I'm very satisfied to close my time as footballer.

You question yourself all the time as a footballer. You have to focus on the positives.

— Eden Hazard

“I just need to have you close. The more time I spend with you, the more I want.”

— Emily Mah Tippetts

I run an academy in Spain for young footballers who are released by their clubs and who, in my opinion, deserve a second chance.…

— Glenn Hoddle

George Best was one of the most talented players of all time and probably the best footballer who never made it to a major…

— Franz Beckenbauer

Not just me but every professional footballer will tell you they miss playing the game, I miss the game especially as I retired early,…

— Fabrice Muamba

If you're not an ambitious footballer, you're in the wrong game, really.

— Harry Maguire

You're obviously conscious of being brash or big-headed but I always knew I was going to be a footballer when I was seven or…

— Anonymous

Congratulations to Thierry Henry on a truly wonderful career. One of the great footballers of our time and a top bloke. Bonne chance.

— Gary Lineker

It's impossible to be more of a footballer than Messi.

— Frank Rijkaard

Being an adult is the ability to postpone a want for the sake of a family need.

— Chris Hogan

Being a footballer was about analysing performance, never being satisfied, seeing what lessons you can learn and who you can learn from.

— Alex Scott

If he isn't named footballer of the year, football should be stopped and the men who picked any other player should be sent to…

— Bill Shankly

My dad was not a footballer. He wasn't anything remotely what the average person would say was a role model - but in my…

— Troy Deeney

More than anyone, I am aware of the preconceptions. I was a Spice Girl. I'm married to a footballer.

— Victoria Beckham

In 1969, I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life.

— George Best