Becoming Quote by Carles Puyol

My parents showed me the good way. The education I had with them and my dream to become a footballer never let me go…

— Lucas Moura

My mum and dad always encouraged me. They never stopped me from playing football; they just wanted to see a balance and that I…

— Bukayo Saka

My parents wanted me to have a good education, so I finished school, and at the same time I was able to play football.

— Ilkay Gundogan

My mother really wanted me to go to school and to university, but I was adamant that I wanted to be a football player.

— Peter Schmeichel

When I was growing up they didn't want me to do it because my mother was a teacher - they wanted me to go…

— Kelechi Iheanacho

I always wanted to become a football player, and I thank my parents, as they helped me so much to realise this dream. They…

— Henrikh Mkhitaryan

I remember that when I was little, my parents felt that I should study to become a teacher. They thought football was a waste…

— Sadio Mane

My mum was always more pushing me towards the academic side; she wasn't really interested in me having a professional football career.

— Vincent Kompany

My parents themselves both went to university, and they very much expected me to be an intellectual and go through further education, and it's…

— Ana Ivanovic

Part of the reason that I wanted to become a footballer was to help my family and friends financially so that was one of…

— Abdoulaye Doucoure

My father wanted me to be a professional. It was always about football.

— Thomas Partey

In my head, I was like any young kid: 'I'm going to be a footballer.' But at the same time, my mum and dad…

— Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain