Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Quotes

I've played soccer since I was five.

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 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.

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

I'm always learning, especially with the different formations. It will help me in the long run to maybe become a forward player - on the wing or something.

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.

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

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.

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

I was about five or six when I went to the little foundation camps. I got into the academy when I was nine, and I've gone through every age group since and into the first team.

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.

All three of my kids play soccer. Each one of them started from the time they were about 5 or 6, and we just love it.

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.

Even all the top players going to Europe to play helps soccer in America, as do all the MLS players like Beckham and all that, they're trying to promote it. At the end of the day it's about getting the younger generation interested at an early age so most of them will move on and play.

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!

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

Kids in Africa start kicking a ball when they are six or seven years old, if not younger. It's like baseball, basketball and football in America. If you're talented, people will find you. That's what happened with soccer. The number of academies has grown rapidly, and people are really into it.

Like many kids, I was thrown into recreational soccer in my town, and from there, I grew to love it. Everywhere I went, I carried a soccer ball with me.

Germany is where I had to become a true professional. They play in big games when they are young. We could model some of our soccer system after what they do.

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

My big goal is to be a champion in MLS.