Albert Camus Quotes

Everything about morality and obligations I owe to football.

I do genuinely believe that young people who play sport at a competitive level, sensibly controlled, sensibly organised, that has to be a good thing. It will teach them to win, it will teach them to lose with dignity and magnanimity - all the things you want. It's a pretty good metaphor for life.

What is learned on the athletic field is not forgotten, nor are the lessons of character that are forged there ever lost. Consider the contributions in the field of public life, business, law, medicine, and the military of those who actively participated in athletics.

My dream was to become a footballer. I started loving football so much that I followed my dad wherever he went and spent all my time playing football with friends out in the fields. But my parents also taught me the important values and principles in life of respect and to raise me in that way.

Football has taught me so much.

Football is about sacrifice, dedication, a lot of work, and friendship off the pitch.

I wish I had played team sports. I think every kid should. Teamwork builds character - teaches people about leadership and cooperation.

We're all about trying to teach the kids life through basketball.

Football taught me how hard you had to work to achieve something.

Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

We're sympathetic, but once you step on the field, football's football.

The moral values I've learnt in my life I've learnt through football.

You learn by playing a great team, and I'm talking about character things, not hockey technique.

I was able to really see that connection as a football player where success requires a lot of hard work and effort, physically and mentally.

Golf instills incredible values, including collaboration, competitiveness, and integrity.

I'm not a dirty player. I love this game, and I'm playing hard.

I want to play every game, as does every player. But sometimes, you just have to listen to the manager.

Mourinho helped me grow. He taught me to be patient, to keep fighting, and to respect the coach's decisions. He helped me mature and turned me into a man.

There're plenty of good people in football - mostly players and managers.

I have always said I want to work harder so I can develop, learn, grow, and improve. I love to play football, and when I come on the pitch, I want to do my best to help the team. It's up to the coach the position I play.

Loyalty? There's no loyalty in football.

If I wasn't doing this, I'd be working in a chippy. Cricket can change your life. It can teach you a lot about discipline and life in general.

I tell people all the time that football taught me about life in every single aspect.

My idea about football is to play well, but even if you can't always play well, one thing I want is your character, your spirit. That is all I can ask of you.

I was pretty wild as a kid. Football tamed me. It put me on the right path, got me focused.