Basics Quote by Reiss Nelson

Most of the youngsters I grew up playing with do not have a career in the game now. Sometimes people think it is easy…

— Philippe Coutinho

Kids want to be professional footballers and I think they need to know what it takes to get there - you know, the dedication.…

— John Terry

Kids are learning to play. That's why we're seeing an emergence. That's why we're seeing the Under-17s and Under-20s doing better in international football.

— Gary Lineker

When you get into the first-team, it's hard for young players because they're going into the spotlight. But there comes a time when it…

— Scott McTominay

There's so many kids out there and it's such a cut-throat world. I've seen a lot of my mates, you know, who are better…

— Frank Lampard

There are times in the career of every young English footballer when they simply need to take their chance to establish themselves.

— Paul Scholes

My generation put in a lot more hours playing football after school than kids today. These days, all the football these kids play, they…

— Johan Cruyff

I have genuine empathy for the fact that if you're a professional footballer, you've often started at three years old, you've been found, you've…

— Brett Goldstein

In youth football, you have to grow up fast.

— Joao Felix

Football players have to grow up very fast. It's a tough life sometimes.

— Ryan Babel

The message to the young players is that hard work and dedication is everything. As a footballer, or anything in life, if you're dedicated…

— Alphonso Davies

In football, you have to grow up quickly, and you're generally more mature than other people your age.

— Harry Kane