Top 10 football quotes

Top 10 football quotes

Football is a beautiful game, there have been many great players and managers that have been a part of this culture that we call ‘the beautiful game’. Here are a few evergreen quotes from some of those amazing starlets in the world of football.

“My greatest challenge is not what’s happening at the moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their fucking perch.

And you can print that.”

- Sir Alex Ferguson.

Here’s a classic. It sums up what Sir Alex Ferguson was at Manchester United because he did knock Liverpool off at Anfield.

“Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that.”

- Bill Shankly.

This former Reds manager was also one of their best. He led Liverpool to the legendary level that they once were. The above quote is one from his many such quotes. A cracker, this one.

“Please don’t call me arrogant, but I’m European champion and I think I’m a special one.”

- Jose Mourinho.

He said this in his first interview for Chelsea in 2003 and it looked exactly like exactly that, arrogant and egoistic. But his success and the way he operated showed that he was, in actuality, a Special One.

“We don’t buy superstars, we make them.”

- Arsene Wenger.

The Arsenal manager is called along the lines of Sir Alex. He dropped this quote back in 2007 when journalists prodded him on his competing club’s spending power while Arsenal didn’t. A gem of a quote, this.

“It took me 17 years & 114 days to become an overnight success”

- Lionel Messi.

People always talk about how a person suddenly becomes famous in no-time. But this quote by Messi aptly points out the flaw in that phrase. Becoming successful requires having a life that includes determination and practice.

“No way, Zlatan doesn’t do auditions”

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Zlatan is simply one of a kind. You can’t call him on his arrogance because he’s justified it; every step of the way. He’s a treasure in the world of football. He dropped this bombshell when Arsene Wenger asked a young Zlatan to have a trial at Arsenal. The reply of course is awesome. I mean, who can say this to an accomplished manager like Wenger. Who ‘nose’?

“We don’t want to tell our dreams. We want to show them.”

- Cristiano Ronaldo

This quote speaks volumes about the player that CR7 is. It’s as if he’s practically living by this quote. Scoring goals, winning trophies, making every opposing defender piss inside their pants. That sounds like a great dream, not to the opponent of course.

“When you start supporting a football club, you don't support it because of the trophies, or a player, or history, you support it because you found yourself somewhere there; found a place where you belong.”

- Dennnis Bergkamp

This is one of those quotes that resonate with any football fan from any corner of the world. Bergkamp’s this quote can be called as ‘Universal law of football fandom’ and you wouldn’t be wrong.

“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do”

- Pele

So says Pele, the greatest footballer ever to grace the world of football. His success is unattainable and unmatched. So obviously when the words come from him you have to believe him.

“I am Maradona, who makes goals, who makes mistakes. I can take it all, I have shoulders big enough to fight with everybody.”

- Diego Maradona

Of course, no list of quotes is complete without one from the other greatest footballer in the World. The thespian who has seen it all and won it all. Truly the hand of god, if you know what I mean.