Hard Quote by Christen Press

I was a pretty good soccer player, but it just wasn't for me. I thrive in the intensified atmosphere on a football field.

— Pat McAfee

Being away from the game and just remembering why I love competing and all of that, I think it helped me tremendously.

— Madison Keys

I learned how to be tough, and that transcended into something else, that I wasn't going to back down from anything, academically, football wise,…

— Brian Flores

Football helped me build confidence on and off the field and taught me to grow through moments of success and disappointment.

— Ali Krieger

For me, I've learned that the best thing is to focus on the team you play for and yourself and what you need to…

— Sidney Crosby

I wasn't good enough to be a professional soccer player obviously but that was my first goal in life.

— Sean Durkin

When I was younger, soccer was my life. I always wanted to play.

— Alphonso Davies

For me it was always about enjoying what I was doing and trying to get better, playing more and more sport.

— Ellyse Perry

I didn't really think I was really good, I was just playing the game because I enjoyed playing it with my friends. Then once…

— Alphonso Davies

The toughest part of my career was at the 2011 World Cup and 2012 Olympics and wanting so much to play and physically contribute…

— Becky Sauerbrunn

I learned how to defend the ball with my body and to be faster than my opponents.

— Paulo Dybala

When I was growing up, I played a lot of soccer. I always wanted to be a good soccer player.

— Viv Richards