In light of the World Cup tournament commencing tomorrow, thought that I should add on to the soccer fever with these quotes that my housemate and I came across in this month's issue of 'Reader's Digest-Australia'....
enjoy...
"I don't know much about football. I know what a goal is, which is surely the main thing about football"- Victoria Beckham.
Five days shalt thou labour, as the bible says. The seventh day is the Lord thy God's. The sixth day is for football. - Anthony Burgess, English novelist.
If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn't have given us arms. - Mike Ditka, American Football Coach.
In Brazil, every kid starts playing street football very early. It's in our blood. - Ronaldo, Brazillian footballer.
A penalty is a cowardly way to score. -Pele.
The rules of soccer are very simple. Basically it is this: if it moves, kick it. If its doesn't move, kick it until it does. - Phil Woosnam, former USA national coach. (now we know why soccer never took off in the US)
Soccer is a game for 22 people who run around, play the ball, and one referee who makes a slew of mistakes, and in the end Germany always wins. - Gary Lineker, former England captain.
Winning doesn't really matter as long as you win. -Vinnie Jones, British footballer turned actor. (and we all know why you turned to acting instead)
Sometimes in football, you have to score goals. -Theirry Henry, French footballer.