Mark Noble Quotes

The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.

As all of us with any involvement in sports knows, no two umpires or no two referees have the same strike zone or call the same kind of a basketball game.

There's an excitement to officiating a well-played game. A lot of discretion, a lot of judgment comes into play.

The refs try their best. Sometimes they get it right. Sometimes they get it wrong.

As far as the fouls go, we are not going to rely on anyone else to make the calls for us.

Men like a ref decision because they just want to get back to the game.

Your job is to umpire for the ball and not the player.

The angle from which the line and ball are seen makes a tremendous difference in the call, and the player who is inclined to fret inwardly about decisions should realize this.

I've heard it said that umpires are necessary evil. Well, we are necessary, but we are not evil. We are hard-working and dedicated people whose primary interest is to make sure the game is played fairly. We are the integrity of the game.

It is an individual sport and you don't get many opportunities to overturn dodgy decisions.

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

Really and truly, I don't like talking about refereeing decisions.

As far as being on the officials every five minutes, it's just not good for the game. The officials don't like it; you embarrass them, so it's just not good. Now, every now and then they might make a bad call, but officiating is hard.

I know being a linesman is a thankless job, especially with guys like me around.

Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.

I always hated to throw a guy out of a game but sometimes it was necessary to keep order.

Damn referees, I'll miss them less than anybody.

The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters.

We just can't change the rules if we don't like the results.

I umpired for 25 years and can honestly say I never called one wrong in my heart.

Anybody who doesn't think I want the Lakers to win is a fool. But I'm no homer.

We need to let the referee's sole thing be to protect the quarterback and get those late hits out of there. They even have a stat on television that says 'knockdowns.' Knockdowns means that you knock him down after he throws the ball. The assumption is, if it's legal, we'll make excuses for them.

I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes.

I'm a girl, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate greatness and the struggle of sports. My situation - and I've always said this, even in politics - is may the best man win. I'm not team-bound.

Some referees have to think about treating every player the same, even if it's Ronaldinho or another player from a Premiership club. It doesn't matter how good you are: you have to be treated the same.