Are you a crazy fan of football? Is there any footballer whose word’s make you stronger during hard times? There are so many legendary players who not only made remarkable contributions on the field but also have inspired fans to be fearless on any challenges and achieve their goal of what they want to do. In this article, we have focused on the soccer quotes of some legendary players and coaches that actually boost up the level of their fans.
The Legendary player’s quotes not only highlight his passion for soccer but also describe his effort in teamwork, dedication and the power of tactics in football bringing the people together to watch them year after year.
Apart from the legendary players,when coaches cheer up their teams at halftime, they use motivation. They want their players to return to the field and court with renewed energy and focus, even if they are too tired and demotivated. Then their reward? It’s victory.
So, the soccer quotes from the legendary players and coaches reflect their humility and dedication to the sport, focus on enjoying the game and always motivate you to improve how to be better day by day.
Let’s check out the soccer quotes of legendary players and coaches to raise your confidence, ambition and dedication to deal with your upcoming challenges in the future.
Motivational Soccer Quotes by Legendary Players
Famous Quotes by Pele
1. “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
2. “The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.” — Pele
3. “Football is the only sport where you put people together, and it doesn’t matter if you are rich or poor, or black or white. It is one nation. This is the beauty of football.” — Pele
4. “The World Cup is a very important way to measure the good players and the great ones. It is a test of a great player.” — Pele
5. “No individual can win a game by himself.” — Pele
6. “When you control the ball, you control the score.” — Pele
7. “A penalty is a cowardly way to score.” — Pele
Famous Quotes by Diego Maradona
8. “When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success.” — Diego Maradona
9. “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
10. “All the people that criticized me should eat their words.” — Diego Maradona
11. “To see the ball, to run after it, makes me the happiest man in the world.” — Diego Maradona
12. “My mother thinks I am the best. And I was raised to always believe what my mother tells me.” — Diego Maradona
13. “I don’t think I am a star. I just want to play soccer.” — Diego Maradona
14. “The Hand of God was, in a way, my revenge against the English.” — Diego Maradona
Famous Quotes by Johan cruyff
15. “Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is.” — Johan cruyff
16. “Football is a game you play with your brain.” — Johan cruyff
17. “Choose the best player for every position, and you’ll end up not with a strong XI, but with 11 strong 1’s.” — Johan cruyff
18. “You play football with your head, and your legs are there to help you.” — Johan cruyff
19. “If you have the ball, you must make the field as big as possible, and if you don’t have the ball, you must make it as small as possible.” — Johan cruyff
Famous Quotes by Cristiano Ronaldo
20. “Your love makes me strong. Your hate makes me unstoppable.” — Cristiano Ronaldo
21. “I don’t have to show anything to anyone. There is nothing to prove.” — Cristiano Ronaldo
22. “I’ve never tried to hide the fact that it is my intention to become the best.” — Cristiano Ronaldo
23. “Talent without working hard is nothing.” — Cristiano Ronaldo
24. “I see myself as the best footballer in the world. If you don’t believe you are the best, then you will never achieve all that you are capable of.” — Cristiano Ronaldo
25. “We don’t want to tell our dreams. We want to show them.” — Cristiano Ronaldo
26. “I am not a perfectionist, but I like to feel that things are done well.” — Cristiano Ronaldo
27. “Without football, my life is worth nothing.” — Cristiano Ronaldo
28. “If you think you’re perfect already, then you never will be.” — Cristiano Ronaldo
29. “I’m living a dream I never want to wake up from.” — Cristiano Ronaldo
Famous Quotes by Lionel Messi
30. “You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.” — Lionel Messi
31. “I start early, and I stay late, day after day, year after year. It took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success.” — Lionel Messi
