Soccer sayings

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◆ My saddest decision in football was leaving Paul Gascoigne out of the 1998 World Cup finals. But he wasn't fit enough and once that decision is made, as a manager and a group of players, you forget about who isn't there and focus on the job.

- Glenn Hoddle99

◆ If people feel 4-4-2 is the way forward in international football, they'll have to wait until I'm out of a job.

- Glenn Hoddle99

◆ I love football, football is my life.

- Wayne Rooney99

◆ Broken bones and skinned knees, this game is not for the weak. One ball, one goal, shoot, score! Soccer makes me whole.

- 99

◆ To see my country lose a football match is very hard for someone who has worn the shirt.

- Diego Maradona99

◆ There are hundreds of Beckhams playing football all over the world.

- Diego Maradona99

◆ There would be no debate about who was the best footballer the world had ever seen - me or Pele. Everyone would say me.

- Diego Maradona99

◆ Things are neither clear nor clean in the world of football right now and many people recognise this reality.

- Diego Maradona99

◆ Many people agree with me that many things are not clear in football these days and it is not something people who watch football deserve. The situation will be the same while football is run by people who do not understand football.

- Diego Maradona99

◆ If you truly expect to realize your dreams, abandon the need for blanket approval. If conforming to everyones expectations is the number one goal, you have sacrificed your uniqueness, and therefore your excellence.

- Hope Solo99

◆ Soccer comes first before pussy.

- 99

◆ If inforamtoin were soccer, this would be a goooooal!

- Melly99

◆ A champion is someone who does not settle for that day's practice, that day's competition, that day's performance. They are always striving to be better. They don't live in the past.

- Briana Scurry99

◆ Every time I went away I was deceiving my mum. I'd tell her I was going to school but I'd be out on the street playing football. I always had a ball on my feet.

- Ronaldo99

◆ I'm here to score a lot of goals. It's my speciality, that's what I've been brought here to do, and I want to score plenty ; like I did with Barcelona. And here, there's every reason to think I can do it.

- Ronaldo99