Top 60 Quotes by Rabih Alameddine

About Rabih Alameddine

These are some quotes by Lebanese author Rabih Alameddine Artist, who was born in 1959.

I gave up on the delusion that these players enjoy soccer as much as I do, that they play for the love of the game.

I gave up on the delusion that these players enjoy soccer as much as I do, that they play for the love of the game.

Rabih Alameddine

I always assumed that everyone knew no country would ever be awarded a World Cup without pricey gifts exchanging hands under the tables.

I always assumed that everyone knew no country would ever be awarded a World Cup without pricey gifts exchanging hands under the tables.

Rabih Alameddine

Soccer is the most widely played sport in the U.S.

Soccer is the most widely played sport in the U.S.

Rabih Alameddine

If you go through any culture that has had wars, go to the bomb shelters, and you'll hear some amazing stories. Yes, it's a necessary thing that we actually both distract ourselves and it's a way to bond.

Rabih Alameddine

I think I'm being conservative when I say there are more people playing soccer in the United States than in 90% of the world's other countries, probably 95%.

I think I'm being conservative when I say there are more people playing soccer in the United States than in 90% of the world's other countries, probably 95%.

Rabih Alameddine

No one needs to be reminded of racism in soccer: the xenophobia, the nativism and, yes, nationalism.

No one needs to be reminded of racism in soccer: the xenophobia, the nativism and, yes, nationalism.

Rabih Alameddine

'Harat' is actually - it's a Lebanese dialect word. It comes from 'the mapmaker,' somebody who makes a map. And it basically means somebody who tells fibs or exaggerate tales a little bit.

'Harat' is actually - it's a Lebanese dialect word. It comes from 'the mapmaker,' somebody who makes a map. And it basically means somebody who tells fibs or exaggerate tales a little bit.

Rabih Alameddine

Close friends consider me a literary snob.

Close friends consider me a literary snob.

Rabih Alameddine

The reasons why a player is better on one club than on another are many. I certainly am not an expert and can't explain.

The reasons why a player is better on one club than on another are many. I certainly am not an expert and can't explain.

Rabih Alameddine

My father and I rarely saw eye to eye when I was growing up. We saw the world differently. It was only when we were both adults that we were able to share spectacles. However, football, and particularly the World Cup, was when we, enemy combatants, could traverse trenches and be together.

Rabih Alameddine

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