SOCCER QUOTES
Famous Footballing Philosophers
Sam Allardyce
"There are scientists who will tell you that spirit, because it can't be measured, doesn't exist. Bollocks. It does exist" - Bolton Wanderers manager discusses metaphysics.
Alan Brown
"Soccer is the biggest thing that's happened in creation. It's bigger than any 'ism' you can name."
George Best
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."
Brian Clough
"It only takes a second to score a goal."
"Players lose you games, not tactics. There's so much crap talked about tactics by people who barely know how to win at dominoes."
Johann Cruyff
"Toeval is logisch." ("Coincidence is logical.")
Alex Ferguson
"Football. Bloody hell!"
Paul Gardner
"To the aesthete it (football) is an art form, an athletic ballet. To the spiritually inclined it is a religion."
Thierry Henry
"Sometimes in football you have to score goals."
Ian Holloway
"My ceiling's broken, my car's got a puncture and we've just lost two matches. But I've got my health and I'll ask the big man upstairs why he didn't give us a point."
John Motson
"The World Cup is a truly international event."
Sir Alf Ramsey
"The missing of chances is one of the mysteries of life."
Sir Bobby Robson
"The first 90 minutes of the match are the most important."
Ronaldo
"We lost because we didn't win."
Gordon Strachan
"The world looks a totally different place after two wins."
Neville Southall
"If you don't believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of bed at the end of the day."
Mike Summerbee
"Next thing we'll be giving our handbags to the linesmen as we skip onto the field." - commenting on new rules interpretations by referees
Peter Taylor
"When I said even my Missus could save Derby from relegation, I was exaggerating."
Howard Wilkinson
"I'm a firm believer that if the other side scores first you have to score twice to win."
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