Quotes About Opportunity

Players say going to a World Cup, it's one of the best parts of their career, and I can't wait.

In a World Cup you don't have anywhere to hide.

The World Cup could be a jumping point for many players to change everything.

For Spain, the more I play, the more goals I score, the more chance I have of making the World Cup and starting games.

My decision was to go abroad, especially after winning the World Cup, and to go to Madrid was perfect. I was 100 per cent convinced of it.

As a player, perhaps you have the chance to take part in a World Cup or a European Championship twice or three times in a lifetime. Other competitions, you have another match three days later. Here, it's different: we know we're out if we don't win.

When you go to a World Cup, you must be ready to play at any time.

I have played the World Cup qualifiers on the left wing, and that position suits me fine.

It would make me a lot happier if I could meet up again next year with as many friends as possible from all over the world who I've met during my career. That's where the great opportunity lies, for me personally, in our role as World Cup host.

There are a lot of players competing for that wide attacking role, and if I'm brutally honest, if you aren't playing regularly, you can't get picked. I found that out, missing out on the World Cup.

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.

If you want to win the World Cup, you need to play against the best national teams in the world.

I think South Africa has shown it can host such a big event as the World Cup, so why not hold the Olympics at some point in Africa? Maybe not just in one country but in a host of countries.

The World Cup has been life-changing, for many reasons.

The Women's World Cup gives FIFA a chance, once every four years, to showcase the growth of women's soccer. It gives FIFA a highly visible opportunity to encourage countries around the globe to also support their women's programs. It gives FIFA the forum to show countries the potential of women's soccer if only you support it.

Playing at the World Cup stage excites me.

Every tournament and every international game played gives you additional experience which brings you forward, both on the pitch and off it, but there is nothing more special than playing a World Cup on home soil.

Not many people can say their family has seen them play at a World Cup.

I've got a massive opportunity here with a great bunch of players to represent England at a World Cup; that's my biggest focus now.

I see football as a bit like a stairway, and you have to climb it bit by bit. First, you have to play good football so that you get to play for a good team. Then, hopefully you achieve such a level that you are invited to play for your national side, in time for a World Cup, if possible.

Which player isn't motivated about playing in the World Cup?

First, you have to play good football so that you get to play for a good team. Then, hopefully, you achieve such a level that you are invited to play for your national side, in time for a World Cup if possible. Then, obviously, play a good World Cup. That's my dream.

It is a great opportunity and a great challenge to be a part of Indian team for the World Cup.

It's my dream to help Guinea reach the World Cup at least once.