Quotes About Football

I was a Panthers fan growing up, being close to Carolina.

I want the Carolina Panthers to be successful.

I get excited about all the things in football. But when I have days when I get too carried away with myself I look back at where I've come from.

I've been in football a long time and one thing you don't do is when things are going well, you don't get carried away. And when they don't, you stay positive.

In high school I carried the ball almost every play of the game.

In world football, the name 'Weah' carries a lot of weight. I've known that for a long time.

I relate football with boxing, with a street fight. In both cases there is always one moment, a second, in which someone shows fear in their eyes, in their body. In football it's exactly the same.

I've tried to put myself in every position possible to be able to catch the football. Until you challenge yourself at a particular catch, or a particular area of the field to make a particular catch, you would never know if you can make that catch.

I really try to pride myself on route running, catching and being able to be a mismatch anywhere on the field.

Growing up all I wanted to do was score goals and celebrate with fans - somewhere in that I got lost. Football came second and it shouldn't have.

Football should and has to remain beautiful - entertainment, a celebration for everyone.

Celtic are a great, traditional club.

Celtic is the right place: the history, the fans - it's a place I want to score more goals.

I was really scared coming to Celtic because I have heard so much about U.K. football being tough; the fans expect so much.

As long as I am involved in football and doing this work, I am going to be connected to Celtic.

In Europe, Bayern is my last club - 100 per cent.

Ask anyone in the game: if you want a player from France or a French player, 99 per cent of the time, you will have to deal with Willie McKay or someone like him. If you want to get the job done, then you need the Willie McKays of this world.

You do not want to be playing good teams and always let them have 70 per cent of the ball, and expect it to work every time. That does not happen often.

I am a central midfielder, and that's where I like to be.

Cowdenbeath Football Club have always been at the centre of Cowdenbeath - literally and in every aspect of community life.

When friends wanted to go to the centre of town, they took a bus or tram. I took the ball and went running after them. School was hell because I had to put the ball on the ground. Outside, I was free, playing the ball.

For me, growing up, my main role model was Rio Ferdinand when he was playing with England. He was a centre half. I liked his style of play, and he played with a lot of passion.

All my mates are massive Leeds fans because I live in Wakefield, but my best friend in the entire world is the Middlesbrough chairman.

Playing for Madrid is a great challenge.