Famous Wisdoms, Quotations and Proverbs Thread (1 Viewer)
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"My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7."
David Beckham
"I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league."
Mark Viduka
"Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had."
David Beckham
"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
"I've had 14 bookings this season - 8 of which were my fault, but 7 of which were disputable."
Paul Gascoigne
"I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and hopefully after that as well."
Alan Shearer
"You've got to believe that you're going to win, and I believe we'll win the World Cup until the final whistle blows and we're knocked out."
Peter Shilton
"I faxed a transfer request to the club at the beginning of the week, but let me state that I don't want to leave Leicester."
Stan Collymore
"I was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it flashed on the screen that George (Ndah) had scored in the first minute at Birmingham. My first reaction was to ring him up. Then I remembered he was out there playing."
Ade Akinbiyi
"Without being too harsh on David Beckham, he cost us the match."
Ian Wright
"I'm as happy as I can be - but I have been happier."
Ugo Ehiogu
"Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even though I live in Middlesborough."
Jonathan Woodgate
"I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel."
Stuart Pearce
"I took a whack on my left ankle, but something told me it was my right."
Lee Hendrie
"I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country."
Ian Rush
"Germany are a very difficult team to play...they had 11 internationals out there today."
Steve Lomas
"I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right sock."
Barry Venison
"I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet."
David Beckham
"The Brazilians were South American, and the Ukrainians will be more European."
Phil Neville
"All that remains is for a few dots and commas to be crossed."
Mitchell Thomas
"One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best."
Alan Shearer
"I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd."
Johnny Giles
David Beckham
"I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league."
Mark Viduka
"Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had."
David Beckham
"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
"I've had 14 bookings this season - 8 of which were my fault, but 7 of which were disputable."
Paul Gascoigne
"I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and hopefully after that as well."
Alan Shearer
"You've got to believe that you're going to win, and I believe we'll win the World Cup until the final whistle blows and we're knocked out."
Peter Shilton
"I faxed a transfer request to the club at the beginning of the week, but let me state that I don't want to leave Leicester."
Stan Collymore
"I was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it flashed on the screen that George (Ndah) had scored in the first minute at Birmingham. My first reaction was to ring him up. Then I remembered he was out there playing."
Ade Akinbiyi
"Without being too harsh on David Beckham, he cost us the match."
Ian Wright
"I'm as happy as I can be - but I have been happier."
Ugo Ehiogu
"Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even though I live in Middlesborough."
Jonathan Woodgate
"I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel."
Stuart Pearce
"I took a whack on my left ankle, but something told me it was my right."
Lee Hendrie
"I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country."
Ian Rush
"Germany are a very difficult team to play...they had 11 internationals out there today."
Steve Lomas
"I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right sock."
Barry Venison
"I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet."
David Beckham
"The Brazilians were South American, and the Ukrainians will be more European."
Phil Neville
"All that remains is for a few dots and commas to be crossed."
Mitchell Thomas
"One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best."
Alan Shearer
"I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd."
Johnny Giles
Dietmar Hamman (at the sports tribunal): I still could bear that my opponent knocked me down and stopped me from shooting, but when he - to top it all - called me a "Pardon" I lost my nerves and kicked him.
ORIGINAL:
Dietmar Hamann (wegen einer Tätlichkeit vor dem Sportgericht) Dass
mein Gegenspieler mich umgestoßen und am Torschuß gehindert hat, hab ich ja
noch wegstecken können, aber als er mich obendrein noch einen 'Pardon'
geheißen hat, habe ich die Nerven verloren und nachgetreten.
ORIGINAL:
Dietmar Hamann (wegen einer Tätlichkeit vor dem Sportgericht) Dass
mein Gegenspieler mich umgestoßen und am Torschuß gehindert hat, hab ich ja
noch wegstecken können, aber als er mich obendrein noch einen 'Pardon'
geheißen hat, habe ich die Nerven verloren und nachgetreten.
Gordon Strachan:
Reporter: Gordon, Do you think James Beattie deserves to be in the England squad?
Strachan: I don't care, I'm Scottish!
Reporter: "Gordon, can we have a quick word please?"
Strachan: "Velocity" [walks off]
Reporter: Welcome to Southampton Football Club. Do you think you are the right man to turn things around?
Strachan: No. I was asked if I thought I was the right man for the job and I said, "No, I think they should have got George Graham because I'm useless."
