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title: "34 Youth Team Quotes by 31 authors"
description: "Browse 34 Youth Team quotes by 31 authors. Discover the best Youth Team sayings and thoughts."
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> [When I played for the Basel youth team, I also worked in a sweet shop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xherdan-shaqiri/when-i-played-for-the-basel-youth-team-i-also-worked-in-a-sweet-shop/)

[Xherdan Shaqiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xherdan-shaqiri/)

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> [The Arsenal youth team is full of young players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robbie-earle/the-arsenal-youth-team-is-full-of-young-players/)

[Robbie Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robbie-earle/)

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> [I remember when I was a youth-team player, fans putting money in buckets at the Winter Gardens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-howe/i-remember-when-i-was-a-youth-team-player-fans-putting-money-in/)

[Eddie Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-howe/)

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> [Ever since I was in the youth team at City, I've always loved crossing the ball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kieran-trippier/ever-since-i-was-in-the-youth-team-at-city-i-ve-always-loved-crossing/)

[Kieran Trippier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kieran-trippier/)

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> [My father was my No.1 influence, long before him actually being involved with my youth team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-clarke/my-father-was-my-no-1-influence-long-before-him-actually-being/)

[Steve Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-clarke/)

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> [When I went up from the youth team to the first team at Internacional, it was a risk - they were almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alisson/when-i-went-up-from-the-youth-team-to-the-first-team-at-internacional/)

[Alisson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alisson/)

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> [Since I was in the youth team I would love to dribble past opponents with a dummy. That tendency got even stronger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-bonucci/since-i-was-in-the-youth-team-i-would-love-to-dribble-past-opponents/)

[Leonardo Bonucci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonardo-bonucci/)

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> [When a coach trusts you enough to take you from the youth team and put you into the first team, one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pedro/when-a-coach-trusts-you-enough-to-take-you-from-the-youth-team-and/)

[Pedro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pedro/)

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> [I started playing when I was about 16, and I got picked for the England youth team when I was 17 because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fallon-sherrock/i-started-playing-when-i-was-about-16-and-i-got-picked-for-the/)

[Fallon Sherrock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fallon-sherrock/)

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> [They are the best days of your life when you're in the youth team and parents are standing on the side wondering,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-bent/they-are-the-best-days-of-your-life-when-you-re-in-the-youth-team-and/)

[Darren Bent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-bent/)

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> [I ve got a boot boy from the Youth team. His name s Kudos - he's a good lad and has been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-crouch/i-ve-got-a-boot-boy-from-the-youth-team-his-name-s-kudos-he-s-a-good/)

[Peter Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-crouch/)

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> [I've practically grown up with FC Bayern Munich since the age of 11. In my case, a talent scout noticed me when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philipp-lahm/i-ve-practically-grown-up-with-fc-bayern-munich-since-the-age-of-11/)

[Philipp Lahm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philipp-lahm/)

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> [I believe you have to take care of the kids from the youth team, the ones coming through, and people like Butragueno…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvaro-morata/i-believe-you-have-to-take-care-of-the-kids-from-the-youth-team-the/)

[Alvaro Morata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alvaro-morata/)

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> [When I was in the youth team, I didn't really see a path into the first team initially because there were managers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mason/when-i-was-in-the-youth-team-i-didn-t-really-see-a-path-into-the/)

[Ryan Mason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mason/)

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> [From my youth team all the way through, I was encouraged to play that way by Keith Hill when I was at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stones/from-my-youth-team-all-the-way-through-i-was-encouraged-to-play-that/)

[John Stones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stones/)

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> [Luckily for me, Hereford restarted their youth team. I trained a few times with the first team before my first stroke of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarrod-bowen/luckily-for-me-hereford-restarted-their-youth-team-i-trained-a-few/)

[Jarrod Bowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarrod-bowen/)

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> [When I first arrived at Napoli, I was the ball boy, which meant that I got to watch as the legends trained.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fabio-cannavaro/when-i-first-arrived-at-napoli-i-was-the-ball-boy-which-meant-that-i/)

[Fabio Cannavaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fabio-cannavaro/)

