Career Quote by Gareth Barry

I grew up with a lot of footballers.

— Brett Goldstein

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

— Carlos Tevez

My family are agricultural workers. They worked all year round, barely a week off, so I was taught to appreciate the life of a…

— Darren Fletcher

I became a professional footballer because I love football.

— Thomas Muller

I was a footballer for a long, long time.

— David Moyes

I worked hard to be a professional footballer.

— Darren Fletcher

There is a history of footballers in my family; my granddad played for Notts County and my dad played at county level.

— Matt Smith

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

— Romelu Lukaku

I was determined to become a footballer, not only because I loved the game but so I could provide for my family.

— Naby Keita

I really loved football from a young age. And my only thought, my only objective in life, was to be a professional footballer.

— Paul Pogba

I had a totally different upbringing, totally different background, raised in Germany, small town, now I am in London taking care of 180 kids…

— Per Mertesacker

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