Motson Quotes

#1. Is John Motson still wearing his shepherdskin coat?

Bobby Gould

#2. Thirteen years after Basic Instinct, Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) is now in London, and is going out with a footballer played by Stan Collymore, of all people. On the rebound from John Motson, perhaps. It is difficult to convey just how uproariously awful this movie is, all of the time.

Peter Bradshaw

#3. The goals made such a difference to the way this game went.

John Motson

#4. And I suppose they [Spurs] are nearer to being out of the FA Cup now than any other time since the first half of this season, when they weren't ever in it anyway.

John Motson

#5. It is not after we understand the truth that we attain enlightenment. To realize the truth is to live - to exist here and now.

Shunryu Suzuki

#6. Ideal Love, stepped down to the level of the practical, day-to-day life, must mean the service of each to all within his or her sphere, a delicate consideration of others, a control that gives rise to peace, and cessation from every thought of cruelty and lust.

Nilakanta Sri Ram

#7. Nearly all the Brazilian supporters are wearing yellow shirts - it's a fabulous kaleidoscope of colour.

John Motson

#8. Brazil - they're so good it's like they are running round the pitch playing with themselves.

John Motson

#9. Social media is key to promoting the editorial posts on my website.

Lauren Conrad

#10. Ruud Gullit was able to impose his multi-lingual skills on this match.

John Motson

#11. I think this could be our best victory over Germany since the war.

John Motson

#12. There is still nothing on the proverbial scoreboard.

John Motson

#13. The match has become quite unpredictable, but it still looks as though Arsenal will win the cup.

John Motson

#14. Owen scores and breaks Lineker's competitive scoring record. Although this being a friendly it doesn't actual count, so he hasn't quite done it yet.

John Motson

#15. There is no hope for a worldly man if he is not sincerely devoted to God.

Ramakrishna

#16. The Czech Republic are coming from behind in more than one way now.

John Motson

#17. The game is balanced in Arsenal's favour.

John Motson

#18. It looks like a one man show here, although there are two men involved.

John Motson

#19. Well, no. They are both serious epidemics, but shame is a silent epidemic. People understand violence and can talk about it. We're still afraid of shame. Even the word is uncomfortable.

Brene Brown

#20. Gary Lineker has now scored 37 goals. That is precisely twice as many as last year.

John Motson

#21. Defoe was level and anyone who says otherwise is picking hairs

John Motson

#22. I personally own six or seven thousand books, so I - and I certainly don't want to see them go away.

Tim O'Reilly

#23. That shot might not have been as good as it might have been.

John Motson

#24. He seemed unburdened now, more willing to simply grab onto life and go for a ride.

Abigail Roux

#25. The sea is dangerous, they say, but not if you're the sea.

Sarah Maclay

#26. Northern Ireland were in white, which was quite appropriate because three inches of snow had to be cleared from the pitch before kick off

John Motson

#27. The World Cup is a truly International event.

John Motson

#28. The unexpected is always likely to happen.

John Motson

#29. And Seaman, just like a falling oak, manages to change direction.

John Motson

#30. Northern Ireland are ten minutes away from their finest victory. There's 15 minutes to go here.

John Motson

#31. Its Arsenal 0 - Everton 1, and the longer it stays like that the more you've got to fancy Everton.

John Motson

#32. Selfishness leads to nothingness. Generosity and benevolence leads to great reward, he explained.

J.W. Lord

#33. For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are in the all-yellow strip.

John Motson

#34. French women don't have too many clothes - a few good pieces that last for a while and are classic and timeless.

Mireille Guiliano

#35. Arsene Wenger has got to unlock the purse strings

John Motson

#36. In a sense it's a one-man show ... except there are two men involved, Hartson and Berkovic, and a third man, the goalkeeper.

John Motson

#37. Not the first half you might have expected, even though the score might suggest that it was.

John Motson