Famous Quote by Mike Ashley

My memories from childhood always involve a football.

— Carles Puyol

I guess my earliest football memories are of playing in the street and also the little pitches at school. I joined the local football…

— Arjen Robben

I can remember my father gave me a huge history of football for my 12th birthday - I used to read that a lot.…

— Nick Hornby

I started playing football on the streets; I grew up playing football on the streets with my friends, and that's why I was brought…

— Diego Costa

I was obsessed with football when I was growing up.

— Michael Sheen

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

If football had always been my main goal then I would have gone to some scholarship school; I could have gotten more exposure there.

— Michael Corbat

I was on the football team because I wanted to experience the different iconic social classes of high school. So football for me was…

— Reggie Watts

I grew up in a tiny town in Texas, so I understood the world of high school football.

— Jesse Plemons

I was fortunate to have the opportunity to graduate from one of the most respected academic institutions in the world while growing and maturing…

— Daniel Jones

It was always academic first, and I always put school work before football - although I did put a lot into football!

— Harry Maguire

Music was important. Football was the easy part.

— Zinedine Zidane