73 Footballers Quotes for You to Enjoy

I don't think it can be in the genes. If you see the amount of footballers, how many sons play football? Not many. Harry Redknapp

You Think See Football Sons Footballers Genes How Many Play Play Football Amount

As footballers we have a massive platform that we should be using way more than we actually are. Hector Bellerin

Way More Footballers Massive Than Should Using Platform Actually

I think people don't really understand how much footballers are affected by the people in their lives. When we're interviewed, people always ask about managers and tactics and training, but they almost never ask about what's going on off the pitch, and to me, that's just as important to your career. Ivan Rakitic

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I don't believe footballers have to live like monks. Joe Hart

Live Believe Footballers Like Monks

Footballers from the street are more important than trained coaches. Johan Cruyff

Important More Footballers Trained Than Coaches Street

Sometimes you look at footballers and think they're selfish or they don't bring a good image to society. But sometimes people underestimate footballers and their capacity to have a strong opinion and sympathy for others. Juan Mata

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It is true that footballers are mistrustful. Juan Mata

True Footballers

We footballers don't address one another as 'My dear.' Karim Benzema

Address Footballers Another Dear

English footballers are honest - they will run for 90-odd minutes - but that is not always what you need. Sometimes you need to rein back a bit and try and control the game with your passing. Kyle Walker

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Guardiola likes footballers who can pass the ball, who have eyes for the best position and the right runs. Lothar Matthaus

Best Eyes Runs Footballers Likes Ball Pass Who Right Position

The footballers' wives I know, they're teachers, midwives. They want to do something useful. One is working at my son's nursery, on her hands and knees, in Converse and jeans, teaching kids to count. Louise Nurding

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If I could, I'd change the way I came up through the football ranks. I'd love to have had an academy life the way the boys have it. I think female footballers would be so much better for having that opportunity, and we'd be more effective because we would be better players. Lucy Bronze

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We are getting to the point where, like the men's game, playing football is not only a legitimate career but enables you to live really well and can perhaps even set you up for life. It will allow little girls to tell their mums and dads they want to be professional footballers and not have their dreams dismissed so easily. Millie Bright

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When we have a ball at our feet, we footballers are delighted, but what happens behind the scenes is not always all that pretty. Paulo Dybala

Our Pretty Scenes Delighted Footballers Feet Ball Always Behind Happens

People usually think that it is the coach who has to raise the spirits of his players; that it is the coach who has to convince his footballers; that it is his job to take the lead all the time. But that's not always the case. Pep Guardiola

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Obviously, everyone looks at whether we bring young footballers into the first team, that's one of the goals. But I wouldn't discard someone who is successful in life, that's big. The hall of fame in the academy should be a wide variety of stories. Per Mertesacker

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I'm not saying that maybe there isn't a kid out there whose behavior hasn't been influenced by me in some way. I'm sure there is. But I can only speak for myself, and if you'd asked if my behavior had ever been affected by people I'd admired from afar, like musicians or footballers, that'd be a yes, totally. Right down to their hand gestures. Pete Doherty

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Footballers need to be aware kids look up to them. Raheem Sterling

Kids Footballers Look Up Them Aware Need

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