I signed schoolboy forms for Watford when I was 12, but…

Do I regret getting into football? The answer is yes. I have had tonnes of fun in it but I haven't been able to…

— Mike Ashley

Baseball was always my favorite sport, and I thought it would be the sport I'd pursue for the long term. But I guess about…

— Chris Long

There are always going to be some people who are uncomfortable getting any football information from a woman. And honestly, I know that's supposed…

— Samantha Ponder

I took Kanu on the Tuesday before the first game of the season because I never had any strikers. He said he hadn't kicked…

— Harry Redknapp

Behind all the hours of practice, all the coaches that pushed you, there's the girl that kicked the ball, fell in love with the…

— Anonymous

When I retired in 1994, I was never tempted to drop down the divisions to carry on playing. In fact, I never kicked a…

— Gary Lineker

In 1962, my injury wasn't because of violence; I just kicked the ball and it happened. And that was OK because Brazil won; I…

— Pele

I played without fear. I've done that since I first kicked a ball in my back garden as a five-year-old, whether it's been my…

— Eden Hazard

From the first time I kicked a ball for my local team, I knew that was it. This is what I wanted to do.

— Leah Williamson

One thing I can't prove, but I firmly believe is that two men were put on this earth - one threw a punch and…

— Dana White

They've done the old-fashioned things well; they've kicked the ball, they've headed it.

— Ron Atkinson

As long as I can remember, I've always kicked a ball.

— Troy Deeney

I kicked a ball round the streets with no leather patches on.

— Andy Carroll

Basically, when I went to school in Sri Lanka from age five onward, the classes there were sometimes sorted into a hierarchy of your…

— M.I.A

When my mother died, my father was in a crisis, my sister was in a crisis, everyone was in a crisis. I went round…

— Stuart Rose