Quotes About Dedication

All three of my kids play soccer. Each one of them started from the time they were about 5 or 6, and we just love it.

Soccer runs in my blood.

A game of soccer induces more than enjoyment, more than entertainment.

I love playing for Ireland, and I love soccer, but when it comes down to it, I would choose boxing as my number one sport, as I'd miss it too much if I wasn't involved.

The only thing I could be better at is to be around more. Other than that, I'm a great dad. I come to the soccer games and teach her stuff, go over her homework with her every night; we stay on the phone. I try to be as good as a dad as I can be.

At six years old, our son had friends who played soccer from 4 P.M. to 7 P.M., Monday through Friday. A six-year-old practicing as much as a Division I athlete.

I used to be so into soccer. I would wear soccer team hoodies, another soccer team's pants, and Manchester United earrings. And I had, like, five of everything, so I would just wear the same outfit all the time!

With soccer, it's such a dynamic sport. It's important that however you play, you should be training like that.

Of course I have other passions and other interests, but soccer's always my priority.

The first time I won a medal in the all-around competition is when I realized that's what I wanted to do pretty much for the rest of my life. Even though I was still doing baseball and soccer at the time, I think I just found that that was more my passion, where I saw a lot more success... I was probably eight or nine years old.

I always thought I was going to be a soccer player, get a scholarship to college, and then join the U.S. women's team.

I gave up soccer. But I don't think I can ever stop running.

My dream was always to play soccer.

I wasn't a cheerleader in high school, but I was the leader of my soccer team.

I have more of a soccer dad. He was always the one taking us to sports practice.

It's definitely one of my biggest passions - I played every day after school with all my friends from high school in Pennsylvania. They weren't really soccer players, so we would play basketball all the time.

I'm a little embarrassed to say I'm a little bit of a soccer dad.

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.

My father fought for me to play football. He never had to make me shinpads, but it was a lot of money to send to me to a soccer school. And to provide boots and things.

I only try to play good soccer.

Soccer is still my favourite sport.

I was in my junior year of high school and I had been playing soccer and basketball almost my entire life, and I wanted a change of pace. I wanted to do something more, something different. That's when I found an MMA gym about 45 minutes from my house and fell in love with the idea of becoming a professional fighter.

I never even think of playing soccer.