Dad Quote by Jude Bellingham

I had my footballing heroes such as Bryan Robson and Diego Maradona but my dad was a rugby league star, and he was my…

— Ryan Giggs

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

— Hima Das

My dad is my hero. We have a strong relationship around sport. It has been such a big part of his life and now…

— Ellyse Perry

Nelson Mandela is my hero outside of football. I was fortunate enough to meet him a couple of times. He was really clued up…

— Ryan Giggs

My dad Chester was a pianist and later a well-known television entertainer so football was never really something that was on his radar. However…

— Ainsley Harriott

My dad was not a footballer. He wasn't anything remotely what the average person would say was a role model - but in my…

— Troy Deeney

When my father played in the local team, I always used to go with him to watch him. He played as a striker. He…

— Richarlison

My father was always in good spirits, he loved football. It makes me a bit sad because if he could enjoy seeing me now,…

— Cristiano Ronaldo

Growing up as a kid my father was British and a soccer player. His idol was a guy that passed the ball a lot,…

— Adam Oates

As a child my hero was my dad. I always wanted to be like him.

— Tim Key

My father was my hero when I was still a boy.

— Romelu Lukaku

I didn't have one single hero. Many footballers I looked up to and said, 'Wow, I want to be like them,' but be like…

— Thomas Muller