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Quotes About Shootouts

Weary soccer players just cannot run anymore and must resort to shootouts after 120 minutes when a result is mandatory, but men on skates can go indefinitely, no matter how badly it disrupts the television network's schedule.
~ George Vecsey
The referee will now keep track of the time on the field and the shootouts have finally been banned.
~ Cobi Jones
Every spring, this happens: People discover hockey when daylight lasts longer and men grow beards and tie games do not end in shootouts but rather continue until a goal is scored. The seventh game only heightens the mood for players and fans alike.
~ George Vecsey
We make violent cops, we make violent criminals, and no wonder we have shootouts in slums all of the time.
~ Jose Padilha
My career record was 5-2 in penalty shootouts.
~ Edwin van der Sar
I remember so many times in the summer there was shootouts and things going on and it was just a part of it. It wasn't even like you regretted it; you still was looking forward to next summer. It was like oh damn, my man got killed but we gon' rep him and next summer we gonna ball again. It was just a part of the culture.
~ Fabolous
My mom and dad were 'helicopter parents,' literally. Meaning, I didn't have a nanny, so I went up in the helicopter. My entire early childhood education consisted of tagging along while they reported on car accidents, multiple-alarm fires, and shootouts.
~ Katy Tur