –Adrian Peterson

22. You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That’s the mark of a true professional. –Joe Paterno

21. If you do not believe you can do it then you have no chance at all – Arsene Wenger

20. The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. –Vince Lombardi

#19 – 10. Football Quotes

19. The ball is round, the game lasts ninety minutes, and everything else is just theory. – Sepp Herberger

18. There is no pressure when you are making a dream come true. – Neymar

17. When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success. – Diego Maradona

16. I couldn’t be more chuffed if I was a badger at the start of mating season. – Ian Holloway

15. If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven’t done anything today. –Lou Holtz

14. I have yet to be in a game where luck was involved. –Urban Meyer

13. Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win. – Gary Lineker

12. Football is the ballet of the masses. – Dmitri Shostakovich

11. That lad must have been born offside – Alex Ferguson

10. I learned all about life with a ball at my feet – Ronaldinho

#9 – 1. Football Quotes

9. They’re the second-best team in the world, and there’s no higher praise than that. – Kevin Keegan

8. I don’t have time for hobbies. At the end of the day, I treat my job as a hobby. It’s something I love doing.- David Beckham

7. Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. –Lou Holtz

6. To win you have to score one more goal than your opponent. – Johan Cruyff

5. I’m 30 now, but back when I was 19…that’s seven years ago. – Lee Bowyer

4. To do things you’ve never done before, you have to do things you’ve never done before. –Sean Payton

3. Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence. If you’re in control, they’re in control. –Tom Landry

2. Every defeat is a victory in itself. – Francisco Maturana García

1. You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it. – Lionel Messi

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