Experience Quote by Steve Young

Football is something I would never give up on, whether I ended up playing professional or in a Sunday league team.

— Lucy Bronze

Do I regret getting into football? The answer is yes. I have had tonnes of fun in it but I haven't been able to…

— Mike Ashley

Professional football's a tough game. It's a lot of contact. It's a lot of wear and tear on your body. You've got elite athletes…

— John Urschel

I thought I was great at football. For a long time I thought I could have been a professional if I'd wanted to.

— David Baddiel

I have used the word football since I was a professional football player.

— Jesse Marsch

I've played with, and against, some of the best players in the world and have experienced so much that professional football has to offer.

— Robert Green

I love football and played when I was a little kid. I was good but I'm not sure I was good enough to be…

— Marcos Maidana

I have been around football all of my life.

— Ara Parseghian

I probably never should have been a professional football player, based on my start! But I worked my way and, obviously, didn't finish the…

— Owen Hargreaves

I've been playing semi-professional football since I was 14, really.

— Steph Houghton

Professional football is no longer a game. It's a war. And it brings out the same primitive instincts that go back thousands of years.

— Malcolm Allison

I don't say I'm necessarily a professional football player. I'm a competitor. That's what was instilled in me as a young boy.

— Julian Edelman