Eyes Quote by Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Once I reached about 14 or 15, I started to steady myself and get into a midfield role and carried that on until I…

— Trent Alexander-Arnold

At Liverpool, I used to read the match day programme, and you'd read an interview with a lad from the youth team. They'd ask…

— Xabi Alonso

I started playing when I was about 16, and I got picked for the England youth team when I was 17 because I was…

— Fallon Sherrock

When you see young players coming into the squad and pushing you, no matter what age you are, you have to react. You have…

— Frank Lampard

At ten I was playing against 18-year-old guys. At 15 I was playing professional ball with the Birmingham Black Barons, so I really came…

— Willie Mays

Training to be a tough tackler isn't easy - you don't want to injure yourself or team-mates so it's crucial that you have self-belief…

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

Putting me into training sessions playing against players that were 10 years older, that were way more experienced and, honestly, way better, it was…

— Lindsey Horan

I played for the first time when I was three. My neighbour was six, and I went to train with him. But I don't…

— Christian Eriksen

At 17, I already had responsibility because I took care of my family, but in the football I was young; I wasn't experienced or…

— Pele

When I was 15, I played in midfield. I was a No 6 and I had two examples: Sergio Busquets and Pirlo.

— Matthijs de Ligt

At 16, I was a slow right-back and wasn't good enough to play centre-back.

— Virgil van Dijk

Toughest thing for me as a young manager is that a lot of my players saw me play. They know how bad I was.

— Tony La Russa