Children Quote by Abdoulaye Doucoure

The most important thing for me is to feel that young players want to learn on the training pitch. If they spend 10 hours…

— Arjen Robben

I got my first football when I was two and played my first proper game before I was five. So nothing else was ever…

— Manuel Neuer

The age between seven and 14 is so important. The basic techniques are in that, and afterwards it's mentality. Tactically, between seven and 14…

— Frank de Boer

Gradually, football has seen its appeal slip at the most basic levels. Pediatricians are advising parents not to let young children play organized football…

— Charlie Pierce

When you're a kid you just think about where you are going to be to put yourself in a position for the next scoring…

— Michael Owen

I try to anticipate the ball well. That's something that's helped me since when I was a kid. Just learning to anticipate and read…

— Andy Murray

I have played football since I was five years old. This is my core skill and it will always remain so.

— Philipp Lahm

Kids want to be professional footballers and I think they need to know what it takes to get there - you know, the dedication.…

— John Terry

I like the idea of being a youngish parent. So I've got energy to play football even though they'll be better than me by…

— Daniel Radcliffe

The game of football has changed for me. It was a personal goal for me at first. But now it's a way to provide…

— Eric Reid

I'm a big advocate of starting soccer young and always having the ball at your foot, but that's because I didn't do that. If…

— Alex Morgan

As you get older, you start to read the game more, and as your brain starts working more, and as you get a good…

— Ashley Young