Age Quote by Vincent Kompany

At school, I was frequently subjected to racial abuse.

— David Lammy

I have been racially abused by fans and players, but sometimes it's just a way to get under your skin.

— Edgar Davids

I was 11 years old and was racially abused on the pitch. It was obviously disappointing to hear it at such a young age.

— Ashley Young

When I played, I received racial abuse but I was just one of a few black players and we weren't backed up by the…

— Ruud Gullit

You can get racially abused 10 times before you even reach the football stadium. If you've been confronted every day with something like that,…

— Edgar Davids

I am doing my job and trying to win a game for my team. I shouldn't be getting racially abused; it's silly.

— Jermain Defoe

I remember going to stadiums and huge sections of the stand gave you racial abuse. It was never nice but it wasn't a surprise…

— Chris Hughton

I was about four years old the first time I ever saw what happened when you acted up to whites.

— Claudette Colvin

I was brought up in a football environment where we saw a lot of racism - whether it was abuse from other players or…

— Chris Hughton

When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, 'cause that was the best game. And…

— Larry Bird

It was so normal for me to have racial abuse spat at me and then when I moved to Dunfermline, there were a group…

— Ncuti Gatwa

I was an abused kid.

— Rosie O'Donnell