Focus Quote by Kelechi Iheanacho

My parents wanted me to have a good education, so I finished school, and at the same time I was able to play football.

— Ilkay Gundogan

I remember that when I was little, my parents felt that I should study to become a teacher. They thought football was a waste…

— Sadio Mane

Being sporty at heart, I've wanted to learn football since I was a child. But I never got the chance because, growing up, my…

— Nora Fatehi

I wasn't ready for school as a kid. The only thing I wanted to do was play football.

— Tony Adams

My mother really wanted me to go to school and to university, but I was adamant that I wanted to be a football player.

— Peter Schmeichel

I could have gone down a very different path, but my parents would not let me give up football.

— Aleksandar Mitrovic

I started playing football when I was ten years old, and the main reason was because I wanted to make my parents proud. I…

— Devon Cajuste

My mum and dad always encouraged me. They never stopped me from playing football; they just wanted to see a balance and that I…

— Bukayo Saka

For a long time, I was more involved in basketball, baseball and golf. My parents didn't push me into football when I was a…

— Marc Bulger

When my first semester grades came out, my mom and dad told me I wouldn't be playing football.

— Joe Biden

I was a basketball player. And my mother even wanted me to quit because I hurt my leg. But I didn't know anything about…

— Jason Pierre-Paul

When I was young, all I wanted to do was play football.

— Gylfi Sigurdsson