#football

Football's not just about scoring goals - it's about winning. ↗

— Alan Shearer

#football #goals #just #scoring #winning

The same boys who got detention in elementary school for beating the crap out of people are now rewarded for it. They call it football. ↗

— Laurie Halse Anderson

#high-school #high-school

Bobby Tom told me he’s not afraid of the Chargers’ defense.” “Bobby Tom’ll tell you he’s not afraid of nuclear war, so I wouldn’t put too much stock in his opinion. ↗

— Susan Elizabeth Phillips

#football #fearless

I lost count of the number of referees who came to me both at Derby and Forest and said, 'I'd just like to express my thanks. I love matches involving your team. We never have any trouble with them. ↗

— Brian Clough

#sport #love

I'm a big sports fan. Football. Cricket. ↗

— Danny Boyle

#cricket #fan #football #i #sports

I know nothing about Christianity, nothing about football, and I'm not a Republican. ↗

— Sandra Bullock

#christianity #football #i #know #nothing

When I played pro football, I never set out to hurt anyone deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something. ↗

— Dick Butkus

#deliberately #football #game #hurt #i

Beckham is unusual. He was desperate to be a footballer. His mind was made up when he was nine or ten. Many kids think that it's beyond them. But you can't succeed without practising at any sport. ↗

— Bobby Charlton

#beckham #beyond #desperate #footballer #his

I'm from a council estate myself, and the biggest release we had as kids was football. That's where all the great players learn their trade - as kids having a kickabout. ↗

— Colin Cooper

#council #estate #football #great #had

There is no rule that says a footballer needs to be 'this high' and 'this wide.' ↗

— Andres Iniesta

#high #needs #rule #says #wide