Quotes by Football Gisele Bundchen is a bit of a jock. 1 of my fave shoots is her playing football Anna Wintour fave jocks football High national emotions are permissible when a soccer team is playing precisely because they are impermissible at most other times. There aren't, simply, many other places where you can sing your national anthem until you lose your voice without causing a riot. In the context of soccer, flag-waving nationalism - even chauvinistic, anti-foreigner, flag-waving nationalism - is acceptable in Britain. Anne Applebaum team football soccer Men kick friendship around like a football, but it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat it like glass and it goes to pieces. Anne Morrow Lindbergh friendship football funny In 2001 Steve Staunton became the record cap holder for which country? Brazil. Anne Robinson football soccer country I'm comfortable with that [a week's practice]. I've had numerous weeks of working on it, and a lot of it has been football specific. One week of practice actually, one week of official practice and I'll be more than comfortable. Anquan Boldin practice comfort football Most people have wanted me to go back to football. Which is cool, but I think at this point, some things are just more important than football. Football has afforded me an opportunity to take care of my family, to live out a dream, to meet people, to go different places I would never have been able to go. Football has been a huge part of my life. Giving that up isn't an easy thing. But I would rather us live in a country where there is freedom and justice for all than to be catching a touchdown. And like I told my wife, the America that I don't want to live in, is Charlottesville. Anquan Boldin dream football country Bristol Rovers were 4-0 up at half time, with four goals in the first half. Anthony Adamson half goal football I always told my dad I'd play professional football. Anthony Doerr dad play football I hated my mom for not letting me play football as a kid. So when I have kids someday, I guarantee they'll never meet their grandmother. Anthony Jeselnik mom football kids My favorite sport is football. I'm a die hard Steelers fan. Favorite players were Hines Ward and Greg Lloyd. Anthony Jeselnik player football sports I think some people just don't know that much about comedy. It would be like a person who didn't know anything about football thinking all offensive linemen are the same. Anthony Jeselnik football people thinking Messi is the best player in the history of football, and that’s why I prefer Barça over Real Madrid. Antonio Cassano real player football I miss football, but I'm not done. I'm not retired or anything, I just know my worth. Once it's clear that the NFL isn't considering your worth, then you get a better picture of what's really important and what you should put your energy and time into. Antonio Cromartie important missing football You need to just understand where the ball is and how to use your body. Timing your jump the right way is crucial. Learn how to use your body to shield the receiver and box him out, again, much like a rebound. Trying to beat a receiver to a ball can be a lot like you're posting him up. Rebounding is great practice because you can employ those skills - body position, leverage, timing - a lot more than you might in a football game or practice if the quarterback doesn't look your way. Antonio Cromartie practice games football I play a lot of basketball and racquetball, as they're both great for your feet and hand eye coordination. Other drills can help as well, such as simply catching a football in distant positions from different heights and velocities. Antonio Cromartie eye basketball football Play more than one sport in high school. If you play, say, football and basketball, you can learn to be physical and you can take those physical aspects of both sports and become better in both sports. Basketball players use some of the same skills football players do and vice versa. Antonio Gates basketball football sports If I had stayed with football in college, I probably would have been a first-round pick. Antonio Gates college football firsts High school football in Detroit was not easy at all. There were talented players everywhere. Antonio Gates player football school I wanted to play football or be a boxer, but my dad didn't want that because of all the impact. But in 1992 I was watching short track, and it was obscure, but they looked like superheroes in their tight outfits, and I thought it was amazing. I wanted to do that. I made the national team at 14. Apolo Ohno dad team football Conventional wisdom notwithstanding, there is no reason either in football or in poetry why the two should not meet in a man's life if he has the weight and cares about the words. Archibald MacLeish wisdom football sports «7891011121314151617»