Top 581 Quotes & Sayings by Croatian Authors - Page 2

I don't rank competitions - every single one is the Olympics to me.

Victories are always important.

We cannot play soccer without hands. You need your arms while running.

To play at Real Madrid, it is not enough to just have football quality. You must be mentally strong.

I have a lot of respect for the British people and the passion which they have for football, the full stadiums.

Mourinho asks me to play as I did with Tottenham, but at a higher level.

Playing for the national team is not the same as playing for your club.

At her birthday, my seven-year-old daughter will say that she wants these big cakes and certain expensive toys as presents, and I can't say no to her. It would just break my heart. But when I was little, for birthdays we just played outside and we were happy if we got any cake.

For Christians, faith is a precious good, the most valuable personal and social resource. When it is left untapped, the common good suffers - not just the particular interests of Christians.

Some of the worst violence in the world today between estranged religious and ethnic groups happens not on the battlefields. It happens smack in the middle of living rooms and between people who share a lot, who have a lot in common.

This is Liverpool, we will always come back when it's tough.

I can do the Sky Hook, but I'm not confident with it.

I'm still working on my skyhook. I'm just waiting for a chance to use it.

It's not easy to score three goals in 70 minutes.

When you play a semi-final, it is impossible to be tired. You know how much is at stake.

I enjoy playing against big, top strikers.

In the emotion, you say things that you regret the next day.

Houses with courts and gyms are super expensive. Not a lot of players can afford that. I know it sounds crazy to say an NBA player can't afford that, but that's how it is in L.A.

My job is to keep my players fit and fresh for the important games.

All sorts of other lies are being spread today, I do not know what else they will invent. I've heard that I'm of Jewish descent, but I found, I knew of my ancestors in Zagorje from around 350 years ago, and I said, maybe it would be good to have some of that, I guess I would be richer, I might not have become a Communist.

Even in classical music, the cello doesn't get a lot of respect because the piano and the violin get it all.

I haven't mentioned another argument, The Hague tribunal. It is clear our generals and all of you who are sitting here now with me could end up there, too.

The best book I read this year was 'The Da Vinci Code.'

My position at Tottenham was in the centre of midfield, and I have played there for Croatia, I feel I am best there.

Friends sometimes ask me, 'When you get the ball what are you thinking?' But you do not have time to think. You have to do it. It's not instinct; that's not the right word, but it's how you feel in this moment. You sense it. It's trained, but it's trained inside you. It makes you faster in the moment.

Out of 3,500 students in my high school, I was the only openly professing Christian kid. Obviously there were challenges. 'Only old and stupid people believe.'

I have good mid-range shot and I can shoot threes, but in Europe coaches didn't want me to shoot outside because I was tall and big.

One of the biggest challenge for me is when you have Mo Salah and Sadio Mane at the training ground. Then you know where you are.

My uncle was almost hit by a sniper while dropping his son at basketball practice.

Of course, there will always be, you know, conservative classical people who will judge you, but you know, who cares about them?

Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day at the end. And it is my belief that on that day justice will be done and there will be a reconciliation between those who have profoundly injured one another takes place.

As soon as I step on the court I just try to play tennis and don't find excuses. You know, I just lost because I lost, not because my arm was sore.

I don't underestimate any opponent.

I don't want to say which guard it was with the Bulls, but I would take the ball and he would come to me and say, 'You are taking my bread.' I didn't know the slang.

As a kid, I watched many of Gigi Buffon's games and dreamed of scoring against him one day.

When the confidence builds it is easier for the player to come into the next game.

You have seen it: You can put something into the world, and all of a sudden, everybody believes that. Like throwing a fishing rod and the fish bite into.

I had a great time at Southampton and will always be thankful for that.

Turin is a beautiful town, I like it and I like Juve.

I can make my football dreams come true with Tottenham, and that is why all my thoughts and also my future is with this club.

We have to learn from the past.

Fortunately, I had some very good coaches.

I am not a prima donna. It's just that I feel cold on the bench.

I always try to be better than yesterday.

I think people don't really understand how much footballers are affected by the people in their lives. When we're interviewed, people always ask about managers and tactics and training, but they almost never ask about what's going on off the pitch, and to me, that's just as important to your career.

When I step on the court, it's not just my shot, I'm trying to get better in all aspects of the game, defense, rebounding.

I'm not allowed to be woken up under any circumstances except if my house starts burning. Then my wife is authorised to wake me up, but only if fire gets to the door of my room.

Admiration from a coach like Mourinho is definitely something that flattered me. It's confirmation of hard work and good performances.

I never doubted in me. I always knew what I can do. I always had the same skill-set.

The atmosphere at the Estadio Vicente Calderon is fantastic, and puts the players' motivation up into the clouds.

Let's be honest, the style Guardiola wants at Bayern doesn't suit me.

When you reach triple-double, you know you were involved in every part of the game.

Since retiring I have spent a lot of time with my family, on my boat, and playing football.

The significance of the crucifixion is not only what God does for us; consistently throughout the New Testament the crucifixion is portrayed as the pattern that we are to follow. It is a model of social behavior toward the other as well as a statement about what God has done for us.

I want to stay in London. I am very happy here, and so are my family. I like the city.

When I was playing good, nobody was saying I was playing good. When I was playing bad, I would be the first one on the front of the journal.

Of course we had the best possible classical education, which gave us a very strong foundation and tradition. But we also learned a lot by collaborating with different pop/rock artists and especially by recording and working in the studio.

We're going to work hard on my body, put on some muscles. That's going to help me a lot to run faster, to move quicker, to jump higher.

Bayern and their fans will always be the most beautiful and most emotional story of my career.

Mistakes happen, but if you make them in the Bundesliga, you will be punished.