Dreams Quote by Roberto Firmino

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

When I was 14, I started playing for Taye Academy in the city of Owerri, and then my whole life became football. I dreamed…

— Kelechi Iheanacho

Prior to high school, I played a lot of neighborhood football.

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

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 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

My parents showed me the good way. The education I had with them and my dream to become a footballer never let me go…

— Lucas Moura

I was a young boy from Western Australia with a dream to play professional football.

— Mile Jedinak

A lot of kids in my neighborhood when I was younger played street football. My brothers and sisters always wanted me to come outside…

— Nelson Agholor

I played for Middlesbrough's youth team. At the age of 16, I went into a shed at the training ground and was told that…

— Bob Mortimer

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 started playing football in the streets.

— Fabio Cannavaro