“We did it by playing football. Pure, beautiful, inventive football.”
Jock Stein (1922–1985) Scottish footballer and manager
Lisbon, 1967 (after winning the European Cup) http://www.weekender.co.jp/new/030516/sports_news-030516.html
Martin Taylor, who injured Arsenal striker Eduardo. (23 February 2008) http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/feb/23/newsstory.birminghamcityfc <br class="br">Context: This guy should never play football again. What is he doing on the football pitch? I've gone along with the idea for a long time that to stop Arsenal, you have to kick Arsenal. I knew that was coming for a long time now.
“We did it by playing football. Pure, beautiful, inventive football.”
Jock Stein (1922–1985) Scottish footballer and manager
Lisbon, 1967 (after winning the European Cup) http://www.weekender.co.jp/new/030516/sports_news-030516.html
Courtney Love (1964) American punk singer-songwriter, musician, actress, and artist
On being a woman in rock, The Independent https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/it-still-feels-like-love-courtneys-back-26344406.html (13 January 2008) <br class="br">2006–2013
“What he could do with a football is a dream for most of us.”
Zinedine Zidane (1972) French association football player and manager
Xabi Alonso, 2012 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2210217/Its-secret-Xabi-Alonso-talks-Zidane-Toshack-silly-pranks-fish.html.
“Do you play football for Pittsburgh? Then why are you such a Steeler?!”
Lisi Harrison (1970) Canadian writer
Source: Boys "R" Us
Thierry Henry (1977) French association football player
" Thierry Henry player profile http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,278-377977,00.html, Times Online
Aaron Ramsey (1990) Welsh association football player
(Published 20 October 2013 on the Arsenal Website http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/ramsey-it-was-breathtaking-at-times) Ramsey (EPL Player of the Month in September 2013) praising teammate Jack Wilshere's sublime 18th minute opener in a breathtaking 4-1 win over Norwich City at the Emirates Stadium. Newcomer Mesut Özil scored a brace while a wonderful individual effort from Rambo himself, coming on as a 38th minute substitute for the concussed Mathieu Flamini, saw the Gunners return to the top of the Premier League in October 2013
Emmitt Smith (1969) American football player and sports broadcaster
Troy Aikman — reported in Ed Werder (August 19, 1993) "Aikman: Smith should be top-paid runner", The Dallas Morning News, p. 8B.
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