Quotes About Football

I hope Dortmund can reach the final of the Champions League again... why not?

If you're going to play football, why not be the best at it that you can be and fulfill your potential?

Sure, the Bundesliga would interest me. Why not?

There's no truth at all that I would leave United - I want to stay here, and I have no reason to leave. I would like to stay here for life, of course - why not? It's the best club in the world.

I like Higuain very much, but unfortunately, he isn't contributing the way he does in Europe. He's playing very well for Juve and is in the running for a lot of trophies, but if he needs a rest, then why not give Icardi a chance?

It used to be that the hardest thing to cover was underthrown balls. Then coaches began to think, 'So why not start throwing back-shoulder fades?'

I'm a white wide receiver and that's revolutionary.

I played wide receiver in high school; then I went to college at Ball State and played safety.

When I play out wide and maybe score a goal, that's my favourite position.

I think it actually is easier for players to abstain from watching than it is for people who haven't experienced it. I know a wide variety of former players that don't really follow football any more. They've kind of had that cathartic experience. They know what it is.

The best way ideally to stop a wide receiver in the driver's seat is to get a jam on him and slow up their timing. But it just so happens that's literally my strongest tool in my bag. I just bank on me being faster and a little bit more technical than whoever it is that I'm playing.

As a running back, it takes five offensive linemen, a tight end, a fullback and possibly two wide receivers, in order to make my job successful.

If I wasn't boxing I'd be a wide receiver or a running back for the Giants.

A lot of wide receivers, they always run their routes at 100% speed. As a DB, that allows you to get a feel for how you need to play them.

Sadio can play on the left or the right. It's similar to me, I used to play out wide and I now play more central.

As full-backs, we like to get high and wide. It's the style of football that I enjoy playing.

Where the costs of entry are minimal, there is a wide avenue of opportunity for those with little or nothing, which is why football is just about the most democratic sport of all: African and Brazilian footballers compete on a level playing field with their rich white European counterparts.

The glory of the big catch is applied more at wide receiver, and tight end would be an even match at my size. It's such a huge advantage being on the outside.

I realised when I was a striker that when I ended up wide on the left or right, it can be so much easier to get space and face defenders up.

I can play either in the centre or wide. I can do whatever the manager thinks is best for the team.

With Arsenal, I've been playing out wide, which is not me.

When you are a tricky wide player, you are always used to tackles and challenges.

I'm an attacking player, and I can play wide.

There are a lot of things you learn from playing wide. You also understand the way that you can coordinate with the front three or front two.