A Quote by Filippo Inzaghi

I live to knock the ball into the back of the net. — © Filippo Inzaghi
I live to knock the ball into the back of the net.

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The ball was literally glued to the back of his foot - into the back of the net.
To build more interest in goalkeeping, we have to change how people think and report on goalkeepers. You are not just there to keep the ball out of the back of the net: you are there to impact the back four, to organise the team, essentially lead from the back. It is a really pivotal position.
Your No. 1 priority as a defender is to keep the ball out of the back of the net.
It's hard as a striker. It's cut and dried. Your job is to put the ball in the back of the net.
People expect you to dribble past 10 players and put the ball in the back of the net.
I used to visualise the stadium erupting as the ball hit the back of the net. I erased all negative thoughts from my head.
You can kick a ball into the net, throw a basketball into the net. Tennis is complicated. It'll make a lot of great athletes run the other way because they can't be successful initially.
I have always said that the best feeling in the world is scoring a goal. Don't tell my missus that, but it is. When that ball hits the back of the net, it is fantastic.
Champions take responsibility. When the ball is coming over the net, you can be sure I want the ball.
When the coach told me I was playing, I said: 'We're going to Brazil.' It doesn't matter how. If I'd had to score with my hand, the ball would have been in the back of the net.
You automatically are trusting because not only is the person a friend, they are so incredibly gifted that you know someone is going to be able to hit the ball back to you across the net.
I really enjoy putting the ball in the back of the net. I enjoy being the person that's creating things for the team.
If you get to the edge of the penalty area with the ball and don't know what to do next, just stick the ball in the net for now. We can evaluate the other options later.
In fact, my entire childhood consisted of looking at photographs in which the viewer sees the ball behind the line, looking through the goal net, and the poor goalkeeper in front of the net.
I suffered a lot of setbacks when I started; I didn't have any work experience and no real confidence to go after the career that I knew in the back of my mind I really wanted. It affected my confidence as knock-back after knock-back left me feeling like I might never succeed.
If I'm in a good position to score then I'm happy to put the ball in the back of the net, but if I'm not, and I see someone in a better position, I'll give it to him.
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