32. “I’ve always really just liked football, and I’ve always devoted a lot of time to it. When I was a kid, my friends would call me to go out with them, but I would stay home because I had practice the next day.” — Lionel Messi
33. “The day you think there is no improvement to be made is a sad one for any player.” — Lionel Messi
34. “Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn’t thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I’m just happy with a ball at my feet.” — Lionel Messi
35. “I never think about the play or visualize anything. I do what comes to me at that moment. Instinct. It has always been that way.” — Lionel Messi
36. “There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game.” — Lionel Messi
37. “Sometimes you have to accept you can’t win all the time.” — Lionel Messi
38. “I have fun like a child in the street. When the day comes when I’m not enjoying it, I will leave football.” — Lionel Messi
39. “Being a good person is like being a goalkeeper. No matter how many goals you save, some people will only remember the ones you missed.” — Lionel Messi
Famous Quotes by Other Players
40. “I once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day, I met a man who had no feet.” — ZInedine Zidane
41. “Sometimes in football, you have to score goals.” — Thierry Henry
42. “I learned all about life with a ball at my feet.” — Ronaldinho
43. “Football is one of the world’s best means of communication. It is impartial, apolitical, and universal. Football unites people around the world every day. Young or old, players or fans, rich or poor, the game makes everyone equal, stirs the imagination, makes people happy, and makes them sad.” — Franz Beckenbauer
44. “I spent a lot of money on booze, birds (women), and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.” — George Best
45. “Take your victories, whatever they might be, cherish them, use them, but don’t settle for them.” – Mia Hamm
46. “God gives gifts to everyone, some can write, some can dance. He gave me the skill to play football and I am making the most of it.” – Ronaldinho
47. “I have to keep working hard and playing well because I don’t like to be second or third: they’re the worst places to be. You would be proud, of course, because it means you’re on the way, but you want to finish first.” – Paul Pogba
48. “You play one game after another, meet new people every day, and travel a lot. That is why I try to disconnect and relax as soon as I get some time off.” ― Alexis Sanchez
49. “It makes me very happy when I create goals or score goals myself, but the most important thing is that the team reaches its goal and plays positive football.” ― Mesut Ozil
50. “Tactically, the coach did a perfect job yesterday, so we know we will be fully prepared.”– Antoine Griezmann
51. “I always look forward to playing for my national team, especially at major tournaments.” – Luka Modric
52. “If you don’t like how we play, then turn off the TV”. – Sergio Ramos
53. “People in football love to talk about mental strength. Well, I’m the strongest dude you’re ever going to meet.” – Romelu Lukaku
54. “All goalscorers go on droughts. It is how you cope with that. And it is not just about scoring, it is about what you bring to the team, bringing others into play and getting assists.” – Harry Kane
55. “Everything in my life has happened very early, personally and professionally. I’m always learning: I have to.” – Neymar Jr.
56. “I think it all goes down to who plays the better football on the night.” ― Steven Gerrard
57. “I have to be scoring goals and playing well to get in the team because, if not, others who are in better form will play.” – Diego Costa
58. “Take the risk, or lose the chance.” – Eden Hazard
59. “This moment, which we are living right now will pass too. We have to enjoy, enjoy all that we can.” – Neymar Jr
60. ” Now that sports science is more advanced, we know that there are so many off-pitch factors that can affect how good you can become. If people are telling you to sleep a certain number of hours, eat specific foods, and drink a certain volume of fluids, then you have to be prepared to listen and learn.” – Gareth Bale
61. “I think what we really want to do is to create a real soccer nation. We want to have kids really wanting to play the sport” Christian Pulisic
62. “That’s the mentality – don’t just play it, win it”. – Luis Suarez
63. “There is no bigger motivation than playing in a UEFA Champions League final”. – Sergio Ramos
64. “If you win without sacrifice, you enjoy it, but it’s more satisfying when you have struggled”. – Andres Iniesta
