Top 240 National Team Quotes

Words matter. These are the best National Team Quotes from famous people such as Rabih Alameddine, Roberto Mancini, Paulinho, Yoenis Cespedes, Thierry Henry, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.

A player should be disparaged if he gives less than his

A player should be disparaged if he gives less than his all, if he doesn’t give 100%, no matter what shirt he’s wearing. Whether it’s your national team, your club, or little league. Yes, there are friendly matches, recreational ones, and so on, but sport in its essence is about giving your best.
Rabih Alameddine
The national team can do so much for Italian football, as can even lads who no-one knows or who play in the lower Leagues.
Roberto Mancini
I’m happy to be scoring important goals in the national team and here in Guangzhou, too.
Paulinho
I had a chance to play for the Cuban national team during the 2009 World Baseball Classic, but at the time I never thought about leaving Cuba.
Yoenis Cespedes
I am a believer in passing the ball on the ground, I was lucky to be part of teams like that at Arsenal, with the French national team and with Monaco and at Barcelona. I know you can win in other ways, but I believe that is the way football should be played.
Thierry Henry
I live with fellow speed skaters and National Team members Heather Richardson, Sugar Todd and Mitch Whitmore, and Sugar lives up to her name. She spoils our household with baked goods, and not just at Christmastime.
Brittany Bowe
I always supported England as a boy; I think it’s great to support your national team.
Joe Hart
When I talk to my colleagues from the national team, they always talk to me about Real Madrid.
Kaka
The national team is the best example that integration can work.
Miroslav Klose
For all that Zidane has done for the national team, you have to say ‘Thank you and well done.’
David Trezeguet
When people say ‘American soccer,’ they think of the U.S. national team. But American soccer also includes Major League Soccer, and until we have a league that produces players at the rate other leagues around the world do, I don’t believe we’ll ever get to where we want to be.
Landon Donovan
I want to be the top scorer of the league, take Everton back to the Champions League, and reach the Brazilian national team.
Richarlison
I actually spoke to all the national team players who play in the Premier League, asking about what the league is like and the style of play. It’s one thing watching it on the TV, but being involved in it every day is another thing.
Alisson
The players who have been with the national team for a long time are used to international competitions, used to playing against the best in the world.
Julen Lopetegui
What one does in one’s club is what determines whether one gets called up for the national team.
Carlos Tevez
It is a very, very difficult thing to get into the Brazil national team, so when you achieve that, it makes you really happy, and you want it to continue for as long as possible.
Richarlison
I’m very excited about being added to the USA Men’s National Team roster.
Paul Millsap
When the national team plays, everyone feels a part of it. Everyone comes together. And when Italians come together, we tend to do well.
Fabio Cannavaro
It’s more difficult to achieve something with the national team because players from several clubs get together and less frequently.
Manuel Neuer
I don’t think anyone would say that the women on the United States national team are not great role models and ambassadors. Everywhere we go, we connect with fans, sign autographs, and represent our sport and federation with class.
Carli Lloyd
I’ve been lucky enough to play for the Spanish national team and Barcelona, two sides who’ve shown that you can play good, attractive possession football and win major titles.
Carles Puyol
There’s seriously talented players who have been around for a long time, both in the national team and with Bayern, so there’s always a danger of not playing so often.
Joshua Kimmich
Playing for the national team is not the same as playing for your club.
Niko Kovac
There has never been even a hint of an expression of racism in the national team.
Joachim Low
I’ve always said that there’s a bit of a different sense of pride when you’re playing for your national team.
Christian Pulisic
I have always enjoyed playing cricket in every format and tried to produce my best and bring the best out of the national team.
Sarfaraz Ahmed
The elite footballers of one country meet at the national team and it’s an honour for me to be among them.
Ilkay Gundogan
Being able to play at club level at a high level and then getting called into the national team, it’s amazing.
Christian Pulisic
I will give all I have got to improve my qualities and be important for Juve and for the national team.
Leonardo Bonucci
Ali Karimi is a nice guy and deserves to return to the national team.
Ali Daei
I know how rewarding it is to play for the national team. It’s the dream of every player.
Marco Verratti
My objective is always to play for the national team. F

