Admire Quote by Roberto Baggio

I was a pretty good soccer player, but it just wasn't for me. I thrive in the intensified atmosphere on a football field.

— Pat McAfee

“Whoever believes physical size and tests of speed or strength have anything to do with a soccer player's prowess is sorely mistaken. Just as…

— Eduardo Galeano

I think, with soccer, you never really know what's going to happen in your career - that's the beauty of it.

— Christian Pulisic

Great genetics are not necessarily a precursor for success in the game. Brazilian Legend Pelé has often said that soccer stars are not born.…

— Pele

But for me as a player, I pride myself on understanding the game and having a really good soccer IQ.

— Stephanie Labbe

Ronaldinho was a big influence on me, watching him on YouTube, he used to do things that other people didn't really used to do.

— Jadon Sancho

I've been fortunate enough to have football lead me all over the world... If there's one constant I've witnessed throughout the journey, it has…

— Shinji Kagawa

I was inspired by players like Pepe or Sergio Ramos because they are defenders and by someone like Cristiano Ronaldo, who is an example…

— Raphael Varane

When I was growing up, I played a lot of soccer. I always wanted to be a good soccer player.

— Viv Richards

Like most ghetto kids I knew it was important to be 'somebody' so I became a good soccer player, because excelling at a sport…

— Vidal Sassoon

One of my favourite sportsmen was Diego Maradona and every time I saw him play football you could see the passion in the heart.

— Sourav Ganguly

In my career, Diego Maradona had the biggest influence on me.

— Fabio Cannavaro