Football is one of the oldest sports in the world, it’s origin dates back to the second and third century BC. According to FIFA the game football is derived from the ancient Chinese game ‘Cuju‘. The word ‘Football’ refers to all the forms of the game that has been played with foot, so over the centuries, football has been played across the globe in different forms.
Here, we are providing you with the 24 best Motivational & Inspirational Football Quotes which proves it’s more than “just a Game”.
List of 26 best Motivational & Inspirational Football Quotes
The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
Football can generate excitement and bring people together.
-Didier Drogba
Football teaches you hard work. It takes a lot of unspectacular preparation to have spectacular results in both business and football.
-Roger Staubach
Sucess is no accident. It is hard work, preseverance. learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do- PeleÂ
Football is a game about feelings and intelligence.
-Jose Mourinho
“You only stop learning when you quit”
-Rudd Gullit
In football, the worst things are excuses. Excuses mean you cannot grow or move forward.
-Pep Guardiola
People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.
-Vince Lombardi
To me, football is so much about mental toughness, it’s digging deep, it’s doing whatever you need to do to help a team win and that comes in a lot of shapes and forms.
-Tom Brady
I want to see how far I can go and how good I can be, whether it’s in the classroom or on the football field.
-Eric Berry
Outside football, I just love life, you know. We’re lucky to play football, to have all this body. Everyone’s watching us. You see how many people, they come and watch the game. It’s unbelievable, you see how many people they come. They shout your name and just enjoy life.
-Paul Pogba
Politics is like football; if you see daylight, go through the hole.
-John F. Kennedy
It’s like everything in football – and life. You need to look, you need to think, you need to move, you need to find space, you need to help others. It’s very simple in the end.
-Johan Cruyff
The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity.
-Lewis Grizzard
I do not play football to win the Ballon d’Or. I play football to be happy, because I love it and want to play football.
-Neymar
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.
-Bill Shankly
Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness and respect for authority is the price that each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.
-Vince Lombardi
In football as in watchmaking, talent and elegance mean nothing without rigour and precision.
-Lionel Messi
Football is like life – it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
-Vince Lombardi
Something I like to do a lot is just sit by water when there’s a current and just stare into the water. I don’t fish, I don’t hunt, I don’t scuba, I don’t spear, don’t boat, don’t play basketball or football – I excel at staring into space. I’m really good at that.
-Iggy Pop
Football is football and talent is talent. But the mindset of your team makes all the difference.
-Robert Griffin III
Without football, my life is worth nothing.
-Cristiano Ronaldo
To me, football is so much about mental toughness, it’s digging deep, it’s doing whatever you need to do to help a team win and that comes in a lot of shapes and forms.
-Tom Brady
Maybe they hate me, because i’m too good- Cristiano Ronaldo
The best decision arent made with your mind, but with your instinct-Lionel Messi
Your love makes me strong, your hate makes me unstoppable- Cristiano Ronaldo
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