Explore popular quotes and sayings by a soccer player Lev Yashin.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
Lev Ivanovich Yashin, nicknamed the "Black Spider" or the "Black Panther", was a Soviet professional footballer regarded by many as the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the sport. He was known for his athleticism, positioning, stature, bravery, imposing presence in goal, and acrobatic reflex saves.
He was also deputy chairman of the Football Federation of the Soviet Union.
I am not the best goalkeeper in the world, it is Vladimir Beara.
The joy of seeing Yuri Gagarin flying in space is only superseded by the joy of a good penalty save.
There have only been two world-class goalkeepers. One was Lev Yashin, the other was the German boy who played for Manchester City.
What kind of a goalkeeper is the one who is not tormented by the goal he has allowed? He must be tormented! And if he is calm, that means the end. No matter what he had in the past, he has no future.
The trick is to smoke a cigarette to calm your nerves and then take a big swig of strong liquor to tone your muscles.