Eric Bristow Quotes

My goal against Italy in the World Cup qualifier was probably my most memorable: we had to go to Italy and had to win, or we wouldn't go to the World Cup, and I scored in stoppage time.

An Olympic gold medal is something that almost seems like a fantasy. Yes, of course I want it, since I was a little kid, before I even knew what the World Cup tour was.

The reason I went to an all-boys Catholic school was because they had the best football team. We won the state championship my junior year. It was super-competitive. We lost in the semifinals my senior year, and it still haunts me.

I wasn't as fit as I would of liked to have been, going to the World Cup, but I'm not sure what difference that made.

I knew the Big Ten was one of the best conferences in the country. Every night you're up against pros. It's just so competitive. You can get beat by any team. That's really what I like about the Big Ten.

I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.

I'd say that Spanish football is probably the best I've seen.

Do you remember when you were 10 or 11 years old and you really thought your folks were the best? They were completely omniscient and you took their word for everything. And then you got older and you went through this hideous age when suddenly they were the devil, they were bullies, and they didn't know anything.

If you want to win the World Cup, you need to play against the best national teams in the world.

Nobody criticised me when we qualified for the World Cup when I decided that the best shape for us going forward was three men at the back and stretching the pitch width-wise, which gives you options.

Most nervous I've ever been is probably the 2007 Walker Cup. I was a little boy playing with these 8 or 9 other guys that were the best amateurs in the country.

A German team could be quite good. But maybe they are a little bit too convinced that they are the best.

All I ever wanted to do was play competitive golf against the best players in the world.

I remember when being a 'a company man' was a badge of honor; today in Silicon Valley it may brand you a loser or, in the best case scenario, someone afraid to take risks. Ten years ago, if you saw a resume that had multiple jobs in ten years, you would be worried about the capability of the individual. Not so now.

I just want to be in there at the end of the game to try to help the team win. The last six minutes of an NBA game is where you make your name, so hopefully I'm in there trying to help my guys win.

Spain always go into a tournament with the idea of performing the best we can.

It would be fantastic to play against Germany and Brazil.

I've been part of five World Cups and we reached the semis only in 1996.

It would be a pleasure to play against England. They are one of the top teams.

In order to play at the World Cup, I know I have to do well with my club, Athletic.

At this level, if you are aiming for the World Cup, because the tournament is so long there will be points where the team may lose a couple of games.

Sometimes you decide games, but you can't decide a competition. So, Messi's merit is not undone because he hasn't won a World Cup.

It doesn't get much bigger than England v. Germany at Wembley.

For Brazil or any other national team in the world, to play Uruguay is a commitment and a very tough match.

Every tournament and every international game played gives you additional experience which brings you forward, both on the pitch and off it, but there is nothing more special than playing a World Cup on home soil.