Quotes About Goalkeeping

The vamp, or the front of our shoes has to be a bit hard for the extra support because often during a save, our toe can end up jutting outside our leg guard.

The goalkeeper always starts again at nil, even when you're 2-0 down. It always starts again at scratch. It's a completely mental thing, and I keep reminding myself of it during matches.

To build more interest in goalkeeping, we have to change how people think and report on goalkeepers. You are not just there to keep the ball out of the back of the net: you are there to impact the back four, to organise the team, essentially lead from the back. It is a really pivotal position.

I started to play, like all kids do, not as a goalkeeper. I liked scoring goals; in the end, it's all about scoring goals.

I don't worry about being the best keeper in the tournament. I just focus on being the best I possibly can for myself and for the team.

I think it's important to make the simple things right: the easy saves, the catches, commanding the box. On top of that, if you make a super save, then that's great. It's the main base as a goalkeeper.

Football is a collective sport, but goalkeeping is an individual sport.

As for being the best goalkeeper in the world, it's been written occasionally, but I'd never say it myself.

There was a tradition of keepers at Anfield to play as a sweeper, going back to Tommy Lawrence under Bill Shankly.

I trained with some great keepers at college, alongside full-grown men, and it helped me 100%.

We all love to see excellence as a fan, and I am a fan now watching excellence in the Rangers net.

Joe Hart has bags and bags of talent.

This is Joe Hart we're talking about. People have very, very short memories. This is a guy who has won the league with Manchester City, has won the Golden Gloves I don't know how many times, and has 80 caps for England, so people have got to remember what and who he is and treat him with more respect.

As a keeper, you have to understand that your job is black and white: you make a save, or you don't; you can be the hero - or the goat.

There's not a single keeper in the world that goes through a season without a little dip.

I'm not happy when I do let goals in... what keeper is?

When you're young it's boring to be a keeper.

I consider myself a very secure and calm keeper.

My dad was a fantastic keeper and I am extremely proud of his achievements.

Sometimes you can't help conceding as a keeper, but that's the whole reason you are there.

If I have a keeper who can play like a central midfielder, then I have 11 players rather than 10. Ive got a deep sweeper.

I will try to show in every game that I am one of the best keepers in the world.

Not many German keepers can say they've played in a Champions League final.

You see it more and more: managers asking their keepers to be the 11th field player.