Balls Quote by Matthew West

I always had a soccer ball with me. I could never stop. As young as I can remember, my dad was always throwing a…

— Christian Pulisic

My father brought a basketball to the hospital when I was born, and he already had it embedded in his head that I would…

— Dave East

When I was young, I could bounce back from things like a brand-new rubber ball.

— Kobo Abe

My mother gave me a ball, and from then on, there was only football in my life.

— Gabriel Jesus

I had a series of childhood illnesses... scarlet fever… pneumonia… Polio. I walked with braces until I was at least nine years old. My…

— Wilma Rudolph

I remember after the surgery, the next day, my mom was like, you know, 'Don't get your bandage dirty. Don't go outside and throw…

— Shaquem Griffin

Having had polio never held me back as I got older. Although having one leg smaller than the other isn't much fun, I could…

— Donovan

I had a mild case of polio - not enough to put me in an iron lung, but enough to keep me bedridden for…

— Robert Redford

I couldn't catch a ball or any of that stuff. I could do only what required brute stupidity.

— Warren G. Harding

I had a mild case of polio as a child. Not enough to cripple me, but it was polio. I still have an atrophy…

— Cyd Charisse

After having polio, my right leg was weaker, so I wasn't great at football. But I swam lots and even did long-distance running.

— Donovan

My mom was always the supplier of soccer balls, and so people were always knocking on my door, and trying to get me out…

— Freddy Adu