Quotes About Soccer

I wanted to be a soccer player; I wanted to do it at the highest level.

I started playing soccer at age 6 and played both outfield and goalie. Back then, no one wanted to go on goalie - coaches would make deals with me so I'd do it. It's a tough position as a kid.

When I was seven we moved to Orpington, and in my new school, I was kept in for extra lessons to learn 'joined-up' writing instead of playing football. I still think that my poor handwriting and lack of soccer skills date from that period.

Quite frankly, I can't get enough of soccer. I tell my jingoistic friends in the United States there's a reason why it is the world's No. 1 sport. The rest of the planet can't be wrong.

No one needs to be reminded of racism in soccer: the xenophobia, the nativism and, yes, nationalism.

Like so many of the players, I started at La Masia at the age of 11. I can't ever imagine not playing for Barcelona, let alone not playing soccer for a career. I don't ever want to play anywhere else.

I used to play soccer when I was in Morocco, but I was more of a basketball player. I played high school basketball, I played AAU basketball.

I love soccer. My father is from Argentina and my mother is from El Salvador. I grew up watching Argentinean soccer. I get really worked up watching soccer. It's in my blood.

I've always thought it would be interesting to give insight on soccer because I have a lot of experience in my career.

When people say 'American soccer,' they think of the U.S. national team. But American soccer also includes Major League Soccer, and until we have a league that produces players at the rate other leagues around the world do, I don't believe we'll ever get to where we want to be.

If you're a dope like me, you get every sports channel you can get. I'm watching, you know, Netherlands soccer.

Nobody ever calls me a soccer-playing writer, even though I play soccer and it's part of who I am.

Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.

I think I'm being conservative when I say there are more people playing soccer in the United States than in 90% of the world's other countries, probably 95%.

I know many sports fans that don't enjoy soccer. The argument is that there's no action, not enough of it.

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.

What I like about it is the creativity. When I watch good soccer players - the way they have to make a play out of nothing.

I used to ski. I still play basketball a little bit. I'll play soccer but more in a safe environment, never on a full-grass pitch.

I love all sports! I'm always impressed by athletes. I also love watching the Olympic Games. In high school, I played co-ed soccer and basketball. I really enjoyed both of those sports, but I have to admit basketball wasn't my calling.

I decided to have a life: to become - pardon the expression - a soccer mom.

My very first sport was soccer. I used to play in goal, but after I was hit the face with the ball a couple of times, I was done with soccer.

I never knew that Americans would take up soccer, and it's a gender-free sport in high school there.

It used to break my heart that I didn't get to start in varsity soccer!

I played soccer, recreationally, in college.