To represent one's own country is one of the biggest achievements a footballer can get. — N'Golo Kante Copy Share Image
In my opinion, there is no better place to be for a footballer than Liverpool. — Jordan Henderson Copy Share Image
I don't want to be modelling G-strings. It's not that good for my image – I'm a footballer not a tart — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
I want to be one of the best players around in two or three years time, to be a decisive footballer. — Cristiano Ronaldo Copy Share Image
I see my uncle as an idol, someone I have always looked up to as a footballer. — Alex Iwobi Copy Share Image
It's tough. That's the side people don't see. You have to balance it, get it right, and be a dad as well… — James Milner Copy Share Image
It's interesting how Rod Stewart can father a child at 65, and a straight, single footballer named Cristiano Ronaldo can arrange to… — David Furnish Copy Share Image
I was determined to become a footballer, not only because I loved the game but so I could provide for my family. — Naby Keita Copy Share Image
I always wanted kids I could take to work, and for them to experience the things I experience. So, having three boys… — David Beckham Copy Share Image
If you're a footballer there will be certain silly people in the world who try to set you down. But just focus… — Shaun Wright-Phillips Copy Share Image
Ronaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game. — Zinedine Zidane Copy Share Image
I'm convinced, that when you are a footballer you are a symbol. You have to be a superman in some ways, to… — Emmanuel Petit Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter if a footballer is earning £100,000 a week or £1,000 a week the first thing you need to do… — Robert Snodgrass Copy Share Image
Let me tell you what it is like playing against Messi. You are up against a footballer who can take the ball… — Paul Scholes Copy Share Image
Messi is as famous as any footballer has ever been, and yet, when it comes down to it, we don't know much… — Paul Scholes Copy Share Image
He’s a fantastic talent and the complete footballer, probably the most coveted in the Premiership. It’s a privilege for the rest of… — Steve Bruce Copy Share Image
Messi is the best player on the planet and he keeps on improving at Barça, now the best team in the world.… — Novak Djokovic Copy Share Image
Ballet is like football. I don't understand a footballer's technique but I can see when he's playing brilliantly. People don't like ballet… — Robert Helpmann Copy Share Image
I think that what I don't like is everything that surrounds a footballer. The fame, the people idolizing you, the press, not… — Carlos Vela Copy Share Image
If you can have a career as a footballer for 13 years then you're really lucky, but there will probably be plenty… — Graham Potter Copy Share Image
When you are a successful footballer, you get put on a pedestal. You are the person your friends and family look up… — Micah Richards Copy Share Image
If that lad makes a First Division footballer, then I'm Mao Tse Tung. — Tommy Docherty Copy Share Image
Ever since I was six or seven, I wanted to be a professional footballer. — Romelu Lukaku Copy Share Image
As a footballer, you just have to try to learn what you've done bad and what I could do good. — Henrikh Mkhitaryan Copy Share Image
Love is good for footballers, as long as it is not at half-time. — Richard Møller Nielsen Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you are a professional footballer, you have to deal with tough decisions. — Adam Lallana Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a footballer and racing driver, like all kids. — Diego Della Valle Copy Share Image
To play along alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, or Franck Ribery is an honour for any footballer. — Wesley Sneijder Copy Share Image
I grew up in a place where there weren't many opportunities if you didn't become a footballer. — Carlos Tevez Copy Share Image
It's better to have ten disorganized players than ten organized runners. — Roberto Baggio Copy Share Image
Every footballer wants to play. No one is happy when they are not playing. — Radamel Falcao Copy Share Image
In my day, I wasn't the best footballer, but I was the best goalscorer for two or three years. — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
