Wojciech Szczesny Quotes

Soccer isn't very social. Plus, if you don't like someone on the other team, you can do something about it.

How many people can say that they've punched a fan?

My best moment? I have a lot of good moments but the one I prefer is when I kicked the hooligan.

I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.

Lets be honest: I'm an athlete, not an entertainer as much. So as an athlete, I am a guy who likes the physical confrontation of the football field. I like playing nose-guard; I like having two 350 pound guys trying to rip my head off.

I used to enjoy back-picking big guys all the time.

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

Of course, we would love to fight Floyd.

If you watch me play, you'll see how often I get kicked. I don't go off the pitch and cut myself to act like I've been kicked.

I've been brought up with a family that is patriotic and loved the Scotland-England games so to see it first hand when we played down there at Wembley and lost 3-2, with goals from set pieces, it was hard to take.

Us players are supposed to dish it out for 90 minutes.

I'd like to challenge Ryback to a match - in real life - just to see. I think I could take him, but I wonder how Ryback would react to getting slapped.

At the end of the day, it's 11 men versus 11 on the pitch.

My job is to hit somebody until the referee pulls me off.

I just want to whup the man in front of me, play after play.

If you hit me, I'm gonna try to shoot the ball and get two free throws.

I want to play. I want to be on the pitch.

Did ya get in a couple of good swipes?" Emmett asked eagerly. "No! Of course not!" "No, not really? You really didnt attack him?" "Emmett!" I protested. "Aw, what a waste. And here you're probably the one person who could take him- since he can't get into your head to cheat- and you had a perfect excuse too. I've been dying to see how he'd do without that advantage.

It's a basic, elemental universe, one of the last remaining zones where violence and domination sort out who is top dog. That's football's glory, and its curse. The game of football doesn't transfer well to the real world. You can't treat your friends, neighbors, or loved ones the way you treat your opponent on the football field.

Cathy, this lamb of yours threatens like a bull!' he said. 'It is in danger of splitting its skull against my knuckles. By God! Mr. Linton, I'm mortally sorry that you are not worth knocking down!

Sir, you shall taste my Anno Domini.

If my mother put on a helmet and shoulder pads and a uniform that wasn't the same as the one I was wearing, I'd run over her if she was in my way. And I love my mother.

Take your hands off her, Sinclair told the guy behind me, Or they'll write books about what I'll do to you.

Best football player I played against? I think Messi. He killed us.