Reporter: Is that your best start to a season?
Strachan: Well I've still got a job so it's far better than the Coventry one, that's for sure.
Reporter: Are you getting where you want to be with this team?
Strachan: We're not doing bad. What do you expect us to be like? We
were eighth in the league last year, in the cup final and we got into
Europe. I don't know where you expect me to get to. Do you expect us
to win the Champions League?
Reporter: Gordon, you must be delighted with that result?
Strachan: You're spot on! You can read me like a book.
Reporter: Gordon, Agustin Delgado? (after Delgado went AWOL)
Strachan: I've got more important things to think about. I've got a yoghurt to finish by today, the expiry date is today. That can be my priority rather than Agustin Delgado.
Reporter: This might sound like a daft question, but you'll be happy to get your first win under your belt, won't you?
Strachan: You're right. It is a daft question. I'm not even going to bother answering that one. It is a daft question, you're spot on there.
Reporter: Bang, there goes your unbeaten run. Can you take it?
Strachan: No, I'm just going to crumble like a wreck. I'll go home, become an alcoholic and maybe jump off a bridge. Umm, I think I can take it, yeah.
Reporter: There's no negative vibes or negative feelings here?
Strachan: Apart from yourself, we're all quite positive round here. I'm going to whack you over the head with a big stick, down negative man, down.
Reporter: where will Marion Pahars fit into the team line-up?
Strachan: Not telling you! It's a secret.
Reporter: You don't take losing lightly, do you Gordon?
Strachan: I don't take stupid comments lightly either.
Reporter: So, Gordon, in what areas do you think Middlesbrough were better than you today?
Strachan: What areas? Mainly that big green one out there
* "He [Alex Ferguson] used to play tapes of Bill Shankly talking. I remember that and a singer he liked. I don't know who it was but it was crap. He played it on the team bus too and all the boys hated it. Until one night it got chucked away. If he's still wondering who threw that tape off the bus, it was me. So maybe he was right and I'm not to be trusted."
* "I used to drive home from Manchester United training along the M56 and there was a left turn for Wilmslow, where I lived, and a right
turn for Hale, where Norman Whiteside, Paul McGrath and Bryan Robson lived. I used to say that it was left for under three pints a night and right for more than ten."
* "Society now is scary. It's a mess. Lack of fitness makes criminals of people."
* "Southampton is famous for three things - the Titanic, yachting and Matt Le Tissier."
* "After I left Coventry I'd pay my own way into matches and would wear big hats so no-one recognised me."
* "If a Frenchman goes on about seagulls, trawlers and sardines, he's called a philosopher. I'd just be called a short Scottish bum talking crap."
* "You have to remember that Agustin Delgado was virtually up against their youth team. I have never seen so much acne on a football pitch."
* ''I'm going home to get myself a Coca-Cola and a packet of crisps, sit in front of the TV and look at the league table on Teletext all night.''
* (After reports that the delectable Holly Valance was 'interested' in James Beattie) "She's not the only one - my missus is the same. I cannae ever sell him because the other players' wives, the manager's
wife and the coach's wife will all be up in arms."
* "I just want to thank Mr and Mrs Beattie for what they did 25 years ago."
* ''Brad Friedel must have changed in a telephone box. I wouldn't be surprised if when he takes his shirt off there's a blue jersey with an 'S' underneath.''
* "The players have their own ideas about how the game should be won, but it won't be tolerated. I'll get less skilful players in who play the game the way I think it should be played."
* ''The ref said: 'If I make a mistake don't make me look an idiot.' I had a great reply lined up but it would have cost me a couple of quid.''
* ''If you want to kill the Indians you have to kill their chief and we didn't kill Shearer.''
* "I know nothing about tactics. I just get good players on the pitch who can run a bit."
* "It was minging" - On his side's performance at Bolton.
* "He's a big guy and to fall like that? My grandson wouldn't have fallen like that. I don't know how you face your mates after that.
They say 'What did you contribute to the game?' and you say, 'Well, I fell like a big Jessie'" - After being asked to comment on Jardel's role in Michael Svensson's dismissal.
* "Football hasn't changed from day one in that if you show an ability to control and pass the ball there is a good chance you will prove to be a good team. We also looked very one-dimensional and I will have to find out why. That's all I'm saying - thanks for coming"
- The complete transcript of his post-match press conference following defeat to Man City in November.
