Quotes About Ambition

My dream was always to play soccer.

I think, with soccer, you never really know what's going to happen in your career - that's the beauty of it.

If I can inspire kids to do what I do - want to become professional soccer players - then I think that that's everything I want to do.

Growing up, my friends played soccer or did gymnastics after school; I went on auditions with my mom.

I wanted to be a soccer player.

Putting soccer aside, N.Y.C. is just one of those cities that builds people.

I just want to be good at soccer and have a normal life; it is a little ironic that you can't have both.

I really didn't want to play basketball for the longest time, but I just wouldn't stop growing. But I always wanted to be a professional soccer player.

I could have played soccer if I wanted.

You always have to prove yourself. I always thought I had to go beyond things to get great grades. When I was applying for college, even though I knew I was going to play soccer, I always knew I had to do something above and beyond and not give anyone a reason not to overlook me.

I wanted to be a huge soccer player. I wanted to be the best in soccer when I grew up. But my life changed. Out of nowhere, I decided to be a fighter.

I had to play for a soccer team, I had to be an athlete, I had to make straight As. I was very hard on myself, and it paid off now.

I played soccer and could have probably made it to the top league.

When I was younger, soccer was my life. I always wanted to play.

I always thought I would make it as a professional athlete but I thought it would be playing soccer.

My biggest dream from the moment I started playing soccer was to join the national side. I was privileged to be part of the team and to serve as its captain and there's no greater honor.

I played soccer when I was younger so I thought I was going to be a soccer player for a long time. But then when I started modelling I finished up with soccer because it was too much.

All I wanted to do was play soccer. I used to tell my mom that I wanted to be like Marta, that I would be the best in the world and make her really proud, that she would see me on TV.

You have to be careful of social climbers. There are a lot of potholes out there.

They don't call it the Italian Dream or the English Dream. In America, there is the American Dream. It was the first place to give people of any social background their dream. You can achieve anything.

Yes, look, social class is definitely an issue in Britain, it is definitely an issue and I think that most people across the country would sympathise with the idea that there are lots of people with talent and ability all across this country who want to make more of themselves and part of the responsibility of government is to make that happen.

I've learned over time that human beings tend to want to do more than they have the courage to do or that the social contract will allow them to do.

You ask a politician a question, like, why they ran in an election, and you'll hear, I assume, something about wanting to contribute to the community or bring about social justice. I had no such high goals.

For 24 hours a day, for 10 years, all I thought about was being in a band. That's all I did. I had no other social life. I don't want my life to be like that now. I've spent the past 10 years having a real life as well. But Spandau Ballet is such a difficult shadow to outrun.