Marta da Silva Quotes

I've always wanted to become a professional soccer player.

I wanted to be a soccer player; I wanted to do it at the highest level.

I wanted to be a soccer player.

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

I think where we're still a little bit behind some other countries is just our pure soccer knowledge and our savvy on the field. That takes time and generations that have watched soccer growing up, played the game growing up.

I got to experience soccer at the highest level at a young age; I decided I wanted to be part of that for as long as possible.

I love soccer; I want to be on the field.

Even though professional soccer has become more about business and less about the game itself, I still believe football is a party for the legs that play it and for the eyes that watch it.

International soccer has been a big part of my love for the sport. I love the Men's National Team. I can say that they're my favorite sports team.

I always thought I was going to be a soccer player, get a scholarship to college, and then join the U.S. women's team.

It's very likely that I will finish my career as Swiss national coach.

I actually spoke to all the national team players who play in the Premier League, asking about what the league is like and the style of play. It's one thing watching it on the TV, but being involved in it every day is another thing.

When I started, when I was eight, I never thought I would make a career out of being a woman footballer.

Playing soccer is what I've done and known all my life, starting at such a young age with my friends.

I am really excited to be called into Canada Soccer's men's national team.

I was looking forward to playing soccer, playing more minutes on the pitch, and I didn't have the chance to play more minutes in Manchester. So I came here to the Chicago Fire.

I always had a soccer ball with me. I could never stop. As young as I can remember, my dad was always throwing a soccer ball at me.

My big goal is to be a champion in MLS.

I first got involved in soccer when I was three years old. And I played until I was sixteen, so for thirteen years, and I love it.

I have no ambition to become Germany coach.

The NWSL is a great league. It's so competitive from every single team and every single game. They have the right people and they are invested in it.

These technical flicks and tricks come naturally to me and I don't really think about them. I did a backheel against Udinese and the coach would've strangled me if he could have!

I played soccer when I was a kid. I started when I was 8 and played for 8 more years. I was pretty good. I used to train with Atletico Nacional, which is one of the most important teams in Colombia. I used to train every day.

I had wanted to play for Penarol since I was a boy. When I was young, I would go to their training ground, but at 18, I left Uruguay for Argentina, and my professional career started.

My ambition is to play in the Premier League, like every player.