Don't go for the player, go for the ball.
After been asked on how to stop Cristiano Ronaldo.Phil Gordos (2008-03-31). Coping with Cristiano Ronaldo. BBC News. Retrieved on 2008-03-31. |
I have never started a fight in my life but I have finished a few... sometimes I shudder when I think about what I have done.
Tommy SmithI don't think tackling is at all acceptable these days... there are a lot of cheats in the game, too.
Tommy SmithIf he isn't named Footballer of the Year, football should be stopped and the men who picked any other player should be sent to the Kremlin.
Tommy SmithIf Shankly was the Anfield foreman, Paisley was the brickie, ready to build an empire with his own hands."
Tommy Smith