Quotes About Athletics

The World Cup is a tough tournament.

When the U.S. team went on its historic run to the World Cup quarter-finals in 2002, I was thirteen years old. Each game in that run - the astonishing victory against Portugal, the resilient win over Mexico, even the gutsy but unlucky effort against the Germans - propelled me to push my other athletic interests aside and focus only on soccer.

Brazil is well served for goalkeepers, many who have not been to the World Cup are very good.

You can evaluate your competitiveness and your potential in international competitions like the World Cup.

Not many players played in a World Cup and Champions League final.

It is a big achievement to win a medal at the World Cup. Winning a medal is like doing well at Wimbledon, in tennis. It is one of the biggest shooting competitions in the world.

It's always something that's played on my mind, being an Olympian, so hopefully we get there and do the job at the World Cup.

Of course Neymar is someone that is very important, not only for Brazilian football but for the world of football, and it will be amazing to see him playing in a World Cup and showing all of his skills.

I'm proud to have played 14 matches at the World Cup with the number ten shirt and to have scored eight goals.

It has always been a dream to win either the Olympic gold medal or the World Cup.

I remember when we were in the World Cup in Australia and I had to win the singles against Tony Payne, best of seven legs, to win it. I was 2-0 down but ended up beating him 4-2.

I'm not trying to race the whole men's tour; I just want to race one time. If you know me, which most people on the World Cup do, they know that this is a legitimate goal of mine and not a publicity stunt.

I was lucky enough that my parents knew about World Cup skiing, so since I was really little, we were watching World Cup winning runs.

I had a lot of pressure in my career: when you play at World Cup or Champions League final, there is pressure on your shoulders.

Most of my best games were when I felt crap - I could hardly move on the morning of the World Cup semi-final in 1990 - but there's a thing called adrenaline that gets you through.

It's my biggest dream as a soccer player: I always wanted to play in the World Cup.

The Premier League and the World Cup are equally important to me.

I love watching the game, and I loved watching the World Cup.

Every World Cup I want to try and win, and my 30th World Cup win was a big goal. And it's a good feeling to go into the world championships with a good result.

There is always pressure in all matches in the World Cup. This is when you must go beyond your capacity as a competitor.

The World Cup ball is very fast, and you need to think very quickly, when to punch and when to catch.

Scoring a goal for England is special. Scoring in a World Cup is even more special.

Sometimes I wear makeup while I play - I did it during the World Cup because the cameras were always on us, but for club, not so much. If I'm wearing it on the field, I try not to apply too much.

Missing the chance to go to the 2007 World Cup was the biggest disappointment of my career.