65. “When you play in the Premier League, say you’re playing against a lower-end team, they set up to defend all the time, they set up to block you off. But when you play in the Champions League, all the other teams are used to winning every week, so it’s more of an open game, it’s more attacking, end-to-end.” – Gareth Bale
66. “It is a unique and special feeling when the fans sing my name. It’s incredible when I hear the song, and it’s touching that there are people who connect with you.” – Philippe Coutinho
67. “I don’t have time for hobbies. At the end of the day, I treat my job as a hobby. It’s something I love doing.” – David Beckham
68. “I think of myself as a great player, but the fans have to decide whether that’s true”. – Sergio Ramos
69. “I just hate losing and that gives you an extra determination to work harder.” – Wayne Rooney
70. “Always believe in your ability and in your goals. This is the only way you will be able to reach them.” – Mohamed Salah
71. “Always believe in your ability and in your goals. This is the only way you will be able to reach them.” – Mohamed Salah
72. “Anyone who sacrifices his dreams to reality is forever beaten.” – Thomas Muller
73. “I don’t believe skill was, or ever will be, the result of coaches. It is a result of a love affair between the child and the ball.” – Roy Keane
74. “When I was younger, soccer was my life. I always wanted to play.” — Alphonso Davies
Inspirational Soccer Quotes by Manager and Coaches
Sir Alex Ferguson Quotes
75. “Only true champions come out and show their worth after defeat. And I expect us to do that.” — Sir Alex Ferguson
76. “Hard work will always overcome natural talent when natural talent does not work hard enough.” — Sir Alex Ferguson
77. “It just comes down to who wins the most 1-on-1’s. That will determine who wins the match.” — Sir Alex Ferguson
78. “At the end of the game, you’re going to be six feet away from that trophy, and that’s the closest most of you will ever get to it. Don’t you dare come back in here without giving it 100%.” — Sir Alex Ferguson
Arsene Wenger Quotes
79. “Nobody has enough talent to live on talent alone. Even when you have talent, a life without work goes nowhere.” — Arsene Wenger
80. “To achieve great things you have first to believe it.” — Arsene Wenger
81. “If you do not believe you can do it, then you have no chance at all.” — Arsene Wenger
82. “Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players. They should be encouraged to try skills without fear of falling.” — Arsene Wenger
83. “I believe in work, in connections between the players, I think what makes football great is that it is a team sport. You can win in different ways, by being more of a team, or by having better individual players. It is the team ethic that interests me, always.” — Arsene Wenger
84. “Football is an art, like dancing is an art – but only when it’s well done it becomes an art.” — Arsene Wenger
Jose Mourinho Quotes
85. “You have to work hard and well. There are a lot of people who work hard but not well.” — Jose Mourinho
86. “You can have the top stars to bring the attention, you can have the best stadium, you can have the best facilities, you can have the most beautiful project in terms of marketing and all this kind of thing. But if you don’t win, all the work these people are doing is forgotten.“ — Jose Mourinho
87. “I would rather play with 10 men than wait for a player who is late for the bus.” — Jose Mourinho
88. “I hate to speak about individuals. Players don’t win you trophies, teams win trophies. Squads win trophies.” — Jose Mourinho
89. “Fear is not a word in my football dictionary.“ — Jose Mourinho
90. “Football is a game about feelings and intelligence.“ — Jose Mourinho
91. “I know all about the ups and downs of football, I know that one day I will be sacked.“ — Jose Mourinho
Pep Guardiola Quotes
92. “If you train badly, you play badly. If you work like a beast in training, you play the same way.” — Pep Guardiola
93. “I sit down and watch videos. I take notes. That’s when that inspiration comes – the moment that makes sense of my profession. The instant I know, for sure, that I’ve got it. I know how to win. It’s the moment that my job becomes truly meaningful.” — Pep Guardiola
94. “We always try to win until the very end. If we don’t, we congratulate the opponent. That’s what sports is about.” — Pep Guardiola