* ''It's probably the Samaritans - they normally call around this time"
- After his mobile phone began ringing during a post-match interview.
* "You can't get near to the officials, it's easier to get to the Pope! If I'm in London next time and I get mugged, I hope the same
amount of people turn up - there were six police officers, four stewards and a United Nations peace observer."
I want Gordon Strachan for Juve
Reporter: Gordon, Do you think James Beattie deserves to be in the England squad?
Strachan: I don't care, I'm Scottish!
Reporter: "Gordon, can we have a quick word please?"
Strachan: "Velocity" [walks off]
Reporter: Welcome to Southampton Football Club. Do you think you are the right man to turn things around?
Strachan: No. I was asked if I thought I was the right man for the job and I said, "No, I think they should have got George Graham because I'm useless."
Reporter: Is that your best start to a season?
Strachan: Well I've still got a job so it's far better than the Coventry one, that's for sure.
Reporter: Are you getting where you want to be with this team?
Strachan: We're not doing bad. What do you expect us to be like? We
were eighth in the league last year, in the cup final and we got into
Europe. I don't know where you expect me to get to. Do you expect us
to win the Champions League?
Reporter: Gordon, you must be delighted with that result?
Strachan: You're spot on! You can read me like a book.
Reporter: Gordon, Agustin Delgado? (after Delgado went AWOL)
Strachan: I've got more important things to think about. I've got a yoghurt to finish by today, the expiry date is today. That can be my priority rather than Agustin Delgado.
Reporter: This might sound like a daft question, but you'll be happy to get your first win under your belt, won't you?
Strachan: You're right. It is a daft question. I'm not even going to bother answering that one. It is a daft question, you're spot on there.
Reporter: Bang, there goes your unbeaten run. Can you take it?
Strachan: No, I'm just going to crumble like a wreck. I'll go home, become an alcoholic and maybe jump off a bridge. Umm, I think I can take it, yeah.
Reporter: There's no negative vibes or negative feelings here?
Strachan: Apart from yourself, we're all quite positive round here. I'm going to whack you over the head with a big stick, down negative man, down.
Reporter: where will Marion Pahars fit into the team line-up?
Strachan: Not telling you! It's a secret.
Reporter: You don't take losing lightly, do you Gordon?
Strachan: I don't take stupid comments lightly either.
Reporter: So, Gordon, in what areas do you think Middlesbrough were better than you today?
Strachan: What areas? Mainly that big green one out there
* "He [Alex Ferguson] used to play tapes of Bill Shankly talking. I remember that and a singer he liked. I don't know who it was but it was crap. He played it on the team bus too and all the boys hated it. Until one night it got chucked away. If he's still wondering who threw that tape off the bus, it was me. So maybe he was right and I'm not to be trusted."
* "I used to drive home from Manchester United training along the M56 and there was a left turn for Wilmslow, where I lived, and a right
turn for Hale, where Norman Whiteside, Paul McGrath and Bryan Robson lived. I used to say that it was left for under three pints a night and right for more than ten."
* "Society now is scary. It's a mess. Lack of fitness makes criminals of people."
* "Southampton is famous for three things - the Titanic, yachting and Matt Le Tissier."
* "After I left Coventry I'd pay my own way into matches and would wear big hats so no-one recognised me."
* "If a Frenchman goes on about seagulls, trawlers and sardines, he's called a philosopher. I'd just be called a short Scottish bum talking crap."
* "You have to remember that Agustin Delgado was virtually up against their youth team. I have never seen so much acne on a football pitch."
* ''I'm going home to get myself a Coca-Cola and a packet of crisps, sit in front of the TV and look at the league table on Teletext all night.''
* (After reports that the delectable Holly Valance was 'interested' in James Beattie) "She's not the only one - my missus is the same. I cannae ever sell him because the other players' wives, the manager's
wife and the coach's wife will all be up in arms."
* "I just want to thank Mr and Mrs Beattie for what they did 25 years ago."
* ''Brad Friedel must have changed in a telephone box. I wouldn't be surprised if when he takes his shirt off there's a blue jersey with an 'S' underneath.''
* "The players have their own ideas about how the game should be won, but it won't be tolerated. I'll get less skilful players in who play the game the way I think it should be played."
* ''The ref said: 'If I make a mistake don't make me look an idiot.' I had a great reply lined up but it would have cost me a couple of quid.''
