Miralem Pjanic Quotes

I used to play everything, but people in my village said football is in my blood because my father has been a footballer.

My dad wasn't a power hitter, and I didn't think I'd be a power hitter because the person I wanted to be like was him, and he was the one that taught me to play the game.

My parents are huge influences on me. My mother was an English teacher. My father played professional rugby and coached rugby for the Irish rugby team.

Eric has pro athletes on both sides of his family - plus, I used to play sports - so I'm sure our son will develop athletic ability.

Of course I watch videos of my father's goals from time to time, while I also receive a lot of advice from him, but what you see on the pitch is the result of my own hard work.

My dad's always been a coach and one of my coaches.

My dad produces good footballers.

Of course, my father was a soccer player. He used to play very good. Then, when I was young, eight or nine years old, ten years old, I just want to be like my father.

I learned a lot from my father. I'm very lucky to have a father who was a professional athlete.

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

My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you're a kid, you want to be just like your dad.

I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge to me.

The RAF allowed me to play a lot of football, but like England later, they failed to recognise real talent when it was under their noses.

Most definitely, my dad was my biggest influence.

Zidane is a Real Madrid legend. He teaches us things in every training session - even just by playing with us.

I had my father on the Under-21 team and during the World Cup in France in 1998 - and also in AC Milan for four months. So it was a weird experience, because having your father as a coach is pretty weird, and I was the captain. But he was great.

Chinese players are not as naturally skilled like South American or European players, like players who learned football when they were kids. They're not good.

I started off as a right-winger, but my coaches pushed me further and further back. So much so that I ended up in defence, because I wasn't good with my hands and there was nowhere else to go! So they put me there and that's when I found my position.

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

I thank Manchester City for giving me the opportunity to train these amazing players.

My father loved the game. The people at the Albuquerque Academy I grew up with teaching me the game.

My dad was a professional footballer before I was alive. When I was growing up, he was the one who coached and mentored me and helped me to become what I am today. Without his coaching and without his insight and the days and the hours that he put in with me, I wouldn't be the player that I am today.

I slowly began to develop an interest in the game. I owe my success to my family. Had it not been for my father and my brother, I would not have been so closely associated with cricket.

My father and my mother were professional footballers and have also been coaches.

Stephen Ireland is one of the most talented players I have seen, and Nigel de Jong is doing really well. He fights for his team all over the pitch, and he has a lot of character.