They said what? Famous quotes from famous footballers!
‘I spent most of it on women, fast cars and alchohol – and I wasted the rest’
‘In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol – it was the worst 20 minutes of my life.’
‘That’s what children do – throw food. That’s not fighting. We were real men. We’d have chinned them’
George Best
‘I’m sure sex wouldn’t be so rewarding as this World Cup. It’s not that sex isn’t good, but the World Cup is every four years and sex is not.’
Ronaldo Brazilian soccer player, after winning 2002 World Cup
‘The goal was scored a little bit by the hand of God, another bit by the head of Maradona.’
Maradona
‘They’re the second best team in the world, and there’s no higher praise than that.’
Kevin Keegan
‘I never comment on referees and I’m not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat.’
Ron Atkinson
‘We haven’t been scoring goals, but football’s not just about scoring goals. It’s about winning.’
Alan Shearer : On the reason he failed to score!
‘There are two ways of getting the ball. One is from your own team-mates, and that’s the only way.’
Terry Venables
‘My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7.’
David Beckham
‘Most football players are temperamental. That’s 90 percent temper and 10 percent mental.’
Doug Plank
‘I faxed a transfer request to the club at the beginning of the week, but let me state that I don’t want to leave Leicester.’
Stan Collymore
‘Winning doesn’t really matter as long as you win.’
Vinny Jones
‘I’ve had 14 bookings this season – 8 of which were my fault, but 7 of which were disputable.’
Paul Gascoigne
‘Sometimes in football you have to score goals.’
Thierry Henry
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