Quotes About Scoring

If I'm in a good position to score then I'm happy to put the ball in the back of the net, but if I'm not, and I see someone in a better position, I'll give it to him.

I get that you have to go to the net and score goals, but if you're going to run over the goalie there should be some type of consequence.

When I joined Newcastle, at the beginning it was difficult. During pre-season, there was no Ramadan and I also didn't score then. So it's a myth. It was about getting into the team, knowing the players better and how they play. My team-mates also have to understand how I play and move.

Ronaldo? He is the most dangerous player at Real. It is hard to stop him, like Messi, because both score a lot of goals, and you never know what is going to be the next thing they will invent for scoring.

It would be nice to be highest scorer in the Championship.

There's no point playing up front just because you want to be the one who scores the goals. Make sure you have a knack for it.

If you score goals in Italy you can score goals all over the world, no problem.

During the game, we find endless ways of saying that our team needs to score goals while at the same time not letting any in: 'We need a goal here,' 'We don't want to let one in now,' and so on. ('Here' and 'now' are the words intended to indicate a keen understanding of the complex nature of the particular game, but in truth they mean nothing. Teams always need to score, and never want to let one in.)

Believe, believe with all of your hearts that we can score, because then we will definitely score.' There was also the tactical instruction: they should play fast balls down the wings, because Chelsea allowed them to start moves from the back and neither Anelka nor Malouda closed down that area particularly well.

I thought I could have breached Brian Lara's 400 runs. When I scored 319, I was unbeaten at 309 but then got out. So I think I could have reached that mark, but unfortunately, I missed it.

I like the uniqueness and creativity you can have on a basketball court; there's always a different way to score. Obviously, you have teammates, so it's easier to draw up plays, and tennis, you have your patterns and where you should hit based on percentage.

I was in front of the goal so much at Stanford. I still amassed a lot of goals, but there were so many opportunities that I wasn't scoring.

Nowadays, as soon as a striker scores three goals, everyone starts asking him about it.

It's about just staying healthy, being on the floor, doing what you do. That's my niche, really. That's what I bring to the table. And every night I step on the floor, I just try to go out there and be aggressive, attack the boards, rebound the basketball, and give my team a chance to score.

When I was playing, it was me playing both ends of the floor, playing offense, playing defense and I gave the ball up with assists. It wasn't like me doing one thing, scoring 25 and having three assists and one steal.

I was guarding the best player and getting 25 and having eight assists, and three-four steals.

I like how the other guys are stepping up. If we keep this up, then Bell does not have to score 25 points a game for us to win.

My philosophy was simple. I was trying to score when I got the football in my hand. There was no question about that.

Normally I provide a lot of assists and do a lot of dribbling - but it's always great when you score a goal.

At the end of the day, when you have more points than the other team, you win. So, defensively, it's all about not giving up touchdowns. It's about trying to keep them off the board.

My objective with men at 2nd and 3rd is to get one quality pitch to drive them in. If it's not available, I'm going to go to first base. I won't make any apologies about that.

Scoring a goal feels a bit like a liberating act. It is a mix of sensations that only strikers can feel in their own guts. We work for that, to score. It is like a commitment, an obligation we take with ourselves.

It's my obligation to celebrate after scoring a goal.

Morata has obvious quality - he's quick, he's running in behind and scoring goals with his head and his feet.