Priceless Quotes from the World of Football

"Although we mourn our dead and grieve for our wounded, we believe that great days are not done for us...Manchester United will rise again" United chairman Harold Hardman

"I'd be surprised if all 22 players are on the field at the end of the game - one's already been sent off." George Best

"If I wanted to have an easy job...I would have stayed at Porto - beautiful blue chair, the Uefa Champions League trophy, God, and after God, me." Jose

"We dominated for 99% of the game, it was the other 3% that cost us." Ruud Gullit

"I've never been a goalscorer, only own goals. Good own goals." Steve BouldCommentator

"Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that." - Bill Shankly.

"Roman Abramovich has parked his Russian tanks on our lawn and is firing £50 notes at us."
- David Dein, Arsenal vice-chairman

"All good athletes make mistakes; the great ones learn to make that mistake only once."
-Raul Lopez

"Football is the opera of the people".~Stafford Heginbotham

"2-0 is a cricket score in Italy" Alan Parry"

"I don't play against any particular team, i play against the idea of losing"
Eric Cantona

"Some people tell me that we professional players are soccer slaves. Well, if this is slavery, give me a life sentence."- Bobby Charlton

"Soccer is all very well as a game for rough girls, but is hardly suitable for delicate boys"

"At the end of this game, the European Cup will be only six feet away from you and you'll not even able to touch it if we lose. And for many of you that will be the closest you will ever get. Don't you dare come back in here without giving your all".- Alex Ferguson's half time team talk during the 1999 European Cup Final

"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown in to the sea." Manchester United legend Eric Cantona

"You win nothing with kids" - Alan Hansen

"Ask all the players in the country which culb they would like to join & 99% would say Manchester United.The other 1% would be lairs".-Gordon McQueen

"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