Soccerwidow has collected 50 of the top inspirational quotes about football, courtesy of a few of the most renowned coaches and players of the last 100 years. Let’s learn some great lessons in life from the game of football in its various guises (sorry to all the purists, we’ve included a few ‘American’ football quotes too!).
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These inspiring and intelligent football quotes are sorted chronologically by the author’s birth year and can just as easily be applied to everyday life. Enjoy!
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.
George Halas
(1895-1983, former player, coach, owner and pioneer in professional American football)
George Halas
(1895-1983, former player, coach, owner and pioneer in professional American football)
Show me a good and gracious loser and I’ll show you a failure.
Knute Rockne
(1888-1931, former American football player and coach)
Knute Rockne
(1888-1931, former American football player and coach)
In life, as in football,
you won’t go far unless you know where the goalposts are.
Arnold H. Glasow
(1905-1998, former American humorist)
you won’t go far unless you know where the goalposts are.
Arnold H. Glasow
(1905-1998, former American humorist)
You can learn a line from a win and a book from a defeat.
Paul Brown
(1908-1991, former American football coach)
Paul Brown
(1908-1991, former American football coach)
The difference between a successful person and others
is not a lack of strength,
not a lack of knowledge,
but rather a lack of will.
Vince Lombardi
(1913-1970, former American football coach)
is not a lack of strength,
not a lack of knowledge,
but rather a lack of will.
Vince Lombardi
(1913-1970, former American football coach)
Aim for the sky and you’ll reach the ceiling.
Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor.
Bill Shankly
(1913–1981, former Scottish footballer and Liverpool manager)
Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor.
Bill Shankly
(1913–1981, former Scottish footballer and Liverpool manager)
Thanks for this excellent compilation!
Yes, these are really great quotes……nice inspiring motivations…….