Troy Deeney Quotes

I remember Nayim at Tottenham dived all over the place, and we used to say to him, 'What are you doing?' You do talk about it.

You don't love hockey for the scores, you love hockey for the fights, right?

Players from Holland and Scandinavia aren't divers, but those from Spain and Italy go down far too easily for my liking.

When we're winning or losing, when we're doing warm-ups or even when I'm walking down the street, there are United fans talking to me. I think that's something we all love.

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.

I don't like to criticise referees, because I believe it is a very complicated job.

I would never call myself anti-football. I think I'm pro-information, pro-people making informed individual choices, pro-health, so for that reason, personally, I'm apathetic towards football. But at the same time, I think we can retain some civility, and I understand why people support and love it.

This is what makes sports so amazing, that we can start a discussion around a table, in the newspaper, in the magazines, that will get people's attention. And that's what sports does.

There are many ways to see football and interpret it.

I want to get in there and jump in the stands and dive for every loose ball.

I have always said that the debate about who should play in goal is part of the game, but I never play in order to silence anyone.

We need to learn that in the Champions League, the referees are vigilant and quick to whistle.

I never cared for stuff like the All-Star Game.

I grew up watching North American sport - basketball, hockey - so I like it when it's a little bit more energetic, rowdier, heckling either for you or against you. I think it's fun to have that in sport.

Even with ex-fighters as judges, it doesn't mean they can score a fight, you'd still end up with debate and opinion.

We've met a ton of pro hockey players, got to know them, our music plays in their locker rooms. We've always taken pride in that.

I came to Philly not only because of the quality of the team and the organization, but also the fans, the passion - it's really palpable in that city.

Sports fans have an unbelievable ability at the end of the day, when the game comes on, to kind of put everything aside and watch the game.

I don't necessarily like the things footballers do. All these kissing the badge, just doing it for the clout.

It's a tough situation as a defender to be put in. I understand what they're doing trying to protect quarterbacks. I've been on the receiving end of a few of those where you appreciate them trying to take care of you a little bit, but I do see the conflict that it puts a defender in.

I grew up with sports, but I was definitely not good enough to become a professional athlete - I just loved the storytelling aspect of it.

Fans are an essential part of sport in general.

We have to make Toronto - we have to - we have to make Toronto the best atmosphere in the NBA.

I'll tell you, people remember every single pick I make against their team, they really do. There's just so much passion in college football, I wouldn't have it any other way.

You've got a league with a couple thousand players or so depending on the time of year. Then you have 10 or more very high profile stories that are terrible stories and things that have happened.