"I never make predictions and I never will."

[kohaku]

'If you don't believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of bed at the end of the day.' - Neville Southall (ex-Everton)

'We lost because we didn't win.' - Ronaldo (Brazil)

'I've had 14 bookings this season - 8 of which were my fault, but 7 of which were disputable.' - Paul Gascoigne (Everton)

'I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and hopefully after that as well.' - Alan Shearer (Newcastle)

'I'd like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona.' - Mark Draper

'Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even though I live in Middlesbrough.' - Jonathan Woodgate (Leeds)

'I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel.' - Stuart Pearce (West Ham)

'I took a whack on my left ankle, but something told me it was my right.' - Lee Hendrie (Villa)

'I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country.'
- Ian Rush (ex-Liverpool)

Interviewer: 'Would it be fair to describe you as a volatile player?'
David Beckham: 'Well, I can play in the centre on the right and occasionally on the left side.' (Man U)

'I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right sock.' - Barry Venison (ex-Liverpool)

'I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd.' - Johnny Giles

'Sometimes in football you have to score goals.' - Thierry Henry (Arsenal)

'I was surprised, but I always say nothing surprises me in football.' - Les Ferdinand (Spurs)

'It was like the ref had a brand new yellow card and wanted to see if it worked.' - Richard Rufus

'There's no in between - you're either good or bad. We were in between.' - Gary Lineker (ex-Spurs)

"Ronaldo is always very close to being either onside or offside."

"We were a little bit outnumbered there, it was two against two."

"Julian Dicks is everywhere, it's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field."

"If England are going to win this match, they're going to have to score a goal."

"You weigh up the pros and cons and try to put them into chronological order."

"Robert Lee was able to do some running on his groin for the first time."

"I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat."

"I'm not a believer in luck but I do believe you need it."

"What will you do when you leave football, Jack... will you stay in football?"

"Unfortunately, we keep kicking ourselves in the foot."

"Celtic were at one time nine points ahead, but somewhere along the road, their ship went off the rails."

"I've got a gut feeling in my stomach..."

"The new West Stand casts a giant shadow over the entire pitch, even on a sunny day"

"I would not say he [David Ginola] is the best left-winger in the Premiership, but there are none better."

"And we all know that in football if you stand still you go backwards..."

"I was saying the other day, how often the most vulnerable area for goalies is between their
legs ...

"The lad got over-excited when he saw the whites of the goal post's eyes."

"If you can't stand the heat in the dressing-room, get out of the kitchen."

"The lads really ran their socks into the ground."

"He [Brian liaudrup] wasn't just facing one defender - he was facing one at the front and one at the back as well."

"It's now 1-1, an exact reversal of the score on Saturday."

"Mark Hughes at his very best: he loves to feel people right behind him...

"Gary always weighed up his options, especially when he had no choice."

"We threw our dice into the ring and turned up trumps."

"If history is going to repeat itself I should think we can expect the same thing again."

"I think that was a moment of cool panic there."

"Beckenbauer really has gambled all his eggs."

"Celtic manager Davie Hay still has a fresh pair of legs up his sleeve."

"I spent four indifferent years at Goodison Park, but they were great years."

"Souness gave Fleck a second chance and he grabbed it with both feet."

"They have missed so many chances they must be wringing their heads in shame."

"It's headed away by John Clark, using his head."

"He's very fast and if he gets a yard ahead of himself nobody will catch him."

"The shot from Laws was precise but wide."

"The game is balanced in Arsenal's favour."

"Dumbarton player Steve McCahill has limped off with a badly cut forehead."

"A contract on a piece of paper, saying you want to leave, is like a piece of paper saying you want to leave."

"It was that game that put the Everton ship back on the road."

"And Arsenal now have plenty of time to dictate the last few seconds."

"Bobby Robson must be thinking of throwing some fresh legs on."

"What makes this game so delightful is that when both teams get the ball they are attacking their
opponent's goal."

"That's football, Mike, Northern Ireland have had several chances and haven't scored but England have
had no chances and scored twice. and so they have not been able to improve their 100% record.

"In terms of the Richter Scale this defeat was a force eight gale."

"In comparison, there's no comparison."

"Football's not like an electric light. You can't just flick the switch and change from quick to slow."

"Certain people are FOR me and certain people are PRO me."

"I'm going to make a prediction - it could go either way."

"And with 4 minutes gone, the score is already 0-0."

"They have got their feet on the ground and if they stay that way they will go places."

"Being naturally right-footed he doesn't often chance his arm with his left foot."

"Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer."

"What I said to them at half-time would be unprintable on the radio."

"If we played like this every week, we wouldn't be so inconsistent."

"If there weren't such a thing as football, we'd all be frustrated footballers."

"He's one of those footballers whose brains are in his head."

"The crowd think that Todd handled the ball ....they must have seen something that nobody else did."

"They compare Steve McManaman to Steve Highway and he's nothing like him, but I can see why - it's because he's a bit different."

"Glenn Hoddle hasn't been the Hoddle we know. Neither has Bryan Robson."

"There's no way Ryan Giggs is another George Best. He's another Ryan Giggs."

"The only thing I have in common with George Best is that we come from the same place, play for the same club, and were discovered by the same man."

"For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are in the all-yellow strip."

'I am a firm believer that if you score one goal, the other team have to score two to win.' (Howard Wilkinson)

'Ian Rush unleashed his left foot and it hit the back of the net.' (Mike England)

'It will be a shame if either side lose. And that applies to both sides.' (Jock Brown)

'It was a good, match which could have gone either way and very nearly did.' aim Sherwin)

'He had an eternity to play that ball, but he took too long over it.' (Martin Tyler)

'Everything in our favour was against us.' (Danny Blanchflower)

'Nearly all the Brazilian players are wearing yellow shirts. It's a fabulous kaleidoscope of colour.' (John Motson)

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It's rather long, but I just love these quotes and couldn't decide which one to post so I posted all!