My objective is always to play for the national team. For me, it’s the best feeling in the world to represent my country.
Jesus Navas
When I left the U.S., I sort of left that frustration and that pressure to make the national team behind me.
Christen Press
I honestly think I would swap all that I have won in my career to win something with the Argentine national team.
Angel Di Maria
Naturally, any time that our national team beats Australia is pleasing but the first time we beat them in 10 years at Stratford in 2005 was a day I’ll never forget.
Isa Guha
I enjoyed Wembley like all the managers before me, and I would hope that games would still be played there by the England national team.
Roy Hodgson
Every time I went to play for my national team, we spent together two months away from our families, as a team.
Goran Dragic
If I do well at Chelsea, then the national team will take care of itself.
Ross Barkley
I think players of the national team are not entitled to make an opinion about who is making the team and who is not. At least in my days it was like that.
Mario Kempes
I don’t think Curcic is up to the task. I’d like to be more positive, but a coach who has not been in charge of a top team aiming for titles does not have the potential, the authority, or the knowledge to lead a national team to victories.
Dusan Tadic
It’s great having the best league in the world, no doubt about that, but the downside of that is the national team will suffer.
Sam Allardyce
Luis Suarez is one of the best players in the national team – and in the world, in fact.
Diego Forlan
I saw Claude Makelele play in the French national team but before when he played at a club I didn’t watch him a lot.
N’Golo Kante
Van Basten went directly to the national team without coaching any other clubs. It’s not the norm in Italy.
Roberto Baggio
Any player who is in a national team is their because he deserves to be.
Sandeep Singh
For me, coming to the national team is like coming home.
Gerard Pique
I’m third generation. I was born in Germany, grew up in Germany, and many of my friends are German. I love playing for Germany. I’m proud I can play for the national team.
Mesut Ozil
If I’m called up by any England team, I’m willing to go. I’m not going to pull out of any England team. Ask any young kid who wants to play for their national team, and everyone’s the same. We’re all dying to do it.
Theo Walcott
Diouf was one of the best players in the whole history of Senegal. He did a lot for the national team, and everybody knows and respects him for that.
Sadio Mane
When I was younger, I showed my nation that I would always play for my national team, no matter who was there. If we had a good team or a bad team, I was there.
Goran Dragic
I scored my first goal with the national team against France.
Stephan El Shaarawy
I’ve known since I went to the national team when I was very young that I was a different bird.
Tiffeny Milbrett
I actually did a mini-season in China before and I was able to come back to the national team and kind of knew what I needed to do to get my body right.
Jordan Larson
It’s pretty hard to say no when a vice president-elect and a president-elect ask you to be part of the national team.
Christine Todd Whitman
Bob Houghton is a great coach and I am confident that the national team will do well under him.
Sunil Chhetri
I will never close the door to the national team on anyone, but you also have to remember that in modern football, only players who are in peak physical condition can make the most of their technical abilities.
Fabio Capello
I’ll do anything to get a place in the national team.
Mario Gomez
HIL has provided a wonderful platform for Indian youngster to showcase their skills, gain experience of playing top players, and can be serve as a good supply line for the national team.
Sandeep Singh
In the national team you only see each other two or three times a month, which makes it difficult to work on some of the most important aspects of the game. But if you’ve known each other for so many years, these things go a little more smoothly. It makes everything a little easier.
Stephan Lichtsteiner
My target is to consolidate my place with Arsenal and to reach the Argentinian national team as number one.
Emiliano Martinez
Mbappe always performs whether that’s in Ligue 1, Champions League or with the France national team.
Robert Pires
Tite is doing a great job for the Brazilian national team.
Kaka
The national team requires a work commitment but also a

The national team requires a work commitment but also a personal one as well. To lead your country is something very different.
Gerardo Martino
This Dutch national team is a team of friends, guys who work for each other and are good for each other. I think it’s nice to see.
Frank de Boer
I said yes to Real Madrid while keeping my responsibility to the national team. I was completely honest.
Julen Lopetegui
International soccer has been a big part of my love for the sport. I love the Men’s National Team. I can say that they’re my favorite sports team.
Drew Carey
When I started with the national team, it was made very clear I was going to be the backup to Christie Rampone and Rachel Buehler. So for the first few years, it was just me training my heart out and pushing those centerbacks to be the best they could be.
Becky Sauerbrunn