Children Quote by Michael Ballack

So many kids want to be football players, and to still feel like I'm living the dream at 37 is amazing.

— Peter Crouch

In this case, I realize that, unlike when I was 22 years old, I realize now that football will not go on forever, it…

— Brett Favre

When I was 11 I never thought about a career in football, I just loved playing.

— David James

I was just too young to retire as a 52-year-old. I didn't want to be going out of football after loving it so much.

— Steve Bruce

I've got a lot of very fond memories playing football from the ages of four.

— Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Football was always my dream. I started playing at the age of five, and I'm still playing now.

— Sadio Mane

In my own head, right when I was seven years old, playing football, I thought I was going to play it forever.

— Nick Bosa

I was so fully involved in football and building a career that I didn't spend nearly enough time with my son when he was…

— Roy Hodgson

I've spent my entire adulthood in pro football.

— Jason Witten

I really loved football from a young age. And my only thought, my only objective in life, was to be a professional footballer.

— Paul Pogba

Ever since I was six or seven, I wanted to be a professional footballer.

— Romelu Lukaku

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a football player. So I achieved my dream.

— Paolo Maldini