Back Quote by John Layfield

I played football at uni right up until I broke my leg. This girl slide-tackled me, studs up and broke it on impact. I…

— Vick Hope

I was a footballer for a long, long time.

— David Moyes

I was a volleyball player. After the accident, I played the sport in a wheelchair but never liked it. I wanted to live my…

— Arunima Sinha

I got injured when I was a kid, and it prevented me from becoming a footballer.

— Matt Smith

I was a street footballer.

— Riyad Mahrez

The sport, my job, was taken from me so abruptly that it took me a long time to get my life back.

— Mardy Fish

When I went to England on my own, I became a busker. I played guitar for money in Leicester Square. And the guys who…

— Saul Rubinek

I played my last game of football when I was about 17 when I ended up in hospital, because I went in a little…

— Chris McCausland

I was playing tackle football in the street at five years old. Always being physical. Always being tough, just like a man's man. It…

— Matt Barnes

I had quite a few injuries at the start of my career.

— Leah Williamson

I had injuries - even when I was younger, I had problems with my back. I had to grow up very fast.

— Jerome Boateng

I was a keen sportsman, and became school captain in soccer and cricket.

— John E. Walker