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> [I wanted to be a soccer player; I wanted to do it at the highest level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-howard/i-wanted-to-be-a-soccer-player-i-wanted-to-do-it-at-the-highest-level/)

[Tim Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-howard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09b/tim-howard-3985_football_i-wanted-to-be-a-soccer-player-i-wanted_71459.jpg)

> [I wanted to be a soccer player. And then I wanted to be a rabbi.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-epstein/i-wanted-to-be-a-soccer-player-and-then-i-wanted-to-be-a-rabbi/)

[Jake Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-epstein/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dc/jake-epstein-17289_football_i-wanted-to-be-a-soccer-player-and-then_345688.jpg)

> [I wanted to be a soccer player, and I became the best of the best, the number one, better than Maradona, better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eduardo-galeano/i-wanted-to-be-a-soccer-player-and-i-became-the-best-of-the-best-the/)

[Eduardo Galeano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eduardo-galeano/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/eduardo-galeano-1015_became_i-wanted-to-be-a-soccer-player-and-i-bec_1084520.jpg)

> [If I couldn't get to the national team, I wanted to get as much as I could out of soccer, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christen-press/if-i-couldn-t-get-to-the-national-team-i-wanted-to-get-as-much-as-i/)

[Christen Press](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christen-press/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ea/christen-press-5547_freedom_if-i-couldn-t-get-to-the-national-team-i_1176237.jpg)

> [I wanted to be a soccer player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giannis-antetokounmpo/i-wanted-to-be-a-soccer-player/)

[Giannis Antetokounmpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giannis-antetokounmpo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32d/giannis-antetokounmpo-6495_player_i-wanted-to-be-a-soccer-player-1231293_1231293.jpg)

> [I wanted to be a soccer player. I knew that couldn't happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-wanted-to-be-a-soccer-player-i-knew-that-couldn-t-happen/)

[John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fc/john-oliver-2975_football_i-wanted-to-be-a-soccer-player-i-knew-th_1424559.png)

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