Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Trinidadian soccer player Russell Latapy.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
Russell Nigel Latapy CM is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and is currently the assistant coach of Macarthur FC. In a senior career which spanned more than twenty years at both club and international level, he played in Portugal and Scotland.
I was a 21-year-old kid back then and I had my whole career in front of me. We were so close to reaching the World Cup and then we all woke up the next morning to realize our dreams had been dashed.
I'm still going to enjoy my life off the pitch and I don't think that has interfered with my life on it. In still playing, my body does not allow me to do some of the stuff I did before. The reality is I can't do the two. But I will still go out for a meal and a glass of wine and smoke a cigarette if I feel like it.