Luke Shaw Quotes

Kids are learning to play. That's why we're seeing an emergence. That's why we're seeing the Under-17s and Under-20s doing better in international football.

I've played soccer since I was five.

When I played for Boston Breakers in my early twenties, I really stepped up my training, which meant running drills until you're sick.

My dad had a soccer school that he used to run, the Mark Chamberlain Soccer Academy, I used to go to that for two years until the age of seven.

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've always thought it would be interesting to give insight on soccer because I have a lot of experience in my career.

I'm not a huge soccer fan, but I follow the sport. I played in high school, a little bit in college, played on various club teams most of my life, and all three of my sons are competitive soccer players and far better than I ever was.

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.

The Premier League is probably the best in the world so if you have a lot of players who play well there, it's normal that they are going to grow as players.

When I was growing up, I played a lot of soccer. I always wanted to be a good soccer player.

With soccer, it's such a dynamic sport. It's important that however you play, you should be training like that.

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.

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

I played soccer and could have probably made it to the top league.

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 remember Ron Atkinson used to play in the sessions at Manchester United when he was the manager. Rated himself as a player.

I really want to try soccer after I retire because I've watched football over the years and I think I could be a good contender.

Of course you want to coach in the Bundesliga when you move into coaching.

I don't have to prepare any differently because it's Messi, because every day in training I am up against people like Rooney, Berbatov, Ronaldo, and Tevez, so you know what to do against big players.

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

My big goal is to be a champion in MLS.

I began as a striker, then became a holding midfielder, and now I'm a centre-half. I've done everything except play in goal.

I just want to be one of the best in the Premier League, scoring goals.

It's funny: one of the strongest parts of my game today is heading, and that only really developed when I started playing at the professional level. In the youth teams, all we did was passing.