Growing up as a kid my father was British and a soccer player. His idol was a guy that passed the ball… — Adam Oates Copy Share Image
When I got injured, I think I was starting to sense that there was more to the world than just sports. This… — Eric Swalwell Copy Share Image
I am very mistrustful of people who are constantly over intellectualising things. It kills passion. You have to allow yourself to lose… — Eric Cantona Copy Share Image
Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Any time I'm at a bar, I'm hoping somebody asks me about the offside rule. Give me four bottles of beer and… — Brendan Hunt Copy Share Image
They can change every name in South Africa, but it won't change the fact that the government has failed to provide services… — Connie Mulder Copy Share Image
I realized I couldn't raise two kids, coach soccer, be on the PTA, teach full time, and do all the administrative bookkeeping.… — Kathy Szeliga Copy Share Image
My brother says that I was writing songs about fate while he was off playing soccer. Now I tell him he's 33… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
“One of the things about football fans in general is that they all think that they’re the same. But they are not.… — Dougie Brimson Copy Share Image
The rest of the world loves soccer. Surely we must be missing something. Uh, isn't that what the Russians told us about… — Tom Weir Copy Share Image
This was football played at the speed of ice hockey and the ball was in play for only 53 minutes of the… — Daniel Taylor Copy Share Image
The most direct path to achievement whether you're an entrepreneur, a company executive, or a pro soccer player is to be a… — Maynard Webb Copy Share Image
Let the women play in more feminine clothes like they do in volleyball. They could, for example, have tighter shorts. Female players… — Sepp Blatter Copy Share Image
In a manner akin to the influence of Tiger Woods on the other side of the Atlantic, Thierry Henry has helped kick… — Pete Gill Copy Share Image
If I didn't have quads and hamstrings, soccer would be a lot different for me than it is now. I would be… — Crystal Dunn Copy Share Image
You can have the top stars to bring the attention, you can have the best stadium, you can have the best facilities,… — Jose Mourinho Copy Share Image
I wish I could say that I saw Barcelona playing on TV and fell in love with football instantly, but I'm from… — Lindsey Horan Copy Share Image
In training when I'm receiving the ball I always know where I want to go. At the end of the day it's… — Crystal Dunn Copy Share Image
If there is one certainty in soccer, it is this: The quickest road to becoming a winning soccer team is to have… — Julie Foudy Copy Share Image
Move with them, be active with them - whether it's swimming or scooting or bicycling or playing soccer. Engage your child. — David Kirsch Copy Share Image
Whenever people say 'women's soccer,' I want to correct them to say 'soccer.' Every girl has had their sport diminished because they're… — Alex Morgan Copy Share Image
For professional athletes, I always think about it in these terms: the most difficult diva of women's soccer would be the easiest… — Jeff Van Gundy Copy Share Image
In 2005, I would have never guessed that I was at risk for a pulmonary embolism. I was 21 years-old, playing college… — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
I hope Stoke stay up this season, and stay up for long enough so that they can get enough money and buy… — Mick Dennis Copy Share Image
Obviously, football and soccer seem to clash a lot, but soccer was great for me. It's a game that you play with… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
The last time I saw something that tall standing so still for so long, it was perched on the edge of a… — David Icke Copy Share Image
Sure we have skilled players, but the biggest thing might just be that we are so well conditioned and how we can… — Claudio Reyna Copy Share Image
At home, I'm lucky if I can write three or four hours before the phone starts ringing and the kids want to… — Steve Earle Copy Share Image
Country was about character. Country's changed because of monsters like Clear Channel who bought up all the stations and sliced them up… — Gary Allan Copy Share Image
Arsenal and Manchester United play the best football. They're not happy with one goal, they want to win by three. — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
I love sports - I am a die-hard fan of soccer, and I am always at Maracana Stadium in Rio watching Flamengo… — Jose Aldo Copy Share Image
Somewhere in there the grace of a ballet dancer joins with the strength of an SAS squaddie, the dignity of an ancient… — Eamon Dunphy Copy Share Image
For soccer, it was Diego Maradona, and then another idol for me was Michael Jordan. To see them play and how that… — Clint Dempsey Copy Share Image
We all want to play great music all the time, but if that is not possible, you have to hit as many… — Jose Mourinho Copy Share Image
Really, off days for soccer players are just recovery days. You're trying to get off your feet as much as possible. — Becky Sauerbrunn Copy Share Image
I am the same person as always and I have the good fortune to play in a great team. It was an… — Lionel Messi Copy Share Image
I'm a very competitive guy and it's really important that I have a degree to fall back on. It can only be… — Jozy Altidore Copy Share Image
Look, there’s no rule in soccer against biting your opponent. There’s not even a rule against eating your opponent. The only rule… — Luis Suarez Copy Share Image
Red Bull Soccer stands for a highly successful organization that is very well positioned around the world. It was a great honour… — Ralf Rangnick Copy Share Image
It's my opinion that a manager must have the right to manage and that clubs should not impose upon any manager any… — Kevin Keegan Copy Share Image
