Quotes About Football

I was extremely competitive, so for me becoming a footballer was not necessarily because it was about being the best - it was about winning.

I don't call myself a women's footballer; I say I'm a footballer.

You can't manage every footballer the same. Of course you'd love to, but it doesn't work like that. We're not robots.

I didn't become a footballer to be famous, I became a footballer to be successful. I didn't want to be famous. Now people want to be famous. Why? Why would you want people following you about all day? I couldn't think of anything worse.

I was always determined to make it as a footballer, but if things hadn't worked out, I'd have maybe followed my dad into the building industry.

For every footballer, to finish in the top ten of the Ballon d'Or is a dream.

Ever since I was six or seven, I wanted to be a professional footballer.

Luck - it's key for every footballer's career. I have been incredibly lucky during my career and in my life.

I was determined to become a footballer, not only because I loved the game but so I could provide for my family.

In my day, I wasn't the best footballer, but I was the best goalscorer for two or three years.

If you saw me as a footballer, when I played, I always showed a great passion. You saw Antonio Conte during the game showing passion.

Playing in a team like Barca, you always feel pressure. The demand is to win everything, but this is good for you as a footballer: it makes you play better.

When you're growing up and thinking about being a footballer, you want to make as many caps and play as many games as you can.

Like any footballer, I love to play. I love to feel important. I love to enjoy the game.

Of course I want to keep playing; that's the best thing for any footballer. But I'm looking forward to not having to put my body through the pain, I have to say.

My father has played at Celtic before. He has told me it is really intense, and it is good to grow as a footballer by playing for this club.

I'm still a fanatical fan of Porto, and I always will be, but a footballer's career is short, and I have to make the most of all the opportunities that I get.

It is a fact for any footballer - you can be really happy, but if the club don't want you, you have to accept it.

I'm enjoying playing football, and as a footballer, that's what you want to do, and that is exactly what I've been doing.

The Champions League is probably the biggest goal a footballer can have.

Not all things always go your way and you have to accept that. That's what you are going to get as a footballer.

My first goal was to become a professional footballer.

This is what you dream about as a footballer: playing with the best and against the best in Europe.

It's why you become a footballer, so you can play against the best in the Champions League.