Harold Larwood Quotes

I was a borderline guy in the NFL.

Playing professional football is something I'll never be able to do.

The only thing I ever wanted to be was a professional football player.

I had a great time in the NFL. To make it in the amount of time that I did was awesome; it's a dream come true, and hell, it gave me the opportunity to go wrestle.

I was a quarterback in college. I hoped to go to the NFL, and I didn't get drafted. I then became a free agent. I could sign with whoever I wanted to, and I ended up going to Pittsburgh.

I would advise that if you can get out on loan and play football, it is the best path to go down.

I only started playing top football when I was 17 and a half.

I want to be a footballer. I don't want to do anything else.

I was a young boy from Western Australia with a dream to play professional football.

I joined the international stage quite late. I didn't do many of the youth age groups, so to come into the senior team and to be offered a Nike deal - a very, very low Nike deal to start with - but I was jumping up to bite the woman's hand off to sign the piece of paper.

Playing in the NFL was a dream come true.

My first goal was to become a professional footballer.

All I have ever wanted to do is be a professional footballer.

I'm living my dream. I'm in the NFL.

I'm just concentrating on my football. I'm not thinking about the length of my contract.

I went to play in the NFL.

I enjoyed my time in the Premier League and in Qatar.

I have been around football all my life, and it doesn't happen. It never enters my mind. I don't think, 'Oh, what's going to happen to me at the end of the season?' Whatever happens to me, happens.

I played for four different clubs in France; I played for Marseille, which is one of the biggest clubs.

At 21, Real Madrid or Barcelona would have been more difficult for me. If I play well enough at Chelsea, I could win my place in the starting team, and my priority is to play.

I had to make a decision: am I going to go for the football or make another choice. When you play in the Dutch second division, it's not like you can live off that for your whole life.

The main reason I have joined Everton is not to try to help my England ambitions - that will come if I am playing consistently well for Everton.

When you're growing up and thinking about being a footballer, you want to make as many caps and play as many games as you can.

My dad excelled at so many sports in his life. Everything from professional football to being a world-class shot putter, but nothing meant as much to my dad as what he accomplished in the ring as a WWE Superstar.

If it fits in with my career, it will be a challenge for me to play for a MLS team. If that would be Steven Gerrard's club, that would be very special.