Always Quote by Chris Smalling

Football was much, much more than I hoped it would be. If I dreamed as a kid, I could never have foreseen such amazing…

— David Villa

Football was a dream, an opportunity once taken from me - something I thought I'd never be able to do again.

— Brian Banks

Football was always my dream. I started playing at the age of five, and I'm still playing now.

— Sadio Mane

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a football player. So I achieved my dream.

— Paolo Maldini

Once I got a bit older, and we could see there could be a future in football, it was everyone's blessing to chase that…

— Roman Reigns

When I was a child I had a dream to become a football player. I always played as I played when I was a…

— Eric Cantona

Football is something I've always dreamed of, it has always been my life.

— Raul Jimenez

I always did football, man. I played basketball. That's everyone's real dream, but that didn't work out too well.

— Todd Gurley

My dream was to be a football player.

— Adama Traore

It was always a dream and goal of mine to try out in English football.

— Angel Di Maria

I've never thought of anything other than becoming a professional footballer. So that was always on my mind, which helped me push and chase…

— Aaron Wan-Bissaka

I've lived most people's dream by playing football.

— Fabrice Muamba