* ''If you want to kill the Indians you have to kill their chief and we didn't kill Shearer.''
* "I know nothing about tactics. I just get good players on the pitch who can run a bit."
* "It was minging" - On his side's performance at Bolton.
* "He's a big guy and to fall like that? My grandson wouldn't have fallen like that. I don't know how you face your mates after that.
They say 'What did you contribute to the game?' and you say, 'Well, I fell like a big Jessie'" - After being asked to comment on Jardel's role in Michael Svensson's dismissal.
* "Football hasn't changed from day one in that if you show an ability to control and pass the ball there is a good chance you will prove to be a good team. We also looked very one-dimensional and I will have to find out why. That's all I'm saying - thanks for coming"
- The complete transcript of his post-match press conference following defeat to Man City in November.
* ''It's probably the Samaritans - they normally call around this time"
- After his mobile phone began ringing during a post-match interview.
* "You can't get near to the officials, it's easier to get to the Pope! If I'm in London next time and I get mugged, I hope the same
amount of people turn up - there were six police officers, four stewards and a United Nations peace observer."
I want Gordon Strachan for Juve
"I think football would become an even better game if someone could invent a ball that kicks back." - Eric Morecambe
'I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet.' - David Beckham
'The opening ceremony was good, although I missed it.' * Graeme Le Saux
'Sometimes in football you have to score goals.' - Thierry Henry
"Barcelona... a club with a stadium that seats 120,000 people. And they're all here in Newcastle tonight!"
'I was surprised, but I always say nothing surprises me in football.' Les Ferdinand
'There's no in between - you're either good or bad. We were in between.' Gary Lineker
'It was like the ref had a brand new yellow card and wanted to see if it worked.' Richard Rufus
'Winning doesn't really matter as long as you win.' Vinny Jones
'If you don't concede any goals you'll win more games than you lose.' Wayne Bridge
"We have people coming here to admire the scenery and enjoy their crisps." Sir Alex Ferguson on Manchester United fans
"I'm an emotional person and I enjoy crying. You know the film Beaches with Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey? Sometimes, when I want a good cry I put it on." Sensitive Ian Wright
"Is Dreamcast the name of the team?" Prince Philip's reaction to seeing an Arsenal shirt complete with sponsor's logo, during a trip to Highbury
"I do go to football sometimes but I don't know the offside rule or free-kicks - or side kicks - or whatever they're called." Victoria Beckham
"England are numerically outnumbered in the midfield." Mark Lawrenson
"And here's Moses Kiptanui - the 19 year old Kenyan, who turned 20 a few weeks who" David Coleman
"Playing with wingers is more effective against European sides like Brazil than English sides like Wales" Ron Greenwood
"I used to go missing a lot - Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss Germany." George Best
"And Arsenal now have plenty of time to dictate the last few seconds." Peter Jones
"Newcastle, of course, unbeaten in their last five wins." Brian Moore
'I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet.' - David Beckham
'The opening ceremony was good, although I missed it.' * Graeme Le Saux
'Sometimes in football you have to score goals.' - Thierry Henry
"Barcelona... a club with a stadium that seats 120,000 people. And they're all here in Newcastle tonight!"
'I was surprised, but I always say nothing surprises me in football.' Les Ferdinand
'There's no in between - you're either good or bad. We were in between.' Gary Lineker
'It was like the ref had a brand new yellow card and wanted to see if it worked.' Richard Rufus
'Winning doesn't really matter as long as you win.' Vinny Jones
'If you don't concede any goals you'll win more games than you lose.' Wayne Bridge
"We have people coming here to admire the scenery and enjoy their crisps." Sir Alex Ferguson on Manchester United fans
"I'm an emotional person and I enjoy crying. You know the film Beaches with Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey? Sometimes, when I want a good cry I put it on." Sensitive Ian Wright
"Is Dreamcast the name of the team?" Prince Philip's reaction to seeing an Arsenal shirt complete with sponsor's logo, during a trip to Highbury
"I do go to football sometimes but I don't know the offside rule or free-kicks - or side kicks - or whatever they're called." Victoria Beckham
"England are numerically outnumbered in the midfield." Mark Lawrenson
"And here's Moses Kiptanui - the 19 year old Kenyan, who turned 20 a few weeks who" David Coleman
"Playing with wingers is more effective against European sides like Brazil than English sides like Wales" Ron Greenwood
"I used to go missing a lot - Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss Germany." George Best
"And Arsenal now have plenty of time to dictate the last few seconds." Peter Jones
"Newcastle, of course, unbeaten in their last five wins." Brian Moore
++ [ originally posted by Zlatan ] ++
Reporter: There's no negative vibes or negative feelings here?
