To share the dressing room of club and country with Bhai was an amazing experience. I learnt a lot from him and other senior players like Renedy Singh.
Sunil ChhetriI was the one who took football off the back pages and put it on to page one.
George BestWe were the first generation to have to deal with the modern stardom of football. Some handled it better than others.
George BestI played football for a team called the East Dragons on the east side of town. We only had six regular season games. And six games I played tail back and I had 18 touchdowns in six games. That’s when I knew I had some athletic ability.
LeBron JamesLots of young players have triumphed at United, so why can’t it happen to me? I’m not worried I’m young – it’s an incentive to do the best I can.
Cristiano RonaldoIf Tiger Woods had played football, he would have been a quarterback.
Lou HoltzWhen I was playing, there were always lots of teams in contention for the league – Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Leeds. Every week was a big game and a big battle.
George BestLike a baseball game, wars are not over till they are over. Wars don’t run on a clock like football. No previous generation was so hopelessly unrealistic that this had to be explained to them.
Thomas SowellAll that I know most surely about morality and obligations I owe to football.
Albert CamusJust like every person who works for Dortmund is a fan of the club, it was the same at Mainz. When I was a player there, we had 800 supporters on rainy Saturday afternoons, and if we died, no one would notice or come to our funeral. But we loved the club, and we have this same feeling at Dortmund.
Jurgen KloppI don’t think there’s been anything in the game of football in my lifetime that has changed college football more than redshirting.
Lou HoltzNothing surprises me anymore in the NFL.
Tom BradyHe is really something. I love him. He is Sir Arsene Wenger.
Jurgen KloppSectional football games have the glory and the despair of war, and when a Texas team takes the field against a foreign state, it is an army with banners.
John SteinbeckIt all went wrong with football, the thing I loved most of all, and from there, my life slowly fell apart.
George BestFootball coaches don’t have real problems.
Lou HoltzI’ve married somebody who I knew for 14 years. So, I’m just living with a friend. All through my ups and downs in football, from winning the I-League to losing the ISL final, she has been a source of great support.
Sunil ChhetriYou can’t score if you’re turning it over. It’s like a punt. If you go out and you punt 12 times, you’re not scoring points. That’s not good. So, when you turn the ball over and throw interceptions, you’re giving the other team more opportunities and your team less opportunities.
Tom BradyIf you made me the national commissioner of football, I’d tell you one thing that I would mandate. The second Saturday in September, we’re going to have conference day. Everybody from the SEC plays a Big 12 team. Everybody from the Big Ten is going to play the ACC. Everybody from the Big East is going to play the Pac-10.
Lou HoltzFootball changed my life and it gave me a platform to get out my aggression and it gave me a sense of value.
Dwayne JohnsonMy first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961. The pay wasn’t much, so to get $300 more per year, I agreed to coach the golf team. I didn’t even know how to keep score, and really, my main job was not to wreck the van on the way to tournaments.
Lou HoltzSo like any football or basketball coach, you always always believe you’re going to win.
Colin PowellFebruary is always a bad month for TV sports. Football is gone, basketball is plodding along in the annual midseason doldrums, and baseball is not even mentioned.
Hunter S. ThompsonTo be honest, there are no problems between me and Messi. People have their own opinions about who they think is the better player. It is what it is, but there is no rivalry beyond games and what happens on the pitch.
Cristiano RonaldoWhen I’m out on the football field, I have so much confidence in what I’m doing.
Tom BradyI’m proud to play for Real Madrid because I have fun; when you no longer have fun it’s a sign that it’s time to leave. For now though, I’m happy here at the greatest club in the world.
Cristiano RonaldoIn football, I don’t have a lot of friends. The people who I really trust, there are not many… Most of the time, I’m alone.
Cristiano RonaldoDavid Beckham has never impressed me.
George BestThey used to call me ‚Touchdown T.‘ I remember in high school, we had homecoming, and I got in front of the pep rally, and I told them, ‚I’m going to run for three touchdowns.‘ I ran for three touchdowns, kicked the extra point, and took myself out the game.
Mr. TGoing to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years.
Ronald ReaganIf you watch me during the game, I celebrate when we press the ball and it goes out.
Jurgen KloppI always thought about working in England because of the kind of football, the intensity of football. Liverpool was first choice.
Jurgen KloppFighting football, not serenity football – that is what I like.
Jurgen KloppA lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.
Bill ShanklyIn India, people are really glued to the Premier League and La Liga.
Sunil ChhetriI’m just glad I play for Coach Belichick.
Tom BradyI saw 14 games in two and a half months at Churchill. It was what I really signed for. They were eyeing the championship and also playing the AFC Cup. So I am very thankful for Churchill, the coaching staff and the players.
Sunil ChhetriI love football and the intensity of football in Liverpool, this is what is very good for me.
Jurgen KloppI’ve been so blessed to play for the greatest coach at a time when our organization has done incredible things. I’ve played with the best teammates. Playing for Mr. Kraft and what his influence on the team has been.
Tom BradyI’m looking forward to the intensity of football and how the people live football in Liverpool. It’s a special club.
Jurgen KloppWhen I was a kid, I never thought much about football. I thought about following in my family’s footsteps and going into professional wrestling.
Dwayne JohnsonAs Dortmund manager, I lived in a street, and my two neighbours were Schalke fans. They showed it every day, flying flags!
Jurgen KloppAs a part of the NFL, things change every year.
Tom BradyWhat is Champions League level? I saw a lot of rubbish games at Champions League level.
Jurgen KloppIn England, football is a big thing to talk about, but Liverpool, it’s a special place. You feel it when you make your first step.
Jurgen KloppI do understand it’s not easy to run an I-league club. I have been part of many and I know the scene.
Sunil ChhetriThe English game is not faster than the German game. Perhaps there are a few more sprints. But there is a different style of football here, partially due to the weather.
Jurgen KloppI 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 HoltzContrary to popular belief, I don’t spend a whole lot of time following soccer. But as I have traveled around the world to better understand global development and health, I’ve learned that soccer is truly universal. No matter where I go, that’s what kids are playing. That’s what people are talking about.
Bill GatesLiverpool is a club with a big, big, big history, and all the clubs in the world have a big history if the present is not too successful. If you have never had success, then nobody knows how it is, but in Liverpool, everybody knows how it was.
Jurgen KloppDerbies are always difficult to play because you have to handle the pressure. There’s no advantage or disadvantage for either side.
Jurgen KloppI am happy and proud to play for my country and my club Mohun Bagan.
Sunil ChhetriOh, I can’t play soccer, and I’m not a great swimmer. I won’t drown, but you won’t see me doing laps in a pool.
Michelle ObamaIf a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.
Erma BombeckI love soccer, love tennis… Roger Federer has been a favourite for a long, long time. The kind of consistency he has shown, 16 Grand Slam titles… The way he handles himself in pressure situations is admirable… He is so calm… In soccer, I’m a huge fan of Barcelona… I like watching Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and David Villa.
Virat KohliMy job is to play quarterback, and I’m going to do that the best way I know how, because I owe that to my teammates regardless of who is out there on the field with me.
Tom BradyWe murdered them 0-0.
Bill ShanklyI was a very average player and became a trainer in Germany with a special club.
Jurgen KloppMy uncle played rugby, and my dad played football, and they used to argue which game was the roughest – and everybody agreed rugby was. It’s a great team sport, and to be successful, every person has to play in the same level.
Clint EastwoodIf someone told me I could play two Asian Cup finals, I wouldn’t have believed it.
Sunil Chhetri