Quotes about Football

I actually went to the first game in Saints history. We were living in New Orleans at the time. I was eight. They opened against the L.A. Rams in 1976. I went with my dad, and we bought standing-room only seats at Tulane Stadium. We actually sat in the aisle.

I don't have any use for the hatred in a football stadium.

I think Levi's Stadium is phenomenal.

I was in New England in 2007 for Spygate.

My rookie year in New England was mind-blowing.

There is too much unhappiness in football, no?

At some point, universities have to do more to prepare players for university life and help them succeed beyond football. There's so much money being made in this sport. It's a crime to not do everything you can to help the people who are making it for those who are spending it.

I knew I loved football before I even played it. Uh, but the first time I stepped out on the field playing for the Lakeshore Redskins, I knew that I loved this game. I knew that this was something I wanted to do. And I was only 6 years old, but I loved it.

It's no secret that I think that MLS is a top five, top six league in the world but they're not the top league.

I do feel the obligation and desire to win the Scudetto with Juventus, and obviously everybody wants to win the Champions League.

I'm blessed to play football for a living, but the true value of our work comes in how we uplift those in need of support.

I'm from Italy, the home of Vivaldi, Rossini, Puccini. When I stopped playing and became a manager, football became like a beautiful piece of music to me - and the players, an orchestra.