Masahiro Tanaka Quotes

I was very lucky that I never had any serious injury. But it was the love and passion for the game that got me playing for so long.

People get hurt all the time in the game of football, it's part of what we do.

Every time you step on the football field in between those lines you're putting your life, your career, every single ligament in your body in jeopardy.

It's football - I would play with seven fingers if I had too, man.

Football is a contact sport and there's a lot that goes into it. But I have committed myself for a long time to doing it, and because I love doing it so much I want to make that commitment.

Squash is my passion, and it is in my blood.

I had a hard time at Chelsea mainly because I was injured much of the time. Every time I recovered from one injury I seemed to get a new one and it set me back again.

I love the atmosphere football brings; I love being around my teammates; I love the struggle in football. I love the fact that it is a part of my life. I don't look at it as any more important or less important as any other part of my life.

The love and passion I had for the game was my key. I never had that taken out of me by my parents or a silly coach.

There were probably a few games I played where I should not have played, because of some nagging injuries or something. I used to always talk the managers into playing me, because I wanted to play so badly.

The only thing I hope I did was never put in question my love for the game, or my passion to be counted on when it mattered most.

I will continue to work as hard as I can to make this organization proud. Every time I step on the field I will give everything I have and I will leave everything I have on the field every single Sunday.

If what you do is being threatened as a profession, that could be scary. But that's the same reason why I walked out on stage many times after receiving death threats. I couldn't live without doing what I wanted to do. So at the same time I have to be willing to die for it.

Every time I step on the field, I'm going to give my whole heart regardless of the score.

And, you know, you try and preach to them there's more to this game than just walking up to home plate, swinging the bat, fielding a ground ball. There's some dedication in it, some love you've got to put into this work.

I never ever believed that I would be able to give up on this dream which has driven me to live, breathe, love and embrace the game of rugby from the earliest days that I can remember.

I don't know whether it's the athlete in me or the passion I have for the game: I always think that I can step back on the field and play.

I love this game. When I step on the court I'm going to compete. That's one of the reasons I work hard every day.

I always gave my heart and soul for the game.

The game of football is something I dearly love, and there's nothing else I'd rather be doing.

I love to play football. And I think anybody that's ever been my teammate or I've been theirs understands how much I love that.

I just take the fights and do what I love.

Soccer runs in my blood.

I love the game so much and I work hard at it and I have a lot of fun with it.

First and foremost, I love Riddick Bowe more than anybody else could love him. If I wasn't 100 percent sure that I was 100 percent sound, I wouldn't jeopardize my life by getting back into the ring.