Gordon Banks Quotes

I was a fan of Henk Groot, former striker of Ajax, who scored many goals with his head. I thought, 'I can do that also,' but I couldn't.

Neuer is the best goalkeeper in the world by far.

I love playing football, being out on the pitch with a ball, and I will be a little sad when that ends.

My high-school coach Tony Reginelli was kind of famous for 'Reggie-isms,' kind of like 'Yogi-isms.' He always said if you want to be a good quarterback, when sprinting left you want to be amphibious and throw left-handed. I told him, 'You mean ambidextrous, coach?'

This stupid celebrity thing is just a consequence of being good at what you do. I mean, no one would photograph David Beckham if he wasn't the best attacking midfielder in the country - much as I hate Man. U!

It's not a sport you get famous at. If I wanted to be famous, I would have stuck with hockey.

I've scored many goals that I've liked, but I think the best memory I have is the one against Korea in the 2010 World Cup.

Ashley Cole is a fantastic defender. I have seen him keep the best players in the world quiet.

In my day, I wasn't the best footballer, but I was the best goalscorer for two or three years.

I turned goalkeeper. My father had been one and we had a goal in the back garden. He'd taught me a bit about it so I thought I'd give it a go. I didn't really know whether it was going to be a good choice or a bad one but I joined a small local team as a keeper and it turned out to be a really good decision.

I like to score goals, as, back in the day, I was used to scoring goals.

I have always seen myself as a Real Madrid goalkeeper and have never doubted my ability.

When my father played in the local team, I always used to go with him to watch him. He played as a striker. He was very good; he used to score a lot of goals. Once, he scored seven goals in one game.

I am always loath to assign goalkeepers too much importance, but you have to make an exception for the greats.

I'm not saying I'm anywhere near the David Beckham league, but because I played well and Moliwood and probably the hair and everything, I did start to get recognized more and more.

I became a professional footballer because I love football.

I want to play for Chelsea. I hope I do get that chance, and I think I can compete.

I don't often score goals that aren't with my head!

At 14 I was the fastest runner in Denmark. I was nearly a professional goalkeeper. I could have been the rival of Peter Schmeichel.

For me, honestly, I would like to play with Messi one day.

I train every day to be the best goalkeeper in the world; that is my aim.

As a little kid, I wasn't even interested in football. The first time I played, I was nine, and I volunteered to go in goal, thinking it would be exciting to save penalties. In fact, it was really boring.

The first World Cup I followed was Sweden 1958. I watched the games on TV. Brazil won that World Cup by defeating Sweden 5-2 in the Final and Pele scored twice.

When I was little, I always loved scoring goals.

I became famous when I scored that goal for Mogi Mirim direct from the kick-off against Noroeste. It was 18 April 1993, if I'm not mistaken. After that, my name was in all the papers.