A Quote by Bobby Robson

I do want to play the short ball and I do want to play the long ball. I think long and short balls is what football is all about.

Bobby Robson

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Bobby Robson
English - Athlete
February 18, 1933 - July 31, 2009

With Jorginho it depends what type of football you want to play. If you want to play possession where you have the ball all the time and you play a lot of passes, there are not many as good as him around. If you ask Jorginho to cover 50 metres of pitch in width and get all the balls back, it's going to be difficult.

Gianfranco Zola

Jesus was short on sermons, long on conversations; short on answers, long on questions; short on abstraction and propositions, long on stories and parables; short on telling you what to think, long on challenging you to think for yourself.

Brian D. McLaren

Really, you don't want to think about yards after the catch when the ball is in the air. You want to think about catching the ball. And then let the rest play its way out.

Amari Cooper

What I say about actors is you always want to find an actor you can play ball with. You throw the ball at them and you want them to throw it back. Your ball playing is a lot better when you play with good ballplayers, like any sport. Every actor I know feels the same way.

Robert Knepper

It's not about the long ball or the short ball, it's about the right ball.

Bob Paisley

I just want to play ball. As long as people like the way I play, I'm cool.

Andre Iguodala

If you want to play dominant football, you need to get the ball, think fast, and play quick combinations in small spaces.

Arjen Robben

I always play football in my team, and I know that if you play too much long ball, then it's difficult.

Dusan Tadic

They're fighting for the championship, that's not a coincidence: I believe they have developed as a team. They've become much stronger, the squad is more balanced. And they still play the way Arsenal always play. They want to have the ball, they like playing it short, and they have outstanding individuals.

Philipp Lahm

I think the hardest to replace has been Johnny Collins. He was great to play with. You could always rely on him to be available for a short pass, allowing you time to clear a ball. He would never give the ball away.

Richard Gough

If studies come out and show that playing football is detrimental to your health for the long term, even for the short term, I think that's up to the players then to make the decision about whether they're going to play or not play.

Steve Largent

As long as I play ball, I can get any woman I want.

Dennis Rodman

I was a hyper kid, so I didn't want to play baseball and wait for the ball to come to me. I wanted to play a sport where I could go get the ball.

Shane Larkin

When you're a little kid, you want the ball. You don't want to play defense. When you get the ball, basically you can do whatever you want.

Champ Bailey

I'm fortunate: I can play as long as I want to play. There's no coach or trainer who is going to say to me that I'm dropped or sacked, it's time to move on. I can play as long as I want to play.