Footballer Quotes - page 2

I'm not the right person to talk about this. It doesn't seem right to me (the price paid by Real Madrid for footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, but I understand the social significance of football. (José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero)
What a player. What a man. What an absolute diamond of a footballer. The critics, the haters, they cannot touch Frank Lampard now. Not after last night. Not after that penalty. He won, they lost. He stood tall, they skulked in the background. View quote
Frank Lampard
There is no doubt for me that Paul Scholes is still in a class of his own. He's almost untouchable in what he does. I never tire of watching him play. You rarely come across the complete footballer, but Scholes is as close to it as you can get. One of my regrets is that the opportunity to play alongside him never presented itself during my career. View quote
Paul Scholes
I just love Paul Scholes. He's been the best footballer in our division for the last ten years. He's a a wonderful player. If they get hold of him and stop him from playing I think Chelsea will beat them. View quote
Paul Scholes
Ronaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game. View quote
Thierry Henry
Henry is a beautiful player and has got complete technique, I adore watching him. I respect him very much as a man and as a footballer. He reminds me of myself. View quote
Thierry Henry
England have always had individually strong players and I am a huge fan of Stevie Gerrard, He has the heart of a lion and is the icon of the modern footballer with his ability to attack and defend so well. View quote
Steven Gerrard
I was always determined to make it as a footballer, but if things hadn't worked out, I'd have maybe followed my dad into the building industry. View quote
Steven Gerrard
Del Piero is the best Italian footballer. View quote
Alessandro Del Piero
The lifestyle I lead as a footballer means I am always in the spotlight. View quote
Wayne Rooney
Pulling on your country's shirt is the greatest honour a footballer can have. It's what I always dreamed of as a kid and I get a buzz every time. (Wayne Rooney)
As a kid, you obviously dream of being a professional footballer. I would watch players like Ronaldo of Brazil and pretend to be him in the playground. But I don't think about trying to become one of the best in the world or anything like that. I just play football. View quote
Gareth Bale
Would I swap what I have achieved as a cook if I could have been as successful as a footballer? Definitely. View quote
Gordon Ramsay
There is no rule that says a footballer needs to be 'this high' and 'this wide.' View quote
Andres Iniesta
The myth about me as a footballer has grown: I am now the lost Maradona of Norway. View quote
Jo Nesbo
I wouldn't want to go out six nights a week and watch somebody's reserves playing to check out a footballer to see if we're going to buy him. View quote
Gary Lineker
Having a stadium in France named after a footballer from the Ivory Coast, even if I'm proud of my France-Ivory Coast background, is a great proof of integration. View quote
Didier Drogba
I got injured when I was a kid, and it prevented me from becoming a footballer. View quote
Matt Smith
I would have loved to have been a footballer like my great uncle Matt Busby, but I knew quite early on that I wasn't going to make the grade. Luckily I was told by the age of 13 that I wasn't good enough. That's not a bad thing. You see this 'X Factor' generation of kids now who don't accept that they're not good enough. View quote
Brendan Coyle
I want to be a footballer - and that means playing on a Saturday afternoon. View quote
Charlie Adam
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a footballer and racing driver, like all kids. (Diego Della Valle)
Ryan Giggs will go down as the most successful British footballer of all time and I cannot see anyone ever overtaking him. He's on the brink of his 13th league title, after all. View quote
Gary Neville
The way I look at it, a footballer wouldn't play in flip-flops or dip their feet in acid and then expect to get to David Beckham's level. My voice is my living, so I'll be looking after it. View quote
Jessie J
I understand football. I have always been a good footballer, and that gets overlooked by most people. View quote
Alan Smith
As a footballer I can't imagine life without the use of one of my legs... Sadly this is exactly what happens to thousands of children every year when they accidentally step on a landmine. View quote
Ryan Giggs