Sentences with phrase «career as a football»

[It's] advice I got at the start of my earlier career as a football coach from an old, wise mentor.

Tthe same case applies to the players, they have a very short career as footballers.

After being picked 199th in the 2000 NFL draft, Brady worried about his career as a football player.

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He has had a notable media career outside of football as well, serving as an NFL analyst for CBS for several years and even starring in the Jim Carrey comedy «Ace Ventura Pet Detective.»

Blackledge had a decorated college career with the Nittany Lions, highlighted by leading Penn State to its first national title in 1982 and winning the Davey O'Brien award as college football's best quarterback.

Jones began playing football in the NFL in 2000 as a linebacker for the New York Giants, and went on to play for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Eagles in an 11 - year career.

Quick meets a young man who attributes his recovery from an opioid addiction in part to Buffett's principles of ethics and integrity, and profiles NFL superstar Ndamukong Suh, who has been mentored by Buffett as he pursues business interests he hopes will carry him beyond his pro football career.

With «The Fate of the Furious» hitting theaters on Friday, and looking to make box - office dollars as over-the-top as its stunts, here we look back on the incredible career of «The Rock» from a failed football run and WWE to bona fide movie star:

The «Mooch» — as he is apparently called — was fired shortly thereafter, capping off a career in politics shorter than some football games.

That is not the case with Bob Baumhower, who had a 10 - year career as a nose tackle for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1977 to 1986.

There is a strong feeling that the England international midfield star Jack Wilshere is going to rescue his Arsenal career and come back to be a first team regular again, as long as this season on loan at AFC Bournemouth sees him play the regular football that all of his injury problems have denied him at his boyhood club, the mighty Arsenal.

But last year against this team Robinson notched his 400th career win (no other coach has won as many games), and that was a piece of football history the Delta Devils had wanted no part of.

Well he is almost as old as Wenger, a great footballer he was but his managerial career hasn't exactly been sterling and consistent.

Inspired by his brother, Damon, who finished his career in»95 as the Huskies» alltime passing leader and who is now in the Miami Dolphins» camp, and inspired by his father, Mike, a renowned high school football coach at Puyallup High, 30 miles south of Seattle, Brock spent hours throwing spirals every day after school.

If it was me or you we'd probably love playing too much to consider any of this, but not all players are like that, some even had a choice of which sports, but didn't succeed at their chosen favorite so opted for football as a career move, go figure.

Arsenal don't have the power with neither Jack, nor Mesut and thus so need to cough up the money or the players won't sign, because a footballers career is short and as much as you love your club, when the offer comes you have to make the best decision for yourself.

Despite spending much of his career as a winger, Ronaldo is one of the most prolific marksmen in football history and could certainly adjust to playing centre - forward with ease.

But then again it is only fair that the Colombian moves to get first team football as he is far too good to be a unplayed backup, whereas Wojciech Szczesny will probably be happy to spend his whole career on the Arsenal bench, so he can sneak into the showers for a fag when Wenger's not looking!

Football careers are pretty short, might as well take use the opportunity while you can.

Whether its trophies or money a footballers career isn't a life long job, he's going to want to earn as much as he can in that time.

Despite a decent start to his career at Valencia, Pablo Aimar definitely didn't become the best number ten in the world by any stretch of the imagination, as he so often did on early versions of Football Manager, where he was a must - buy.

Deila also seems to think that staying at Celtic, for now at least, is the best thing for the big defender's football career, as he continues to learn and gain valuable experience north of the border.

You took the one thing you had a say in (my football playing career and my future) and you held it against me in an attempt to break me, going as far as to tell me I'll never get a scholarship or see the field again.

As usual the Stoke fans booed Aaron Ramsey constantly for having the nerve to not be happy with Shawcross nearly ending his career, but the best way for the Welshman to pay them back was with his football and he was still struggling to find the form of last season.

Nevertheless, with 93 goals in the Champions League in his career thus far, that's all the evidence he needs as he insisted that his name is already written in football folklore.

