Top 1200 Soccer Ball Quotes & Sayings - Page 18

The roots of our Soccer Tribe lie deep in our primeval past.

My biggest dream from the moment I started playing soccer was to join the national side. I was privileged to be part of the team and to serve as its captain and there's no greater honor.

Maybe I should find myself one of those sexy British soccer stars. David Beckham is hot. But I've got a hell of a lot of competition.

The growth of women's soccer and women's sports all around the world has been slow.

Germany is where I had to become a true professional. They play in big games when they are young. We could model some of our soccer system after what they do.

In 2005, I would have never guessed that I was at risk for a pulmonary embolism. I was 21 years-old, playing college soccer and just living the dream.

I don't run straight at a constant pace; soccer is always a change of pace and movement.

I really had spent my whole life playing soccer, and the fact that I was willing to give that up for theater, that told me I was moving in that direction.

We want kids to think that they can think about science. They don't need to just play soccer.

The sport of soccer in general is very combative. People don't realize it's very one-on-one a lot of times.

People told me I was more of a soccer player, not a football player.

My constituents include CU Buffs, ski bums, techies, artists, suburban soccer moms, and proud, hard-working Colorado families.

Of course I have other passions and other interests, but soccer's always my priority.

I was hell-bent on being a soccer player all through junior high and high school.

When I was in elementary school, the coach of our school (soccer) team personally unearthed my talents.

Between two throw-ins in a soccer game, right behind my back, three thousand people had been put to death.

Watching soccer just makes me wish I was watching Foosball.

I always played soccer in Adidas, but I always wore Nikes. I love street sportswear.

My wish is that soccer in the U.S. become on the same level like the Premier League, Spanish league, or the Bundesliga.

I'd grown up an athletic child, a competitive soccer player since age 4, with stints ranging from months to years in gymnastics, softball, volleyball.

Gymnastics is not at all as popular as, for example, soccer. Gymnastics as a sport isn't promoted very well.

I was always taught as a kid if you do something, do it right. If not, go do something else. For me, soccer was life.

I played basketball and soccer but they are very different games, obviously. However, playing any kind of sport always helps you develop physically.

I think I'm being conservative when I say there are more people playing soccer in the United States than in 90% of the world's other countries, probably 95%.

In every sport, at the competitive level, there's always a danger of injury. But there are considerably less chances in body building comparatively, than say in soccer.

I'm an avid runner and play soccer every weekend, but I also have to constantly watch what I eat, and I'm always thinking about how to balance my meals.

Being on a soccer pitch is not the same as being in a kitchen when things are going wrong.

I played soccer, and I was the kid who ran the wrong way, or I was pretending to be some sort of zebra and I would flail my arms and kick up my legs.

I played soccer in the Alps when I was a kid. There was a blizzard that happened. And little local German kids were out there shoveling lines. Keeping it moving.

When I was a kid, I was always an athlete. I played a lot of sports. I played football, basketball, baseball and soccer.

African soccer has grown to the extent that the majority of its players are playing for European teams and that is very good as they are becoming role models for the youngsters on the continent.

I've always thought having a kid that played soccer would be the worst punishment. After watching 3 min of water polo I stand corrected.

Trying to coach kindergarteners in soccer is like trying to herd cats.

My father was a soccer player. All my friends played basketball though, so I stuck with basketball.

I don't really have anything against the French except that, as an American, I've been bred to despise them with the same zeal as soccer and Renny Harlin films.

I am a guy who likes to do what I am doing with passion, whether it's a soccer match with friends or golf.

I don't know how much things have changed. You still need to be able to run the ball, pick up blitzes and catch the ball out of the backfield. Perhaps you need a running back to do a little bit more or be more versatile today but that is a good thing. People say we get hurt and don't last as long, but it's still an important position and you need everyone in the backfield to be able to contribute.

What I learned from directing, I learned from soccer, where it's like a coach-player relationship.

Everybody loves tennis or soccer there. That's another reason for these unbelievable tennis players from Tandil.

I like playing all sports, from football to soccer, and I love playing baseball.

My dad played in the National Soccer League in Australia and also played football in Malaysia.

The rules of soccer are very simple, basically it is this: if it moves, kick it. If it doesn't move, kick it until it does.

If I was crazy, I'd throw the ball into the stands with the bases loaded. Now, that's crazy. If I was stupid, I'd throw the ball into center field with the bases loaded and a 3-2 count on the hitter. Now, that's stupid.

In general, taking soccer out of the picture, as an American living overseas, it's so cool, and I've grown so much. Now I can look at my life from a different perspective.

I want young girls to dream about being professional soccer players instead of just watching the boys go out and play.

For professional athletes, I always think about it in these terms: the most difficult diva of women's soccer would be the easiest NBA player ever.

I believe that soccer can be an example of understanding and peace between countries and between peoples.

I play basketball, I play soccer, I draw, uh I like girls.

I played all kinds of sports growing up: soccer, basketball, track. You name it, I've probably played it.

We have to start spreading that news - that real men change poopy diapers and coach the soccer team and let their daughters paint toenails all kinds of colours.

I played English football - soccer - instead of American football, because we couldn't afford the equipment.

I'm not sure if I'm going to get into coaching. I'm sure I'll stay in soccer somehow.

Of course Seattle loves soccer. You can see from the men's Seattle Sounders team.

I played soccer in college, at this little school in North Carolina called Campbell. It was the only place in the world where they would offer to pay for everything.

Having a family has helped a lot with my partner, my son. It helped me focus on soccer.

I was obsessed with learning about social behaviors. I remember explaining to my mom that kids on my soccer team were fighting because of dyads and triads.

After getting glasses and contacts it was kind of a wow moment that I could definitely see better and on the soccer field it really helped me.

The rules of soccer are very simple: if it moves, kick it. If it doesn't move, kick it until it does.

If you want to know whether soccer is big in America, pick a weekend, go to any park in the land, and pay attention. We're there. We've always been.

To me, life without soccer would be like living a mindless and empty life.