Quotes About Football

I know other people who have started their kids in tackle football for, like, four- and five-year-olds. So I think it's up to each individual's parents, but for me personally, no I wouldn't. But would I be OK with him playing in seventh or eighth grade? Yes.

How do you tackle Rob Gronkowski? You gotta hit him low, man - hit him in his knees. That's the best chance you have of hitting him.

As I say, 'Every tackle's nightmare is third and long.'

Paul Scholes was the main figure for me growing up. His attitude, he's humble off the pitch - you didn't hear much about him - but on the pitch, he was loud, aggressive, liked to tackle, and I learned off him.

I think I could handle right tackle. With great coaches, I think I can handle anything.

Biggest influence is my parents. It's funny but my mom was the first one that allowed me to play tackle football. My dad was not ready to let me play yet. She definitely was the one who allowed me to do it. Obviously my dad taught me to throw and be a quarterback.

When the President of the United States comes out and says, 'If I had boys, I wouldn't let them play tackle football,' that's a big punch to the gut for our sport.

We have to look at it holistically and as a whole and say let us tackle racism or discrimination in life. Then you can look to get rid of it in football.

I can say confidently that I don't think Austin Corbett is going to play tackle in the NFL.

David Bakhtiari is a guy I like to watch. He's an exceptional left tackle.

4-3-3 is better for me because I can score more goals, and also create more and tackle in midfield which I like to do to help the team.

Marshawn, he's hard to tackle. I only played against him a couple of times. We did OK against him in Chicago when I was there.

Certain guys are different. A guy like Marshawn Lynch, he's more of a running through a guy. Mine is to get a guy off balance and going through an arm tackle, go through a shoulder, those types of things. Get them going one way and try to hit the other side.

It was my Old Trafford debut and it lasted about 60 minutes and my left leg and left ankle sort of gave way on me from a tackle from behind.

If your ankle is damaged and you get another heavy tackle on it the pain is always with you.

I'm a firm believer that there's no way that a six-year-old should have a helmet on and learn a tackling drill.

Tackling and playing well in space against any spread offense is very important.

Tackling still comes down to leverage and owning that leverage and making your hits.

At Liverpool, I used to read the match day programme, and you'd read an interview with a lad from the youth team. They'd ask age, heroes, strong points, etc. He'd reply, 'Shooting and tackling.' I can't get into my head that football development would educate tackling as a quality, something to learn, to teach, a characteristic of your play.

Tackling is my favorite part of the game.

Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso was always bemused by our enthusiasm for tackling, because he saw it as the last resort.

Theoretically in Germany there is more space because it is less tactical.

For me, if you play at Anfield, it is not a tactical game.

I think, in general, the coaches in Italy are much more tactical; that's just how the league works.