33 Referee Quotes for You to Enjoy

When government - in pursuit of good intentions - tries to rearrange the economy, legislate morality, or help special interests, the cost come in inefficiency, lack of motivation, and loss of freedom. Government should be a referee, not an active player. Milton Friedman

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Having one child makes you a parent; having two, you are a referee. David Frost

You Parent Having Makes Referee Child Two

Coaches will do what they can but it doesn't necessarily bother me. You are an international referee for a reason. If things like that are going to ruffle your feathers, don't bother doing the job. Alan Lewis

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The league is interesting because it's evident everyone can beat everyone. And sometimes things happen you just don't understand. This might be referee decisions or the running paths or passes of a teammate. It's different than in Europe, but you have to take things as they are. Bastian Schweinsteiger

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The Argentinians provoke and are always whingeing to the referee to try and change his opinion. It starts before the match. You see their body language, how they gesticulate, how they try to influence the referee. That is not part of the game. That is a lack of respect. It's their mentality and character, and we'll have to adjust. Bastian Schweinsteiger

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It is always hard when the referee is against you. Christian Eriksen

You Always Referee Against Hard

We must respect the referee every time. Claudio Ranieri

Time Respect Every Every Time Must Referee

I was a referee in TCW in Carrollton, Georgia, doing Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling, and it was 1,000 degrees in there, and it was completely sold out every Friday that we ran it. That was my dad's independent promotion. Cody Rhodes

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You don't notice the referee during the game unless he makes a bad call. Drew Curtis

You Game Unless Bad He Call Makes Referee Notice

I think, always, the form of the players is a decisive factor. And a game-plan and the referee. He can influence the game. And in a derby, a cool head is also very important. Louis van Gaal

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When someone oversteps the mark, there's a referee. Luis Enrique

Mark Someone Referee

Trouble is, we call politics a game, but it isn't one. There is no referee, and the teams make up the rules as they go along. You can't cry foul or offside in politics. Almost anything goes. Michael Ignatieff

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When you're growing up, you have your heroes, and you hear about people going off to other countries to play football, but when you're so young, you're not thinking about that. You just play. No referee, no rules. Nwankwo Kanu

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We talked to the referees before the game; there's always new situations to adjust, for the refs and for us as well. Even on the ice, it's good for players to talk and interact with the referee. Peter Bondra

Good Game Before Adjust New Talk Well Talked Always Referee Situations Interact Ice Us Even Players

Football is more disputed in England than it is in Italy. Every match is a very hard match because the referee doesn't blow his whistle as much as in Italy, and every team plays against each other like it is a final. I enjoy it more in England because you have to think quicker. The pace of the game is faster, so you don't have much time to think. Philippe Coutinho

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Football is more disputed in England than it is in Italy. Every match is a very hard match because the referee doesn't blow his whistle as much as in Italy, and every team plays against each other like it is a final. Philippe Coutinho

You should always play 100 per cent, and you shouldn't expect every decision from the referee. Roberto Mancini

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