Advantage Quote by Hakeem Olajuwon

I always encourage youngsters in America to play soccer.

— Jim Harbaugh

I was born close to soccer, and I've been living and working in soccer since I was small.

— Zico

I've seen the growth of this game in this country, the stadiums that were built, the great European players that have come and the…

— David Beckham

I grew up playing soccer and always loved playing it.

— Wes Welker

I grew up on North American sports teams as well as English soccer clubs.

— Ian Astbury

Foreign football is different and it has helped me evolve and mature, improving my attitude.

— Fred

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

— Viv Richards

I played street soccer; that's where I started. If you look at South America, that's why they have technical players.

— Edgar Davids

Like most ghetto kids I knew it was important to be 'somebody' so I became a good soccer player, because excelling at a sport…

— Vidal Sassoon

When I was growing up, I didn't have too many people I looked up to that played soccer.

— Mark Ingram II

The more people who come from abroad who played soccer and are brought up playing it and watching it, then come over to America…

— Claudio Reyna

I've been through everything in soccer.

— Zico