Father Quote by Henrikh Mkhitaryan

My father pushed me to be a footballer. At every opportunity, he took me with him to play football. He came with me to…

— Riyad Mahrez

Dad took me to football but there was never any sense I would follow him.

— James Ward-Prowse

I attribute my entire football career, as far as getting me started, getting me interested, keeping me that way was my father. He went…

— Bob Lilly

My father was a big influence. He kept telling me to pursue football, always. He always encouraged me and my brother.

— Riyad Mahrez

My father wanted me to be a professional. It was always about football.

— Thomas Partey

My father wanted me to play pro football, and he didn't like the fact that I'd left school. And he said, "It takes a…

— Bill Cosby

I grew up trying to be like my idols, and one of the main people in my life was my father. He played football,…

— Cam Newton

My father signed me up for football training when I was only four and my grandfather also used to take me.

— Fred

My father was a footballer, and he has inspired me.

— Hima Das

When I started out as a little kid, I didn't say 'I just want to run football.' I wanted to be a great athlete.

— Herschel Walker

My dad's an old football player.

— Steve Young

My ultimate goal is for that next generation coming up, who didn't see me play, go, 'Oh, he used to play football?'

— Michael Strahan