Read quote“Gee, I was tickled. Glasgow Celtic was the greatest name in football to me.”
About Sports
Competition, physical activity, teamwork, and athletic culture
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Words on Sports
Read quote“Nach dem Spiel ist vor dem Spiel.”
Read quote“You play the way you practice. Practice right...and you will react right.”
Read quote“We want to regain the hegemony of Portuguese football and recover Benfica's identity in Europe.”
Read quote“Then I gave all my strength in the last five meters and beat both of them.”
Read quote“The first priority of our work is qualifying the national team to the World Cup, that's where we will focus.”
Read quote“Nunca se puede decir quién será campeón, el fútbol no es nada exacto, matemático, ni invariable.”
Read quote“I seemed to have challenged deck games with half the Olympic team!!”
Read quote“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude.”
Read quote“Spot-fixing is a serious allegation to make and we have not done it lightly.”
Read quote“Could the Philippines win its first gold medal before I die?”
Read quote“The main requirement all the time is work—hard work—not the bruising kind, either, but such as develops and quickens the men.”
Read quote“We didn’t invent magical football or the beautiful game. Germans have to work to achieve their success.”
Read quote“I wanted the world to know that my country Ethiopia has always won with determination and heroism.”
Read quote“For the people who play golf, they understand that Trump delivers the highest quality of golf courses.”
Read quote“I think it is inevitable there will be changes in football.”
Read quote“We have won at youth level before, but we have not been able to do it at the senior level.”
Read quote“We will try to play our game.”
Read quote“To me goal-scoring is a puzzle to be worked out. That's what makes the game so interesting.”
Read quote“Those matches at the 1957 Africa Cup of Nations were unforgettable.”



