Best quotes by Gary Lineker on Football

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  • Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.
    - Gary Lineker
  • Not many players would turn down a chance to play for Real Madrid and Barcelona, as they're right at the top the tree in terms of football.
    - Gary Lineker
  • When Bob Wilson left the BBC for ITV, I got the 'Football Focus' job, and it went from there. It came completely out of the blue, but the fact I had a high profile certainly helped.
    - Gary Lineker
  • I think medically, football is generally well looked after. There are always checks made. Anything which can be done to make footballers or sportsmen of any area safer has to be encouraged.
    - Gary Lineker
  • The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas.
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  • The train's always full of football fans going up to see matches. Oh, they make sure I hear their points of view all right. They all want to have their say about their team, and make their opinions known.
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  • I was quite good at football once, although other than that my speciality would be maths. I'm great at sudokus and find all the spin-off games pretty easy too.
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  • I just think to be a manager you've got to live and breathe and have this incredible enthusiasm for football, the whole thing. And while I love the game, and it's been a large part of my life, it's not the only thing in my life.
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  • I've heard things said on football pitches that players clearly don't mean, whether it's racism or just an abusive comment in the heat of the moment.
    - Gary Lineker