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title: "8 Leave Football Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [I think just what my parents instilled in me was hard work and being able to always go out there and focus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/i-think-just-what-my-parents-instilled-in-me-was-hard-work-and-being/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-rice/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d7/jerry-rice-11220_able_i-think-just-what-my-parents-instilled-i_129508.png)

> [I have fun like a child in the street. When the day comes when I'm not enjoying it, I will leave football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lionel-messi/i-have-fun-like-a-child-in-the-street-when-the-day-comes-when-i-m-not/)

[Lionel Messi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lionel-messi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/941/lionel-messi-4898_children_i-have-fun-like-a-child-in-the-street-wh_298240.jpg)

> [I will not play a farewell game with the national team. I would like to thank the federation for expressing an interest.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paolo-maldini/i-will-not-play-a-farewell-game-with-the-national-team-i-would-like/)

[Paolo Maldini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paolo-maldini/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/paolo-maldini-12350_football_i-will-not-play-a-farewell-game-with-the_679042.png)

> [I am preparing myself to leave football. I have always thought that once you get past 30, it is time to reflect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-batistuta/i-am-preparing-myself-to-leave-football-i-have-always-thought-that/)

[Gabriel Batistuta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-batistuta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d78/gabriel-batistuta-9682_football_i-am-preparing-myself-to-leave-football_882114.png)

> [It doesn't matter who you are, football's a business. At some stage you're going to have to leave a football club; that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermain-defoe/it-doesn-t-matter-who-you-are-football-s-a-business-at-some-stage-you/)

[Jermain Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermain-defoe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/jermain-defoe-15525_business_it-doesn-t-matter-who-you-are-football-s_1243541.jpg)

> [When you're at a football club, the heart and soul of it is bigger than a win or a loss, so I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-parker/when-you-re-at-a-football-club-the-heart-and-soul-of-it-is-bigger/)

[Scott Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/scott-parker-11033_football_when-you-re-at-a-football-club-the-heart_1389738.jpg)

> [That's what all of us want, why we're getting involved in so many campaigns - we want to leave football in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fran-kirby/that-s-what-all-of-us-want-why-we-re-getting-involved-in-so-many/)

[Fran Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fran-kirby/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa2/fran-kirby-15058_better_that-s-what-all-of-us-want-why-we-re-get_1936272.jpg)

> [That's one thing that I've always wanted: to make my own decisions and not to be pushed. That has happened in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/that-s-one-thing-that-i-ve-always-wanted-to-make-my-own-decisions-and/)

[Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0f/xabi-alonso-4677_career_that-s-one-thing-that-i-ve-always-wanted_3062950.png)

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