Academy Quote by Riyad Mahrez

I was in an academy from the age of eight. I couldn't play for my grassroots team then.

— Tyrone Mings

I was at the Gopichand Academy since I was 10.

— P. V. Sindhu

The academy gave me a grounding in discipline and hard work that has sustained me throughout my life, and the lessons I learned there…

— Georg Solti

Every single day, my parents fed me balls. Eventually it turned into having a coach, and then it went to being at an academy.…

— Madison Keys

When I was young my father used to play. He always took me to the training ground.

— Thomas Partey

Since I was 13 years old, I made sure I was going to training every day.

— Fernandinho

Things dribbled in in dribs and drabs through my 20s. But it was a struggle.

— Jon Gordon

Back in 1995, I was young, fresh out of the academy and jobless.

— Mukul Dev

I was always playing on the streets with my friends until I was 15 or 16 and I wanted to do things with my…

— Virgil van Dijk

I was no great achiever at school, either academically or in the sporting field... I was always tending to be in trouble.

— Peter Hollingworth

I was really good at a young age, but every day I had to walk in the house, and walk past my dad's jersey…

— RJ Barrett

I was a very good dribbler as a young player, but now that I've got more experience, there are some useless things that I…

— Sadio Mane