Manuel Neuer Quotes

I always said I wanted to finish my career back at Ajax, but I didn't think I was going to play for so long at such a high level, so that's not going to happen now.

I don't know what my future holds. I'm gonna love playing football for as long as I can, but there's a lot of other things that I would love to accomplish.

I was able to retire from the sport with all my faculties and not let the sport retire me.

My coach keeps telling me to say I'm not going to retire. I should just go through the motions and see what I feel every year and see if I really want to do it, but personally, I want to do it, but my coach says just take your time, don't rush.

In my head, I used to always think football is what I wanted to do as a career.

Don't get me wrong: if I was healthy, I would love to continue playing, but I'm not healthy.

Football's not forever.

I've always said that I'm very happy at Real Madrid and I hope that, if God wishes, I can retire at this club.

I can imagine finishing my career at Chelsea.

I always said that I would like to finish my career in Madrid if it's possible.

I want to play football for 20 more years. And then coach for 45 years after that.

I can't play football forever.

I want to play until I'm 38.

I get paid to play football and show everything I've got.

Deion Sanders played two sports, and Bo Jackson played two sports. I'm not athletic enough to do two sports, but I think I'm good enough to do two professions and do them pretty well at a high level.

I don't know where horse riding could have taken me, and it's something I can always go back to when I've retired from football, but the crossroads came in my life when Chelsea wanted to sign me and make me a professional footballer in 2013 when I was 20.

I loved football. I'm so glad I played. But I didn't think it was wise for me to play longer.

I've always dreamed of being a professional athlete.

I always watched professional football and my father played at an amateur level, but I didn't think I wanted to become a pro.

I became a professional footballer because I love football.

The biggest relief off my shoulders was when I retired from Test cricket and I knew I didn't have to bowl 40 overs in a Test anymore.

Unfortunately, the life of a player is not forever.

I hope I can fulfill all my ambitions at Everton. But you never know in this game.

I don't have any aspirations to play until I'm 50 years old.

When I'm done, whenever I feel like I'm done, I'm going to come back and retire as a Niner.