95. “The timing needed to go past someone, that instant in which you catch out your opponent when you go past him and a new scenario opens up before you. Dribbling is, at heart, a trick, a con. It does not speed. It’s not physique. It’s an art.” — Pep Guardiola
96. “I am not dealing with footballers, I am dealing with people. They have fears and worry about failing and making fools of themselves in front of 80,000 people. I have to make them see that without each other they are nothing.” — Pep Guardiola
Zinedine Zidane Quotes
97. “I have a need to play intensely every day, to fight every match hard.” — Zinedine Zidane
98. “Everything I have achieved in football is due to playing football in the streets with my friends.” — Zinedine Zidane
99. “The door can never be closed for good to any player.” — Zinedine Zidane
100. “We must not let ourselves get driven off course, no matter what happens we must stick to our natural game.” — Zinedine Zidane
101. “When your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.” — Zinedine Zidane
Jurgen Klopp Quotes
102. “My father gave me some advice when I was very young – whatever someone tells you in the future, don’t forget Pele is the best.” — Jurgen Klopp
103. “I have only one understanding of development and of making success, and that’s by going step by step.”— Jurgen Klopp
104. “When you play sports like tennis, you’re alone, and that’s a good school for life, but it’s also a good school for life to bring your best and make those around you better too – helping others in difficult moments.”— Jurgen Klopp
105. “You cannot win without tactical things but the emotion makes the difference.”— Jurgen Klopp
106. “We want to attack the opponent non-stop when we have the ball, when we lose it, and when the opposition has it. Put another way, defending is our first offensive action.”— Jurgen Klopp
107. “It needs time. Nobody wants to hear it, but that’s the truth: if you want to have success in the future, you have to be ready to work now.” — Jurgen Klopp
Other Manager & Coach Quotes
108. “The players are writing a beautiful page of French football history.” — Didier Deschamps
109. “We want to attack the opponent non-stop when we have the ball, when we lose it, and when the opposition has it. Put another way, defending is our first offensive action.” — Sir Bobby Robson
110. “Some people tell me that we professional players are soccer slaves. Well, if this is slavery, give me a life sentence.” — Sir Bobby Charlton
111. “Football is one of the world’s best means of communication. It is impartial, apolitical, and universal. Football unites people around the world every day. Young or old, players or fans, rich or poor, the game makes everyone equal, stirs the imagination, makes people happy and makes them sad.” — Franz Beckenbauer
112. “First basic step to a successful training program: Every day, attempt to do more of what really matters and less of what doesn’t.” — Gary Curneen
113. “I adapt my idea of football to my players, not adapt my players in my idea of football. It’s important because there are other players that must play. The players are the most important thing in football. I adapt my idea within my players.” — Antonio Conte
114. “As a player it is easy. You only think of yourself. The coach has to think of everything.” — Diego Simeone
115. “I expect every player to give the best he can. If we don’t win, no drama, it is enough for me that the kids have given their best.” — Zdenek Zeman
116. “I believe in working individually with players. If I see improvement, that is the most important title.” — Diego Simeone
117. “I started coaching for one reason. To make a difference for people, not just as footballers, but as human beings.” — Brendan Rogers
Funny Soccer Quotes That Make Out You Laugh
118. “I think soccer kept me off the street.” — Memphis Depay
119. “When I was younger, soccer was my life. I always wanted to play.” — Alphonso Davies
120. “The guys who play it [soccer] are kinda dumb. Why don’t they just kick the crap out of the guy in front of the net? Then they could score all they want.” ― Tite Kubo
121. “A man with new ideas is a madman, until his ideas triumph.” ― Marcelo Bielsa
122. “Before kids can play like a pro, they must enjoy playing the game like a kid.” ― Steve Locker
123. “Accepting the eventual certainty of defeat in turn liberates you to take real joy in any small victory, that one good kick.” ― Adam Gopnik
124. “That’s great, tell him he’s Pele and get him back on.” – John Lambie, Patrick Thistle manager, when told that his striker did not know who he was after suffering a concussion.
