Diego Forlan Quotes

I am a simple person, I try to do my best on the pitch and do nothing wrong both on and off the pitch.

Guys like Josh Gordon need to stay in his sport and mind his own business.

I'm most proud of the fact I carried myself on and off the field consistently for what the NFL stands for.

I always thought being a gamer and someone who had a sense of responsibility to the game and to my teammates was the honorable thing.

Sports are sports. Its all about how we carry ourselves out of the ring.

You cannot just switch football on and off; it's intense. There were times when I probably shouldn't have got involved in certain things and said certain things, but you feel that sometimes you have to stand up for what you believe. Maybe the supporters looked to me to stand up as well.

Everything about morality and obligations I owe to football.

I think an athlete should be honest. I know it's difficult, but if a guy knocked me on my can, I couldn't very well say, I slipped.

I always knew I wanted to play golf and go to college. I try hard to be a positive role model, especially on the golf course. I try to carry myself well, and don't do anything outrageous. I try to play the game like a gentleman and give everyone respect. That's how the game should be played.

In football, like in life, you must learn to play within the rules of the game.

I've got to stand up for the sport.

What happens on the field should stay on the field.

As long as I stay in training and play well, I don't see what objection there can be to what I do off the field.

I believe that I will represent this sport in the best light possible. I won't mess it up. I won't get myself in any trouble.

I think my biggest trait is to play extremely hard within the rules of the game.

You have to enjoy winning and being part of a successful team, just being a young bloke. But at the same time you want to be back page and not front page news and be spoken about for your cricket and contributing to winning rather than getting it wrong on a night out.

Respect the game on and off the field and if you do that, you're going to have the respect among your peers.

I learned to respect the coach and to do everything within my power to show that I should be the one playing. That's exactly what I did during my three years under Mourinho.

We all know what my game is, to play hard. Not dirty, but play hard.

I'm not a dirty player. I love this game, and I'm playing hard.

It's football - fans are passionate about it, and sometimes it's difficult for players to take, but we are good men, and we all make mistakes, and we are footballers.

Every time I step onto the field, whether people like it or not, I'm not trying to play dirty - I'm just playing tough.

I don't bash my company. I don't bash my opponents. I don't miss weight.

Everyone has an affection for the club where you played in your youth; that's normal. But loyalty to it? Loyalty is staying at the club. Affection is different. The important thing is that when you're there, you give it your all, respect the rules and respect the club, and try to be the best you can be. That's fair enough.

There're plenty of good people in football - mostly players and managers.