Alon Mizrahi - Quotes

Quotes

Mizrahi's quoted statements in the press and his overexertion of clichés have made him a subject for mockery, as it led him to become somewhat of a symbol for stupidity in the eyes of many.

Some selected quotes:

  • "Ie field"
  • "I want to play for a team in either Europe or Spain"
  • "Every two games I have an average of one goal per game"
  • "A.S. Roma has an excellent chance to win the Champions League, if they will keep up the current shape of last season"
  • "The game was played smart. There was even a strategy!"
  • "To stay in the league we need to defeat all the teams, and especially the ones we are going to play against."
  • "I'm not hanging my boots, I'm just retiring."
  • "It amazes me that all the teams in the last 16 are European." (about Euro 2004)
  • "I have nothing to prove and I proved it today on the field."
  • "We have to give the minimal maximum."

As a result, Mizrahi was the main "star" in a series of books titled "HuTsa Me'HeKshero" (Hebrew: הוצא מהקשרו‎, Taken Out of Context), which are collections of such quotes from Israeli sports. The books have become icons of Israeli sports pop culture, further cementing Mizrahi's status of mockery.

Mizrahi is aware that he is joked about because of the things he says, remarking:

  • "In the aftermath, people will remember how much I scored, and not what I have said."

The mockery concerning Mizrahi's quotes is similar to the mockery and book concerning Francesco Totti in Italy.

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