Footballer Quotes

You're obviously conscious of being brash or big-headed but I always knew I was going to be a footballer when I was seven or eight. I didn't just think I wanted to be one, I knew I was going to be one. Nothing ever surprised me really. - Michael J. Owen

You look at him and he's just a born footballer. - Eddie Jones

You can't put a figure on his impact but there is no doubt having big-name players makes an impact and he's the most famous footballer in the world. - Dan Jones

Yeah, but that's what happens here... If a footballer has marital difficulties, he gets a bit of stick. - Frank Skinner

Would I swap what I have achieved as a cook if I could have been as successful as a footballer? Definitely. - Gordon Ramsay

Why footballers cannot speak to prospective future employers. - Graham Shear

When you see the coals, your first reaction is to think 'my God, that's going to burn me', ... If someone can teach you how to put that out of your mind, how can that fail to make you a better footballer? You may not be able to walk afterwards, which is a risk, but it's one we're willing to take. You have to stop thinking about your family or anything else that is going on outside the game. You can get better at it and the more experience you get the easier it becomes. - Ian Holloway

When I was a child, it was my dream to be a professional footballer. When I was 14 I visited Milan's San Siro stadium and remember thinking how unbelievable it was. From then onwards I vowed that one day I would be playing there - and I am very proud that I achieved this and also for everything else I have managed to achieve in football. - Andriy Shevchenko

When I was 7 I wanted to be a footballer, but when I was 14, I wanted to be a model. Look where it's put me now! - David Beckham

What you've got to realise is that footballers, and me in particular, have seen everything in the changing room. Everything. I've seen the manager kicking off with the players, the players kicking off with him, players fighting each other, managers fighting, everything. - Ryan Giggs