Remarkably Insightful Quotes

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(Allegedly from Australian football players/coaches/commentators)

1. "I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father."

2. "Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."

3. "You guys line up alphabetically by height," and "you guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle."

4. When asked if he had visited the pyramids during his visit to Egypt: "I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to."

5. "He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is."

6. "I want to kick 70 or 80 goals this season. Whichever comes first."

7. "Luke Hodge - the 21 year old, who turned 22 a few weeks ago."

8. "We actually got the winning goal three minutes from the end but then they scored."

9. "I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body."

10. "That kick was absolutely unique, except for the one before it, which was identical."

11. "Sure there have been injuries and deaths in football, but none of them serious."

12. "If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again."

13. "I never comment on umpires and i'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat."

14. When asked if he'd ever thought about writing his autobiography: "On what?"

[Ilander]

Mmm...those are literally minutes of reading fun

Hilarious, indeed. I do doubt that they're real, and (as an American) substituted "Soccer" for "football," but otherwise...great post

Reminds me of one of my favorite quotes:

"If it wasn't for my horse, I'd have never spent those two years in college."

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I don't think you understand, this is Aussie Rules Football we're talking about here, which makes all of the above entirely plausible.