Education Quote by Sadio Mane

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

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

For a long time, I was more involved in basketball, baseball and golf. My parents didn't push me into football when I was a…

— Marc Bulger

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

Even when I was on the football pitch as a teenager, I wanted to be the teacher.

— Massimiliano Allegri

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, it wasn't expected that I'd end up being able to play football. I remember my parents were told that…

— Alex Brooker

I wasn't ready for school as a kid. The only thing I wanted to do was play football.

— Tony Adams

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

I started playing football when I was ten years old, and the main reason was because I wanted to make my parents proud. I…

— Devon Cajuste

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

— Carles Puyol

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