Soccer Quotes - Page 21

• My free-kick secret? I just look at the net and say take the kick, Cristiano.

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Inspirational, Sports, Secret

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• There have been a few players described as the new George Best over the years, but this is the first time its been a compliment to me.

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Inspirational, Sports, Player

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  Without football, my life is worth nothing.

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Inspirational, Sports, Football

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• I have my flaws too, but I am a professional who doesn't like to miss or lose.

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Inspirational, Sports, Missing

  "Cristiano Ronaldo apologises after being sent off for Real Madrid", www.theguardian.com. December 6, 2009.

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• I know I'm a good professional, I know that no one's harder on me than myself and that's never going to change, under any circumstances.

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Inspirational, Sports, Circumstances

  "In his own words: Ronaldo reveals all about Ferguson, his football dreams and his future". The Guardian interview, www.theguardian.com. August 6, 2008.

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• My parents and my grandfather on my mom's side would travel the earth. They went to Australia and China, and they went to probably every soccer game I ever played.

  Brandi Chastain

  Mom, Travel, Games

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• The Germans only have one player under 22, and he's 23!

  Kevin Keegan

  Sports, Player, Funny Soccer

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• If you're not sure what to do with the ball, just pop it in the net and we'll discuss your options afterwards.

  Bill Shankly

  Funny, Football, Balls

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• It was the game that put the Everton ship back on the road.

  Alan Green

  Football, Games, Ships

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• Chance makes our parents, but choice makes our friends.

  Jacques Delille

  Life, Best Friend, Family

  "Pitié" by Marcus Fabius Quintilianus as reported in "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, 1895.

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• He is a goal scorer, not a natural born one - not yet. That takes time.

  Glenn Hoddle

  Goal, Natural, Born

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• Great genetics are not necessarily a precursor for success in the game. Brazilian Legend Pelé has often said that soccer stars are not born. Without proper soccer training a player will never reach his full potential. It is true that great speed would benefit someone who plays as a winger but would not be as useful for a goalkeeper. The greatest advantage of soccer is that it is not as discriminating as basketball or volleyball. There are no limitations when it comes to physique and it all comes down to individual soccer skills.

  Pele

  Basketball, Volleyball, Stars

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• Keep working even when no one is watching.

  Alex Morgan

  Inspirational Soccer

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• The acoustics seem to get louder

  Hugh Johns

  Football, Acoustics, Commentators

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• To me personally, it's nothing personal to me

  Ron Greenwood

  Funny Soccer

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• It is a cup final and the one who wins it goes through

  Jimmy Hill

  Winning, Finals, Cups

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• And Wigan Athletic are certain to be promoted barring a mathmatical tragedy

  Tony Gubba

  Athletic, Tragedy, Wigan

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• He's marked his entrance with an error of some momentum

  Barry Davies

  Football, Errors, Momentum

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• And Ritchie has now scored 11 goals, exactly double the number he scored last season

  Alan Parry

  Numbers, Goal, Lasts

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• That shot might not have been as good as it might have been.

  John Motson

  Might, Shots, Has Beens

  "When a royal face didn't fit" by Frank Keating, www.theguardian.com. May 20, 2004.

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• Football's all about 90 minutes

  Glenn Hoddle

  Football, Funny Soccer, Minutes

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• He hit that one like an arrow

  Alan Parry

  Football, Arrows, Commentators

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• Whelan was in the position he was, exactly

  Jimmy Armfield

  Funny Soccer, Position

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• It feel like winning the cup final, if that's what it feels like

  Graham Hawkins

  Winning, Finals, Cups

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• The last player to score a hatrick in a cup final was Stan Mortenson. He even had a final named after him, the Matthews final

  Lawrie McMenemy

  Player, Finals, Lasts

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