Quotes About Football

Football is the "secret vice" of the civilized, wrote William Phillips in the journal Commentary in 1969. "Much of its popularity is due to the fact that it makes respectable the most primitive feelings about violence, patriotism, manhood.

Brady has compared playing football with "getting into a car crash every Sunday—a scheduled car crash." I've heard players use this image before, and doctors who have treated football injuries.

The worst thing about pro football is that a lot of it has nothing to do with football. It has so much business and hair spray crusted over it: so many sideshows and expert panels "breaking things down for us" and a whole lot of people you don't want to deal with or watch on TV [...].

Football is all about sentiment; if it weren't then we'd all support Manchester United.

If you lose your best cornerback and punter, I'd say that's a double loss.

If one official signals Falcons ball and Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson signals Seahawks ball, is it a jump ball?

I'm 47, my girlfriend's 33; she's 14 years younger than me: Back of the net!

I know enough football to know that's funny!

Manchester United are looking to Frank Stapleton to pull some magic out of the fire.

I'll never play at Wembley again, unless I play at Wembley again.

I don't like John Terry and I never have. He's got funny eyes and he's a cry baby. He's also a Cockney.

That was liquid football

The word "genius" isn't applicable in football. A Genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.

These kids are the future of the National Football League. They're the next generation that will be playing high school football, NCAA football, and some even to the pros.

Kirk Cousins is the future of the Washington Redskins.

When it came to football there was a certain age where I realized that my future in football was being a grease spot on the side of some bigger player.

Messi scores a goal and celebrates. Cristiano scores a goal and poses like he's in a shampoo commercial.

The grid is like the lines on a football field. You can play a great game in the grid or a lousy game. But the goal is to play a really fine game.

Most goals are scored between the posts.

He can't kick with his left foot, he can't head a ball, he can't tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that he's all right.

If England are going to win this match, they're going to have to score a goal.

Those who said I'm not an out-and-out goal-scorer are probably right. I always feel I could score more.

Sure, Messi and Ronaldo have scored more goals than me. But I won the treble!

A goal is a goal no matter which end it goes in. I'm pleased to get off the mark again.