73 Footballers Quotes for You to Enjoy

A friend at school was always being laughed at because his father emptied dustbins for a living. But those who laughed worshipped famous footballers. This is an example of our topsy-turvy view of 'success.' Who would we miss most if they did not work for a month, the footballer or the garbage collector? David Icke

Success Work School Father Example Garbage Living Our Month Worshipped Those Laughed Would Collector Miss Footballer Footballers Most Because Always His Friend Did Being Famous View Who

We're professional footballers, so we have to go out there and perform as best we can and try and get the results that we want. Aaron Ramsey

Best Try Out Results Perform Footballers Go Get Want Professional

When I arrived in Milan, I found myself surrounded by many fantastic footballers. Alexandre Pato

Myself Footballers Arrived Surrounded Fantastic Milan Many Found

It's a dream that we, as women footballers, get to play in the same stadium as the men. Ali Krieger

Women Men Dream Footballers Get Same Stadium Play

Those of us who have feeling, who are sensitive, who can be affected, need a good shield. Footballers are very young and they're exposed. Even at under-15s, players have Twitter and I'm sure they're already getting insults... it's ugly, it sullies society and football. Bojan Krkic

Argentina produces great footballers, but Uruguay does the same. Diego Forlan

Great Argentina Footballers Does Same Produces

I have kids, so I can understand the image that footballers have. They are fans of some players; I see in their eyes. They admire and try to imitate their gestures, their words, their celebrations. They love Ronaldo and Messi. Since Euro 2016, though, they have no right to pronounce the name of Ronaldo! Dimitri Payet

Love Eyes Words Try Fans Imitate Though Kids Admire See Some Pronounce Footballers Since Name Messi Understand Celebrations Gestures Euro Right Image Players

I'm very happy to play at the World Cup, and that is a message to all footballers and others around the world, that you should believe in your dreams and fight to make them come true. Essam El Hadary

Footballers do get a hard time, and there is a lot of generalization going on. When you get to meet players and know them as lads, it's always a bit different. Frank Lampard

Time You Meet Bit Generalization Footballers Know Always Lot Get Going Lads Different Them Hard Hard Time Players

The trouble for today's footballers is they have too many distractions. We used to get our old players coming to watch training with football magazines in their hands. Now, more often than not, they are checking the share prices. Franz Beckenbauer

Today Training Old Trouble Too Our Distractions Magazines More Prices Football Share Footballers Checking Coming Than Get Hands Often Used Many Now Watch Players

I started my career in an era when footballers were different. There was a different culture. Gareth Barry

Culture Footballers Era Were Different Started Career

Twitter is an amazing thing; it brings footballers closer to the fans because so many of them are on there. I was cynical about it to begin with, but I have been converted. Gary Lineker

Amazing Fans Cynical Twitter About Footballers Because Amazing Thing Been Begin Closer Converted Them Many Thing Brings

This whole 'tired footballers' and three-games-a-week thing is an absolute myth. Gary Lineker

Tired Myth Absolute Footballers Whole Thing

Everybody knows that footballers have text groups on WhatsApp. I have one just for my friends from home, and I have another just for my Barca team-mates. Gerard Pique

Home Everybody Footballers Knows Another Text Friends WhatsApp Just Groups

I run an academy in Spain for young footballers who are released by their clubs and who, in my opinion, deserve a second chance. It is a rewarding job for me, but one that also reveals many of the faults in the English game. Glenn Hoddle

Me Game Job Young Second Chance Faults Released Run Footballers Academy Also Opinion Reveals Rewarding In My Opinion Spain Clubs English Who Many Deserve Second Chance

People talk about footballers and they get a bad press when not all of them deserve it. Gordon Strachan

People Press Bad About Bad Press Footballers Talk Get Them Deserve

Footballers are the most vulnerable people. They exude confidence, but inside, they're so lacking in confidence. They know they can lose form or be injured. This profession is so insecure, you wouldn't believe it. Gordon Taylor

You Confidence People Lose Believe Insecure Inside Footballers Know Most Vulnerable Lacking Form Profession Injured

Footballers are kept in such a bubble that horse racing is a release. Gordon Taylor

Release Horse Horse Racing Bubble Footballers Racing Kept

They're human beings before they're footballers and it's important to understand how can I help them. What do they need? How can they feel part of this? How can they feel they're improving in their career, because my job is to help them get better, play better football, earn a better contract, whatever it is. Graham Potter

Better Job Important Before Whatever Earn Football Part Feel Footballers Because Understand How Contract Get Improving Human Human Beings Them Help Beings Play Career Need

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