Strachan: Apart from yourself, we're all quite positive round here. I'm going to whack you over the head with a big stick, down negative man, down.
Reporter: So, Gordon, in what areas do you think Middlesbrough were better than you today?
Strachan: What areas? Mainly that big green one out there
* "You have to remember that Agustin Delgado was virtually up against their youth team. I have never seen so much acne on a football pitch."
* ''Brad Friedel must have changed in a telephone box. I wouldn't be surprised if when he takes his shirt off there's a blue jersey with an 'S' underneath.''
Reporter: There's no negative vibes or negative feelings here?
Strachan: Apart from yourself, we're all quite positive round here. I'm going to whack you over the head with a big stick, down negative man, down.
Reporter: So, Gordon, in what areas do you think Middlesbrough were better than you today?
Strachan: What areas? Mainly that big green one out there
* "You have to remember that Agustin Delgado was virtually up against their youth team. I have never seen so much acne on a football pitch."
* ''Brad Friedel must have changed in a telephone box. I wouldn't be surprised if when he takes his shirt off there's a blue jersey with an 'S' underneath.''
"Per la mia carriera devo ringraziare i miei genitori, specialmente mio padre e mia madre"(Spillo Altobelli)
("For my career I have to thank my parents, especially my dad and my mom")
"Trapattoni non si discute: e' il migliore allenatore d'Europa e, forse forse, anche d'Italia" (Mauro Bellugi)
("You can't discuss Trapattoni, he's Europe's best coach and, maybe, also Italy's")
"E voglio così porre fine alla polemica tra me ed il sottoscritto". (Fabio Noaro, telecronista)
("And so I want to put an end to this argument between me and myself")
"E' un gol che dedico in particolare a tutti" (Toto Schillaci)
("It's a goal that I dedicate especially to everyone!")
"Testa giocatori buona solo per portare cappello" (Boskov)
(A player's head is good enough only to wear hats)
"Un giocatore con due occhi deve controllare il pallone e con due il
giocatore avversario" (Boskov)
(A player has to watch the ball with 2 eyes and with 2 has to watch his opponent player)
Journalist: "Totti, carpe diem...".
Totti : "You know that I don't speak English"
("For my career I have to thank my parents, especially my dad and my mom")
"Trapattoni non si discute: e' il migliore allenatore d'Europa e, forse forse, anche d'Italia" (Mauro Bellugi)
("You can't discuss Trapattoni, he's Europe's best coach and, maybe, also Italy's")
"E voglio così porre fine alla polemica tra me ed il sottoscritto". (Fabio Noaro, telecronista)
("And so I want to put an end to this argument between me and myself")
"E' un gol che dedico in particolare a tutti" (Toto Schillaci)
("It's a goal that I dedicate especially to everyone!")
"Testa giocatori buona solo per portare cappello" (Boskov)
(A player's head is good enough only to wear hats)
"Un giocatore con due occhi deve controllare il pallone e con due il
giocatore avversario" (Boskov)
(A player has to watch the ball with 2 eyes and with 2 has to watch his opponent player)
Journalist: "Totti, carpe diem...".
Totti : "You know that I don't speak English"
I believe that most people have some wisdoms, quotations and proverbs which they do believe in, maybe they apply them to their life or maybe not. But at the end, they still believe in them.
Here, we can start posting wisdoms, quotations or proverbs, whether we believe in them or just appreciate them.
Let's start:
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."
"Man...is a tame or civilized animal; never the less, he requires proper instruction and a fortunate nature, and then of all animals he becomes the most divine and most civilized; but if he be insufficiently or ill- educated he is the most savage of earthly creatures."
"Ignorance, the root and the stem of every evil".
Plato
Here, we can start posting wisdoms, quotations or proverbs, whether we believe in them or just appreciate them.
Let's start:
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."
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"Man...is a tame or civilized animal; never the less, he requires proper instruction and a fortunate nature, and then of all animals he becomes the most divine and most civilized; but if he be insufficiently or ill- educated he is the most savage of earthly creatures."
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"Ignorance, the root and the stem of every evil".
Plato