125. “One thing you can guarantee as a football fan, maybe the only thing you can guarantee, is that sooner or later someone else is going to have a go at you and your team.” ― Ian Slatter
126. “The beauty of Cup football is that Jack always has a chance of beating Goliath.” – Former England Captain Terry Butcher.
127. “It’s an incredible rise to stardom. At 17 you’re more likely to get a call from Michael Jackson than Sven Goran Eriksson.” – Gordon Strachan referring to Wayne Rooney.
128. “I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league.” – Mark Viduka.
129. “I’m as happy as I can be, but I’ve been happier.” – Ugo Ehiogu on his happiness.
130. “I love football, and you love football, and arguing about it is just a waste of time.” ― Ian Slatter
131. “Though the legs of a football coach are never so active on the field of play during playing time, his mind is the best or worst player on the pitch!” ― Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
132. “There is no in between – you’re either good or bad. We were in between” – Gary Lineker.
133. “Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win.” – Gary Lineker after losing the 1990 World Cup semi-final to Germany on penalties.
134. “I think foosball is a combination of soccer and shish kabobs.” — Mitch Hedberg
135. “I’m attracted to soccer’s capacity for beauty. When well played, the game is a dance with a ball.” — Eduardo Galeano
136. “Football is all about sentiment; if it weren’t then we’d all support Manchester United.” — Mark O’Brien
137. “You can’t say my team aren’t winners. They’ve proved that by finishing fourth, third and second in the last three years.” – Gerard Houllier on Liverpool.
138. “Julian Dicks is everywhere. It’s like they’ve got eleven Dicks on the field.” – Metro Radio, Football.
139. “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.” – Bob Paisley advising his players.
140. “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I’m very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.” – Bill Shankly, Liverpool manager on football.
141. “You don’t have to have been a horse to be a jockey.” – Arigo Sacchi on being a manager.
142. “Well Kerry, you’re 19 and you’re a lot older than a lot of people younger than yourself.” – Mike Gray.
143. “The rules of soccer are very simple, basically it is this: if it moves, kick it. If it doesn’t move, kick it until it does.” – Phil Woosnam, Welsh football player and manager.
144. “We must have had 99 percent of the game. It was the other three percent that cost us the match.” – Ruud Gullit following a defeat.
145. “We lost because we didn’t win.” – Ronaldo on Brazil’s 3-0 defeat to France in the 1998 World Cup final.
146. “Some people tell me that we professional players are soccer slaves. Well, if this is slavery, give me a life sentence.” – Bobby Charlton replied when soccer players were referred to as slaves.
147. “I go overseas, and all the soccer players come to me, like, ‘Yeah bro, we always play ‘Mo Bamba.” It’s crazy.” — Sheck Wes
148. “What Carew does with a football, I can do with an orange.” – Answering to criticism from John Carew that Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s moves are pointless (April 2002).
149. “What I do is play soccer, which is what I like.” — Lionel Messi
150. “We didn’t underestimate them. They were just a lot better than we thought.” – Bobby Robson after playing Cameroon at the 1990 World Cup.
151. “Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.” — Johan Cruyff
152. “If you eat caviar every day it’s difficult to return to sausages.” – Arsene Wenger after the Arsenal fans booed the team following a 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough (November 1998).
Soccer Quotes on Teamwork
153. “TEAM. Together Everyone Achieves More.”
154. “There is no “I” in TEAM.”
155. “The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.” – John Wooden
156. “Teamwork is how ordinary soccer players work together to score and achieve extraordinary goals.”
157. “I am constantly being asked about individuals. The only way to win is as a team. Football (soccer) is not about one or two or three star players.” – Pelé
158. “It’s not the team with the best players, but the players who make the best team, that win.”
159. Bad attitudes will ruin your team.
160. Good players inspire themselves, great players inspire others.
161. Teamwork makes the dream work.
162. A team will always appreciate a great individual if he’s willing to sacrifice for the group.
163. It’s not the team with the best players that win. It’s the players with the best team that wins.
164. Teamwork – Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.
165. We are not a team because we work together. We are a team because we respect, trust, and care for each other.
166. Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success.
