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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.
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#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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