Acting Quote by Alex Roe

I always watched professional football and my father played at an amateur level, but I didn't think I wanted to become a pro.

— Jaap Stam

I've been playing semi-professional football since I was 14, really.

— Steph Houghton

I used to spend a lot of time at football training, but that time was later spent in amateur acting classes and my local…

— Sam Claflin

I worked hard to be a professional footballer.

— Darren Fletcher

I played for West Ham juniors and thought I'd become a professional footballer.

— David Essex

I grew up desperate to be a professional footballer and I was willing to do anything to be one.

— Glenn Murray

When I went to Burnley I'd only been a pro for 14 months. I wasn't even entirely sure where it was! I always lived…

— Charlie Austin

All I have ever wanted to do is be a professional footballer.

— Aaron Ramsey

I always wanted to better myself as a young lad growing up in Northern Ireland and kept believing that I could make it as…

— Stuart Dallas

I grew up in a place where there weren't many opportunities if you didn't become a footballer.

— Carlos Tevez

Ever since I was six or seven, I wanted to be a professional footballer.

— Romelu Lukaku

I love football and played when I was a little kid. I was good but I'm not sure I was good enough to be…

— Marcos Maidana