Naby Keita Quotes

My real name is Elizabeth, but I had a nanny growing up who called me 'Elizabeanie.' So from 4 months old, my brothers were, like, 'Let's call her Beanie.' To show people the validity of it, I always say that if I met the president, I would say, 'Hi, my name is Beanie.'

There is a history of footballers in my family; my granddad played for Notts County and my dad played at county level.

My son is a Liverpool fan, and he was already kicking a ball before he was one. He was born in the football city; he had no choice.

I was a Sheffield United fan from when my grandad, who's sadly passed away now, got a season ticket for me when I was four.

My father loved European football; he also loved the Brazilian team. His own dad loved the Brazilian team.

My mom called me 'Stinky Binky' as a toddler, and I started to refer to myself as, 'I'm Binkie.'

I grew up trying to be like my idols, and one of the main people in my life was my father. He played football, and when your father is telling stories about the game he played... Everybody wants to be like their father.

I'm not going anywhere. My dad lived to be 102. And we've got Super Bowls to win.

I am a great football player. I had my own club when I was 14 years old. Football is in my blood, and I have been a fan of Fulham for the last 30 years.

My father, Tommy, who was a trained draughtsman, played for Preston North End in the Finney era. He liked football but did not love it as I do.

Eliza was my first name for two reasons. My dad was reading 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' which features the maid Eliza in it, when I was born. Then there was Eliza Doolittle from 'My Fair Lady' and 'Pygmalion.' My mum always loved the name, and I got called Eliza Doolittle a lot, so it stuck, basically.

Over the years I've learnt to live with two persons in my heart. One is Edson, who has fun with his friends and family; the other is the football player Pele. I didn't want the name. 'Pele' sounds like baby-talk in Portuguese.

I was christened Edward. My sister gave me the name Bear when I was a week old and it has stuck.

I have my real name and RJ. I've gone by RJ since I was eight, but I was named Roy after my grandfather. They called me Little Roy, which sounded like Leroy with a Texas accent, but my mom didn't want to have a Leroy as a son, so it went to RJ.

I was the center on our fraternity team, but I was a center-eligible, so I was known for my ability to go out, and I was pretty sure-handed catching a pass in the flat about ten yards down the field. My father played high school football and was pretty good. He also played center, so I always relished the idea that we both ended up playing center.

I got the name from my grandma because when I was a baby, she used to call me jittery. I used to move around real fast.

The Gruden and McVay family ties run deep.

Understand, I'm in awe of Tom Brady. He grows on me by the game.

I've been a Corinthians fan since I was little, even before I played there, my family also supports the club.

If people only knew how much I respect Cristiano Ronaldo. I will repeat it to make myself clear: I respect Cristiano Ronaldo.

My wife is from Copenhagen and her father has been a huge Liverpool supporter since the early 1960s.

There was always football in my family: my dad, big and little brothers, even my mum used to play.

My family have always been West Ham fans, so growing up, I used to go and watch them, and so I was a West Ham supporter.

I've been brought up with a family that is patriotic and loved the Scotland-England games so to see it first hand when we played down there at Wembley and lost 3-2, with goals from set pieces, it was hard to take.

My nickname is Deb for people who really know me. But the only real nickname I've ever had was, my dad used to call me 'Ace.'