167. A leader must inspire or his team will expire.
168. Teamwork – It is amazing how much people get done if they do not worry who gets the credit.
169. “You don’t inspire your teammates by showing them how amazing you are. You inspire them by showing them how amazing they are” – Robyn Benincasa
Soccer Quotes on World Cup
170. “When you’re part of a World Cup, it’s always now or never.” – Kevin De Bruyne
171. “Winning the World Cup is something that will always be inside your mind and inside your body.” – Juan Mata
172. “To go to a World Cup is a dream come true, and I can claim to have experienced that four times.” – Ronaldo
173. “If you can’t play under pressure, you shouldn’t be at a World Cup.” – Romelu Lukaku
174. “We have a great sense of togetherness. It is our team spirit that has taken us to this World Cup.” – Robbie Keane
175. “I’ve always said the World Cup is a dream for any player.” – Kylian Mbappe
176. “I will be a World Cup winner.” – Neymar
177. “When you win the World Cup, you start to become a legend – for the people around the world, you are different.” – Fabbio Cannavaro
178. “The World Cup is as big as it gets.” – Christian Pulisic
179. “The dream of every footballer and why we train and work is to reach the top, and a World Cup is the top.” – Giovani Dos Santos
180. “There’s nothing quite like a World Cup.” – Michael Owen
Soccer Quotes for Girls
181. “Whenever people say ‘women’s soccer,’ I want to correct them to say ‘soccer.’ Every girl has had their sport diminished because they’re girls.” — Alex Morgan
182. “Every single day I woke up and commit to myself to become a better player” — Mia Hamm
183. “Winning and losing isn’t everything; sometimes, the journey is just as important as the outcome.” — Alex Morgan
184. “Alright, call me a tomboy. Tomboys get medals. Tomboys win championships. Tomboys can fly. Oh. And tomboys aren’t boys.” — Julie Foudy
185. “I worked on my weaknesses and made them my strengths.” — Sydney Leroux
186. “I’m attracted to soccer’s capacity for beauty. When well played, the game is a dance with a ball.” — Eduardo Galeano
187. “Soccer isn’t something that you can fake. It’s a feeling, a passion, a lifestyle. If you don’t live, eat, sleep, and breath soccer, then you are not a true soccer player, you just wear the jersey.”
188. “There’s no better feeling than stepping out on the field and stunning them all by doing what none of them thought you could do.” — Ashlyn Harris
189. “Many people say I’m the best women’s soccer player in the world. I don’t think so. And because of that, someday I just might be.” — Mia Hamm
Soccer Quotes for Instagram Captions
190. I am a keeper.
191. Soccer is not a game, it’s an attitude.
192. I’ve got some game.
193. Every player knows pretty well that they cannot afford to go through life without goals.
194. The rules of soccer are very simple, basically, it is this: If it moves, kick it.
195. Don’t get me wrong, I love our soccer team. However, in sharp contrast to the albatross, our team doesn’t have two decent wings.
196. Good players inspire themselves, great players inspire others.
197. You can’t possibly play soccer in the amazon jungle because there are far too many cheetahs.
198. Let your feet do the talking.
199. Life’s a soccer ball. Can you kick it?
200. Losers quit when they’re tired. Winners quit when they’ve won.
201. If there is no soccer in heaven… I’m not going.
202. Let’s kick some balls!
203. It takes a lot of balls to play soccer the way I do.
204. All out, all game, all season.
205. I tried to start a soccer club so I put up some posters on a local bulletin board. Just to get the ball rolling.
206. Stressed, blessed, soccer-obsessed.
207. Heard someone say they had to play soccer with 2nd graders. They should really invest in a ball…
208. Sometimes I hate life but I don’t give up on it because of soccer.
209. Kicking off the day in the best way possible.
210. I’m currently dating a famous soccer player. He’s so loving and caring towards me. He’s a keeper.