#football

My dream was to play football for the Oakland Raiders. But my mother thought I would get hurt playing football, so she chose baseball for me. I guess moms do know best. ↗

— Rickey Henderson

#best #chose #dream #football #get

Sometimes in football you have to score goals. ↗

— Thierry Henry

#football #goals #score #sometimes #you

In football you always get judged on your last game. Whoever you are, or how amazing you are, it's the last game that everyone has seen. ↗

— Thierry Henry

#amazing #everyone #football #game #get

And I don't really like golf. I know a lot of English footballers play, but I know that if I go with the club to play, sooner or later I will end up trying to smash the ball with my foot. ↗

— Thierry Henry

#club #end #english #foot #footballers

As England manager I always felt we needed an extra man in midfield to retain the ball, but that was more as an attacking ploy to help create opportunities. It came from my experience playing international football in a 4-4-2 and spending half my time chasing the ball. ↗

— Glenn Hoddle

#attacking #ball #came #chasing #create

I run an academy in Spain for young footballers who are released by their clubs and who, in my opinion, deserve a second chance. It is a rewarding job for me, but one that also reveals many of the faults in the English game. ↗

— Glenn Hoddle

#also #chance #clubs #deserve #english

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 Hoddle

#cup #cup finals #decision #enough #finals

The old adage that you shouldn't change a winning team doesn't apply in modern international football because managers have to study the opposition and pick players who exploit their weaknesses. ↗

— Glenn Hoddle

#apply #because #change #exploit #football

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening. ↗

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

#all day #break #bubble #day #evening

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at the touch, nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening. ↗

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

#all day #break #bubble #day #evening