#football

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

#also #chance #clubs #deserve #english

My saddest decision in football was leaving Paul Gascoigne out of the 1998 World Cup finals. But he wasn't fit enough and once that decision is made, as a manager and a group of players, you forget about who isn't there and focus on the job. ↗

— Glenn Hoddle

#cup #cup finals #decision #enough #finals

The old adage that you shouldn't change a winning team doesn't apply in modern international football because managers have to study the opposition and pick players who exploit their weaknesses. ↗

— Glenn Hoddle

#apply #because #change #exploit #football

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening. ↗

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

#all day #break #bubble #day #evening

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at the touch, nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening. ↗

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

#all day #break #bubble #day #evening

I look at athletes in all sports and try to picture what kind of football player they'd be, what position they'd play and so on. ↗

— Lou Holtz

#ball player #football #football player #i #kind

If Tiger Woods had played football, he would have been a quarterback. ↗

— Lou Holtz

#football #had #played #quarterback #tiger

My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961. ↗

— Lou Holtz

#first #football #job #mary #william

In the game of football, you can never be too sure of anything. ↗