Quotations

"First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end."
Aristotle

"I couldn't settle in Italy. It was like living in a foreign country."
Rush, Ian

"If I walked on water, my accusers would say it is because I can't swim."
Vogts, Berti

"Love is good for footballers, as long as it is not at half-time."
Moller Nielsen, Richard

"For when the one great scorer comes to mark against your name, he writes not that you won or lost but how you played the game."
Rice, Grantland

"I've finally accepted myself for who I am: a beggar for good football. I go about the world, hand outsretched, and in the stadiums I please 'A pretty move for the love of God.' And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don't give a damn which team or country performs it."
Galeano, Eduardo

"Football shouldn't become submerged by financial interests. It ought to be more about the excellence of performing than about possession."
John Paull II, Pope

"Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better."
Shankly, Bill

"If you're in the penalty area and don't know what to do with the ball, put it in the net and we'll discuss the options later."
Paisley, Bob

"I like my football on a Saturday, roast beef on Sunday is all right."
Davies, Ray