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> [It can be very emotional to develop young guys and put them in the right direction. I love it. I love it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-nagelsmann/it-can-be-very-emotional-to-develop-young-guys-and-put-them-in-the/)

[Julian Nagelsmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-nagelsmann/)

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> [When I was younger and at the academy, I was a lot smaller than other players so I had to use my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-foden/when-i-was-younger-and-at-the-academy-i-was-a-lot-smaller-than-other/)

[Phil Foden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-foden/)

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> [When I was 11 years old, I was playing for the Lierse youth team, and one of the parents from the other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romelu-lukaku/when-i-was-11-years-old-i-was-playing-for-the-lierse-youth-team-and/)

[Romelu Lukaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romelu-lukaku/)

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> [I went to Cardiff on trial for six weeks and felt I did really well, but then they turned around and said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarrod-bowen/i-went-to-cardiff-on-trial-for-six-weeks-and-felt-i-did-really-well/)

[Jarrod Bowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarrod-bowen/)

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> [I've been playing for England at every single youth team level, so it's like a natural progression into the seniors, and I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-welbeck/i-ve-been-playing-for-england-at-every-single-youth-team-level-so-it/)

[Danny Welbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-welbeck/)

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> [You should never get ahead of yourself car-wise; no Merc when you're still in the youth team, no Porsche unless you're a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-crouch/you-should-never-get-ahead-of-yourself-car-wise-no-merc-when-you-re/)

[Peter Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-crouch/)

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> [Going to Weston opened my eyes. There was a lot of physical contact. I was used to youth-team games and reserve-team games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ollie-watkins/going-to-weston-opened-my-eyes-there-was-a-lot-of-physical-contact-i/)

[Ollie Watkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ollie-watkins/)

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> [When some kids get a sniff of the first team at a big club, you see them change. They can become big-time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-crouch/when-some-kids-get-a-sniff-of-the-first-team-at-a-big-club-you-see/)

[Peter Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-crouch/)

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> [Football's about the young players, bringing youth team players through to the first team and hopefully getting the best out of them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-rooney/football-s-about-the-young-players-bringing-youth-team-players/)

[Wayne Rooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-rooney/)

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> [Im from the East Midlands, and when I was playing youth team football, it was in the U18 Midlands league and Villa…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emile-heskey/im-from-the-east-midlands-and-when-i-was-playing-youth-team-football/)

[Emile Heskey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emile-heskey/)

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> [I remember the first time I saw him play. It was for a Sporting CP youth team. I told my assistant, 'There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/i-remember-the-first-time-i-saw-him-play-it-was-for-a-sporting-cp/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

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> [I used to go and help coach the younger goalkeepers on Tuesday and Thursday nights for a little bit more money when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-ramsdale/i-used-to-go-and-help-coach-the-younger-goalkeepers-on-tuesday-and/)

[Aaron Ramsdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-ramsdale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d91/aaron-ramsdale-7790_coach_i-used-to-go-and-help-coach-the-younger_2039597.jpg)

> [I played for Middlesbrough's youth team. At the age of 16, I went into a shed at the training ground and was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-mortimer/i-played-for-middlesbrough-s-youth-team-at-the-age-of-16-i-went-into/)

[Bob Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-mortimer/)

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> [I remember being in West Ham's youth team and seeing Jody Morris play for Chelsea at 17 and you scoring for Liverpool…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-lampard/i-remember-being-in-west-ham-s-youth-team-and-seeing-jody-morris-play/)

[Frank Lampard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-lampard/)

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> [I defend and track my runners but, if there's another big asset you need as a midfielder, it's to score goals. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-parker/i-defend-and-track-my-runners-but-if-there-s-another-big-asset-you/)

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

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> [I sat down with my agent and went through my youth-team video footage. I saw that when I started, I'd get on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raheem-sterling/i-sat-down-with-my-agent-and-went-through-my-youth-team-video-footage/)

[Raheem Sterling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raheem-sterling/)

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> [Just the attackers I'm training with - Marcus Rashford, Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane. When I was in the England youth team, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bukayo-saka/just-the-attackers-i-m-training-with-marcus-rashford-raheem-sterling/)

[Bukayo Saka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bukayo-saka/)

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