Dad Quote by Yannick Bolasie

My father had played for the national team for 15 years.

— Eidur Gudjohnsen

When my father played in the local team, I always used to go with him to watch him. He played as a striker. He…

— Richarlison

My dad was a midfielder, like I am, and he was good, too. When I saw him playing as I got older, I could…

— Miralem Pjanic

I don't need to speak about N'Golo; everyone knows about him. He's everywhere. I think, sometimes when I'm on the pitch, I see him…

— Eden Hazard

I had my father on the Under-21 team and during the World Cup in France in 1998 - and also in AC Milan for…

— Paolo Maldini

The African greats who were playing when I was growing up inspired me - players like George Weah, Abedi Pele, Tony Yeboah, Kalusha Bwalya,…

— Michael Essien

I was aware of him as a player, but growing up I just looked at him as my dad. When I was 11 or…

— Domantas Sabonis

It's pretty cool having my father be such a great player. I'm really proud of him.

— Domantas Sabonis

As a kid, I looked up to Gazza, and to Wayne Rooney because he came through at Everton. Zidane has been one of my…

— Ross Barkley

In the '80s, before I was born, my dad played in the old Soviet Top League in our home country of Armenia. He was…

— Henrikh Mkhitaryan

My dad was very much a John Wayne kind of guy, but he was also a great guy, great sense of humor, a real…

— Denis Leary

They called me Little Milla. He was one of the best in the world, not just in Africa. A lot of us think he…

— Samuel Eto'o