Refereeing Quotes

I'm not a boxer, I'm a basketball player.

I've worn a lot of hats in the NFL.

The pace of play is very important whether I'm watching baseball, tennis or golf.

In every match, there are difficult decisions; sometimes they go in your favour and sometimes against. You need to be able to accept them.

I watch a lot of games and analyze a lot.

I was happy working for the N.B.A., but to be honest, I decided that I'd probably get back into coaching. I missed the teaching, I missed the games, I missed the competition.

As far as the fouls go, we are not going to rely on anyone else to make the calls for us.

MMA has a referee, and you're wearing gloves. I'm in there with another volunteering participant that's out there to win some prize money.

I'm aware that the World Cup is probably the greatest spectacle in the world of sport, and that's despite the referees that have been found to have fixed games specifically.

I never forget my first emotions in football, in Sicily.

I'm not a flopper. I hate when people say I'm a flopper. I don't flop. You never see me flying all over the floor. None of that. I barely fall down in games.

Good spectator sports share certain fundamentals. Their competitors battle head-to-head. Their winners are determined objectively: fastest runner, most points. They are refereed, not judged.

I enjoy playing, but once the match ends the football is finished for me.

I love talking football, and I love being around it.

Some of the games in Spain... we played at the Wanda, which was amazing, but then the next week, they're creating a penalty spot 10 minutes before the game starts.

The angle from which the line and ball are seen makes a tremendous difference in the call, and the player who is inclined to fret inwardly about decisions should realize this.

A lot can happen in football.

The referee will now keep track of the time on the field and the shootouts have finally been banned.

Umpiring is a tough job. Don't get me wrong - I wouldn't want to be an umpire. You've got a split second to make a decision.

I don't study cricket too much. Whatever I have learned or experienced is through cricket I've played on the field, and whatever little I have watched.

You have to remember one thing: Football is entertainment; it's not life or death. Once the game is over, you're already talking about next year and the draft. It's just entertainment.

When I was a teenager, I was an umpire for a competitive league for 8- to 9-year-olds. I was really bad at it because I didn't know all the rules, and all these kids were better athletes than me. I made a bad call, and this dad snapped on me. Then he dumped his trash from his cooler, and I had to kick him out of the stands.

If I'm not asleep, it's probably all basketball.

I don't have any ideas; my coaches have them. I just pass the ideas on and referee the arguments.

Similar to the familiarity I've always had with the ball, there's this familiarity that the game has given me over years of understanding it and living it.