Goal Line Quotes

You've got to take care of yourself on the path, not just when you cross the goal line, because don't forget, wherever you are, that's the goal line.

I love football. The games are a pure rush. By the time I'm done playing, I want to be among the best tight ends ever to play the game.

Anybody can miss a penalty.

I wanted to be a goalie.

Inches matter. That's why they measure first downs. That's why they have a crew down there with those chains.

They're in the red zone. They're in the last 20 yards, and you can't let them cross that goal line. You can't let them score a touchdown, because that would have unbelievable consequences, grievous consequences for the peace and security of us all, of the world really.

In any other context, 'icing' is a great and exciting word: The proverbial icing on the cake, for instance, is a bonus - a wonderful thing on top of another wonderful thing. But in hockey, icing merely results in the referee's raising his right hand, as if swearing an oath to the deity of downtime.

That is the way it is in football: once a scorer, always a scorer.

There will be plays where you've got to just lower your shoulder and get 1 yard.

Our keeper, Karen Bardsley, stakes out any penalty, any free-kick, any corner. KB knows the detail of how the person will take it.

You'll do anything to keep the ball out.

It all comes down to which way you hit the post. Do you hit it on the inside or the outside? Does it go in, or does it go out?

I don't watch goalkeepers, to be honest.

With handball, you have soft facts but not hard facts. The shot is wide, and then suddenly, it's a penalty.

But really, I can only be dangerous for the team in one place, and that is in the box.

I've always stuck my arms behind my back anyway when trying to block a shot in the penalty area.

Whether the ball is on the 99-yard line or the 1-yard line, I'm going to find a way to get into the end zone.

I don't score many with my head but, as it happened, that's how I netted my first-ever World Cup goal.

The number 9 has to be the one who scores the goals.

I've saved a few penalties; I'm good at them.

As long as you are set and in the right position, you give yourself the best opportunity. It's all about the crucial timing of a save, but it's also being in the right position at the right time.

When the ball is on the one-yard line, never risk a fumble. Carry it over yourself.

It's the striker's job to put the ball in the net and it's up to us to make important tackles and blocks.

As a goalkeeper, you want to play.

It's my job to be a goalkeeper and keep the ball out of the net, and that's what I've done. I've kept a clean sheet.