Ashley Young Quotes

When I watched the World Cup, I had the feeling that I wanted to be there.

We South Africans are also crazy about football, so the World Cup can be nothing but successful.

Soccer is a great game, and the rich variety of styles and passions that come with being truly global makes the World Cup a nonpareil event in the universe of competitive sport.

I'm delighted when Scotland qualify either for the World Cup or the European Championship. I always take a vested interest in Scotland's result, and it creates the opportunity for a drink in our house when they do well.

Having played in U.S.A. in 1994, in France in 1998, as well as the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan - the first on the Asian continent - I have witnessed the excitement and passion unleashed in those different parts of the world.

Whether you're male or female, going to a World Cup is the biggest thing that will ever happen in your life.

I love watching the game, and I loved watching the World Cup.

It has felt like the World Cup was never going to come for me.

World Cup is very special because it happens once in four years, so for every individual, it's very special.

For everyone, the World Cup is important. It doesn't matter if you are 21, going for your first one, or 35 and going for your third one. It's the biggest stage you can play on, and every opportunity to experience it is something special.

The World Cup has been life-changing, for many reasons.

It's the World Cup, and everyone wants to be there. No one will be burnt out; everyone will be raring to go.

I've never met anybody who says they don't like the World Cup. If you're a soccer fan or not, everybody loves watching it, and I think it could be the same for other sports.

I think that the World Cup is a big factor for this increased interest. I don't believe all of this is a result of just myself but also because of the others who are playing abroad.

There's nothing quite like a World Cup.

I can still remember watching Italy win the 1982 World Cup. I was just an eight-year-old kid in Naples, my hometown, watching the games with a bunch of people in the houses of relatives and friends. I can recall that when Italy scored, we would shout and hug, even though we did not all know each other.

The World Cup is a very big event. Every player dreams of playing in one, and it was my dream, too.

I would obviously love to go to the World Cup.

I have been following World Cups since I was 11 years old. The competition inspires me.

The World Cup is as big as it gets.

When a World Cup is held in France, it's such an incredible even.

It's really exciting for me and my brothers to watch the World Cup.

I still can't believe I'm going to a World Cup.

Being able to have the World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA is a great honor for us. Being able to speak at the ceremony that announced they were bringing it here was a stepping stone for a young player like me. I'm happy that it's coming to Canada.

There is not a day I wake up and do not think of the World Cup.