Competition Quote by Vijay Shankar

I started in this sport at 12 years of age and the goals I set was to be among the best and be the…

— Anderson Silva

I've been playing soccer since I was about nine-years-old.

— Sammi Giancola

When the U.S. team went on its historic run to the World Cup quarter-finals in 2002, I was thirteen years old. Each game in…

— Clint Smith

Since I was fifteen years of age, I have been wanting to go to the football World Cup.

— Jaggi Vasudev

I've played soccer since I was five.

— Cameron Bright

I have always wanted to play in the World Cup.

— Imran Tahir

I first got involved in soccer when I was three years old. And I played until I was sixteen, so for thirteen years, and…

— Leah Pipes

The first time I won a medal in the all-around competition is when I realized that's what I wanted to do pretty much for…

— Sam Mikulak

I was very hungry to compete internationally when I was 10 years old, and I was good enough to compete, so that part never…

— Dominique Moceanu

My goal simply was to have an impact, to try to make a contribution and help the team win. I wasn't thinking, 'I want…

— Ruben Loftus-Cheek

After 2012, I wanted to stop, but my father told me I had to play the World Cup. I tried to be good.

— Samir Nasri

I have been playing soccer since I was about four years old. You always hope you can reach the top of the profession, that…

— James Rodriguez