Court Quote by David Villa

I started to play football when I was about 10; my father brought me to one school because there were more pitches where we…

— Edin Dzeko

I started when I was eight years old, I was playing football at a club, before that it was a kick about with friends.

— Andreas Pereira

I played club football with a traveling team since I was 8 years old. I also played basketball and baseball, so I was competing…

— Jesse Palmer

Prior to high school, I played a lot of neighborhood football.

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

When I was eight or nine, we had a goal in the back yard of our council flat. We used to flip it over…

— Jonjo Shelvey

From the start, all I did was play football. I briefly played badminton and won a tournament when I was 12, but really, it…

— Christian Eriksen

I played football growing up in junior high and high school.

— Ryan Merriman

As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot.

— Barry Sanders

I played for the first time when I was three. My neighbour was six, and I went to train with him. But I don't…

— Christian Eriksen

I never played on a court or in an actual game until I was 9.

— Karch Kiraly

We had a court in our backyard, and I would mess around with the players on my dad's team. I hit with two hands…

— Taylor Fritz

I didn't start playing football on a team until 11th grade. I only got to go out then because the coach brought me home…

— Mike Webster