Ball player Quote by Peter Schmeichel

My mum was always more pushing me towards the academic side; she wasn't really interested in me having a professional football career.

— Vincent Kompany

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

When I was growing up they didn't want me to do it because my mother was a teacher - they wanted me to go…

— Kelechi Iheanacho

I wanted to go to college and play football.

— Barry Larkin

My parents were skeptical about me becoming a footballer and encouraged me to study.

— Carles Puyol

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

My father wanted me to be a professional. It was always about football.

— Thomas Partey

With an older brother and an older sister, I realized it was going to be tough for my parents to send all of us…

— Jerome Bettis

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

I always wanted to become a football player, and I thank my parents, as they helped me so much to realise this dream. They…

— Henrikh Mkhitaryan

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

— Joe Biden

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

— Paolo Maldini