Books Quote by Michael Ballack

Now winning is more important and it trumps the way you achieve it. Unfortunately for soccer, the style doesn't matter so much.

— Mario Kempes

The way you adapt and play against different teams and different styles is going to be important.

— Gareth Barry

In the World Cup, people of many nations come together for a fierce competition. To field the best team, all the competitor nations know…

— J. B. Pritzker

No matter what activity or practice we are pursuing, there isn't anything that isn't made easier through constant familiarity and training (I think you…

— Dalai Lama

Soccer must play a socio-cultural role. We reach 1.6 billion people, thanks to the positive emotions that soccer triggers, FIFA is more influential than…

— Pope Francis

It's important that you prepare the players for what happens at a tournament, like a World Cup, for example. You can get a better…

— Joachim Low

There's a tipping point that happens with soccer in which you just kinda get it. I was drawn to it because the best soccer…

— Bill Simmons

Soccer is a great game, and the rich variety of styles and passions that come with being truly global makes the World Cup a…

— Serge Schmemann

I know, firsthand, that soccer brings people together - all it takes is a ball and a few people, and the seeds of friendship…

— Ali Krieger

What the great players in history of sport have in common is they can take the understanding of the entertainment side and fit it…

— Rick Carlisle

Soccer is simple... you just need to have the right mentality, fighting in every game, in every practice and for every ball.

— Hristo Stoichkov

A game of soccer is popular because its rules don't change often.

— Anurag Thakur