Quotes About Soccer

After I suffered a labral tear in my hip while playing soccer, I realized that many sports-related injuries can be prevented and I dedicated myself to helping young athletes learn more about injury prevention.

It's crazy because I did say to myself at the age of 16 that I want to be in the Premier League at 24. When I got to the Premier League at 24 with Palace, there were tears in my eyes.

Chelsea are a very physical and technical side.

I played street soccer; that's where I started. If you look at South America, that's why they have technical players.

I'd say that La Liga is slightly more technical than the Premier League.

I love Sarri's philosophy. We play high, with a lot of possession in a technical way.

The Bundesliga is much quicker; it's more physical than the Liga, which is more technical.

All kids have the dream of becoming a professional soccer player, but to become that you need so many things. You have to have talent, be hard working, have support, have discipline. You also have to have ability, physical and technical, and understand the game.

The game was different then, when I used to play. The ball ran more than the players and to some extent there was greater technical skill.

I do not even know the limit of Neymar. His technical and creative ability is impressive. When we release him in the last third of the field, he's lethal.

Technically, Neymar is the best player in the world.

I've always been willing to get on the ball when I play for England. I've never hidden, but I'm more relaxed; my decision making is better because I'm calmer. Technically, it's a different level in Spain, and I've had to bring myself up to that at club level.

Arsenal-Chelsea games can go either way. They are always competitive and physical and really good games technically.

Tactically, technically, physically, mentally he was the best. A lot of things that I learnt was from Pele's sticker albums: how to head, how to shoot the ball. It was like a step-by-step guide. I learnt from Pele as a kid.

Fabregas is my role model. Technically, he can do everything, and he exudes calm.

I was like Patrick Vieira. I was technically good, natural, big and strong, but I didn't like a tackle.

Centre-backs with good technique can move the ball forward, even when under pressure.

Let's be honest: doesn't everyone look at Ronaldo's free kicks? I've looked at a lot of his technique, but I do it in my own way. I have my own style and try not to do the same.

It was only when I got to Tottenham as a youth player that they said, 'You need to be good in the air.' It was made clear I was going be a target man, so I had to start working on my technique.

Beckham was the one I always looked up to - the technique, his crossing on the move or set-pieces. But as a kid, I just played with my brother. He was playing for Oldham, in League One and League Two, and he's the one I really looked up to.

I look at some kids and they head the ball with the top of the head and their technique is all wrong, therefore the pressure that it's putting on the brain is a lot more.

As an early teen, soccer is the number one thing that you do - and I wasn't very good at that.

I had played in the Mercurial since my teens, but once I had tried out the Magista 2 a few times, I was ready to make a change. It is light, so I can cover all the ground I need to, but gives me a feel for the ball that's right for my game.

Every forward is selfish, and any forward who tells you he is not selfish is a liar.