As has been regurgitated on a thread to thread basis Arsenal are realistically two quality signings (Lacazette / Benzema, Bender \ Krychowiak) from being a serious European football power, why would Wenger in the twilight of his career not spend the money thats readily available?

Alexi Lalas, USA One of the United States» first truly accomplished players, who made a career for himself in Europe and has gone on to enjoy success as a football pundit.

A want - away player is not necessarily a traitor, you have to imagine if you were him, as their football career is very short.

Perhaps and probably it is even harder for a football manager to see these incidents without bias as it can make a huge difference to their careers.

If Arsenal Football club were actually to do as I am speculating we could, it would probably be the biggest gamble of Arsene Wengers career.

For a footballer it is important as you are closer to the end of your career than you are to the start.

«I have the same commitment to football, the same motivation and the same hunger for success as I had at the beginning of my career, and I love the challenges brought by the top quality players you face while playing in the Premier League.

As Cazorla gets older in his professional career, we all expected the player to make less appearances on the pitch; after all that's just part of football.

In a professional career such as football management you always need to show you are up for the task because such a job is given to you by chance and not by choice.

Benteke will be hoping his goal can ignite his career for the Reds as he faces a fight to retain his place in the starting XI as fellow forward Daniel Sturridge is closing on a return to first - team football after five months out with a hip problem.

And as his career is a late bloomer he is likely to want to grab any chance he can get to play at the highest level, so being able to offer the chance of a Premier League title as well as Champions League football playing alongside the likes of Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Cazorla must surely put the Gunners in a strong position.

While Brady sees almost no limits on the length of his football career, Bowen is already firmly situated in his second career, as a journalist.

Vieira said: «It's true that after spending nine years at Arsenal, it's the club of my heart — the one where I played my best football — I would have liked if the door was more open to me or other players who spent time there and who would have wanted to learn their career as a coach.

This means that although they'll allow other teams to at least engage in a game of football as opposed to a war of attrition that you might expect from the likes of Hughes» Stoke or West Ham (or many of the teams Allardyce has managed in his career....

Mesut Ozil has revealed that the 5 - 1 beating at the hands of Bayern Munich that sent the Gunners crashing out of Europe's elite club competition at the same stage as the previous six years was among the most painful and humbling parts of his football career, which is hardly surprising to be frank.

TIELEMANSPHOTOTIM BROEKEMA / GETTY IMAGESFINDING HIS FOOTING Brady dug in once he decided to stay in Ann Arbor, developing the anticipation and touch that would become the hallmarks of his Hall of Fame career with New England.PHOTODUANE BURLSEON / APHALFTIME SHOW For all his gifts in football and baseball, Henson rues that his development with the Wolverines and the Yankees was stunted by his status as «a 50 percent athlete.

We all had high hopes for the Costa Rican international when he arrived as a shock signing four years ago, but he has failed to impress Arsene Wenger and his eagerness to actually play football has seen him go out on loan every single season of his Arsenal career.

Rooney was speaking on Sky Sports as a guest on Monday Night Football this evening to cover the Chelsea game, and also offered a number of insights into his playing career.

The football field is named after Coach Ben Parks, as I remembered during my high school football & wrestling career at Capuchino - San Bruno.

And in the perfect career arc, the 6 - foot - 3, 295 - pound defensive tackle saved his best quarter of football for his last quarter as a Spartan.

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The ex-Australian international is now working as a football pundit in his native land after a successful career in the Premier League.

LP is more interested in social media than playing football — great talent but nearing end of career, useful as 10 - 20 minute impact player, nothing more.

Enjoy our Alves WAG gallery as it perfectly illustrates just how much the veteran Brazilian defender is winning off the football pitch as much as he has on it throughout his illustrious career spent at the likes of Sevilla, Barcelona, Juventus, and now PSG...

Rosicky will be remembered as a well respected legend of Arsenal Football Club, despite his injury ravaged career.