Chase Quote by Steve Bruce

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

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

— Mile Jedinak

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a football player. So I achieved my dream.

— Paolo Maldini

I started playing with my dad, and football was my dream forever. Step by step, I learnt a lot. I worked really hard, and…

— Robert Pires

I was determined to become a footballer, not only because I loved the game but so I could provide for my family.

— Naby Keita

I was a painter and decorator with my dad for four years and he gave me a lot of time off to train and…

— Jimmy Bullard

When I was younger, I wanted very much to play football.

— Andris Nelsons

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

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

Since I was five or six years old, I just wanted to be a professional football player. I wanted to play against the best…

— Chris Coleman

At every opportunity, I wanted to play football.

— Paul Scholes

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