Quotes About Soccer

The first thing I remember was going up to Celtic Park to watch Celtic, feeling the full effect of the stadium. When you see the players on the park for the first time, you get sucked in and it's like a dream.

I want to be the best player in the history of Egyptian football.

I'm the best goal-scorer in the history of the African Cup.

When I was young, I didn't know a lot about Liverpool, but when I was coming here, my father told me about the history of the club.

I really like my legs because I've worked hard for them. With soccer, that's the one thing you're working all the time.

I think it's important to make clear, you know, that the problem with American soccer... it isn't talent.

It would be easier to accept that version of events, however, if we hadn't just looked at hockey and soccer players. Theirs was supposed to be a pure meritocracy as well. Only it wasn't. It was a story of how the outliers in a particular field reached their lofty status through

In my school, people liked the gym teachers because they were the football or soccer coaches. But look, if they're cool, they get respect.

I had aspirations to do different things with my life. I wanted to play soccer. I wanted to be a lawyer. Serendipity.

Fitness has always been one of the top priorities in my life because that's the way I grew up, with soccer being the sport of choice.

Italians have a very closed life. Football is all their life is.

That's three times you've hurt my feelings in one conversation," he said a bit gruffly. "Three times?" I really hadn't mean to be rude. He counted on his fingers. "You don't like my music. I'm a soccer dad. And I'm good-looking... 'for a rock star'.

We had a strict routine that nothing could change: we'd get up at six, and it would be my job or Meinhard's to get milk from the farm door. When w were a little older and starting to play sports, exercises were added to the chores, and we had to earn our breakfast by doing sit-ups. In the afternoon, we'd finish our homework and chores, and my father would make us practice soccer no matter how bad the weather was.

Qualifying for the Champions League is not possible without a player like Dimitri Payet.

Italy do not only defend; they can attack, too. They have attacking qualities, and they create chances.

Italy are a very difficult team to play against. They have good defensive qualities.

When you feel good and the ball comes just a bit behind you, then you have the option to hold it and lay it back, but you can also do a bicycle kick - that was one of my qualities.

I went to high school in Rockville Center on Long Island. It's this small, soccer-loving town that my parents moved to, from Queens, before my brother and I were born.

There can be no questioning Paulo Dybala's qualities.

I started playing as a full-back, but it's hard to chase quick forwards, especially for me as I'm not particularly quick.

I love Mbappe. He is so quick, carries the ball so fast, and can run the length of the pitch.

It's Leo Messi. It's very difficult to stop this guy because he's very quick, very clever. But, look, it's not impossible.

For me it's more difficult to play against the quicker wingers, but for the team it's perhaps more difficult to face players that are good passers, because one through ball can take the whole team out of the game.

There was one time when we were getting beat at Highbury, and our assistant manager Pat Rice came in shouting. Arsene, in front of all of us, just went 'Pat! Sit down and be quiet!'