#ball

We had to be down early to get the best stuff for the pros we looked after and then get the rags that we were left ourselves for training. It seems very old school but it grounded me as a person and made me appreciate everything as a footballer, because all we got was a pair of boots. ↗

— Colin Cooper

#appreciate #because #best #boots #down

It was as though all my hostilities, anxieties, and conflicts were in one ball that was flying away into space, farther from me all the time, leaving me content with myself. ↗

— Bobby Darin

#away #ball #conflicts #content #farther

The importance that our society attaches to sport is incredible. After all, is football a game or a religion? The people of this country have allowed sports to get completely out of hand. ↗

— Howard Cosell

#allowed #attaches #completely #country #football

I knew I was the second-best tennis player in the state of Florida and No. 8 in the United States of America when I was 12 years old and I couldn't tell you what I was in baseball, but I liked my chances in tennis of getting a scholarship to college. ↗

— Jim Courier

#baseball #chances #college #florida #getting

The reason I didn't take the baseball route is because they don't have rankings for baseball players. ↗

— Jim Courier

#baseball players #because #i #players #rankings

Fear can be conquered. I became a better person and a better football player when I learned that lesson. ↗

— Roger Craig

#became #better #better person #conquered #fear

Growing up in Canada, I didn't watch football much. ↗

— Sidney Crosby

#football #growing #growing up #i #much

I want to win football games. ↗

— Victor Cruz

#football #football games #games #i #want

I don't think there's any question that the UFL or any other league that wants to challenge the NFL can have an impact. The demand for professional football is off the charts. ↗

— Mark Cuban

#challenge #charts #demand #football #i

I never felt I would get to the stage where I would to have to actively think about retiring from international football as I always thought it would pass me by. ↗

— Kenny Cunningham

#actively #always #felt #football #get