Free Quote by Robin Van Persie

When I was eight or nine, we had a goal in the back yard of our council flat. We used to flip it over…

— Jonjo Shelvey

When I was 11 my school held a sports day near Crystal Palace. We were told we were going to play a rugby match.…

— Chris Eubank Sr

On Friday I was at school playing kicks on the basketball court with my mates. and from one side of the basketball court I…

— Slowly_fading

I was the kid who always liked to take the ball down to the school even in my free time, kick it against the…

— Brandi Chastain

Some of my friends wanted to do different things, but all I ever wanted to do was play outside with a ball.

— Fernandinho

I was dragged kicking and screaming into a high-school play then discovered it was fun!

— Lorne Greene

I ran away. I kept running away. Almost once a week, I'd run away from those schools. They'd catch me. They'd bring me back…

— Dennis Banks

I picked up On The Road, Howl, and Naked Lunch (in that order) in high school. I was blown away. The writing was amazing…

— Yony Leyser

In high school I carried the ball almost every play of the game.

— Derrick Henry

This is how I started playing: I was playing hooky one day, and the coach and the principal walked up behind me. They scared…

— Jerry Rice

When I was eight, I went into a football school in my neighbourhood, and we played five a side on a little court.

— David Villa

When I was a kid, we played outside until we couldn't see and had to go in. I rode my bicycle and played tag…

— Sheryl Lee