Bernardo Silva Quotes

Everybody who knows anything about me knows all I ever wanted to do is play pro football. But I didn't have the talent, and I got hurt a lot. I'd do anything to be out on the field.

Not being re-signed in Baltimore was probably the lowest point, mentally, of my career. That city was the only place where I wanted to be at the time, based on everything that had transpired.

Ever since I was six or seven, I wanted to be a professional footballer.

If I have the opportunity to go to the NFL, I'm going to take it.

The NFL - that's my No. 1 goal. That's what I want to do.

I was a young boy from Western Australia with a dream to play professional football.

My first goal was to become a professional footballer.

I wanted to be in the situation where I could have a chance to go to the NFL and be a great quarterback and take care of my family.

It was my dream to have an opportunity to play in a big league like the English league.

All I have ever wanted to do is be a professional footballer.

My mum and dad always knew that my dream was to be a footballer, but they also warned me that it doesn't always work out.

I like college football a lot, because it's the dream that you're chasing. The dream of one day possibly making it, with the harsh reality that only one percent make it.

When I was little, my dream was to come and play in the Premier League. So when Chelsea came in, I said yes straight away.

It would be great to play until I'm 40 like Ryan Giggs.

Playing for Juventus is something you dream about when you're a kid.

When you are a footballer, you will not always play 90 minutes. Sometimes you are not happy, but this is not important for me.

When you're growing up and thinking about being a footballer, you want to make as many caps and play as many games as you can.

Since I was five or six years old, I just wanted to be a professional football player. I wanted to play against the best players. I wanted to play in big stadiums in front of big crowds, and I was desperate to play for my country one day, and thankfully, I was lucky enough that happened.

My absolute dream would be to play for Manchester United and help them reach the goals they have.

If it fits in with my career, it will be a challenge for me to play for a MLS team. If that would be Steven Gerrard's club, that would be very special.

I would like to thank the Jaguars organization for giving me the opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream of playing in the NFL.

It's been a dream of mine to play in the NFL, so whenever I hear my name being talked about in someone's mock draft or whether or not he should stay or go, it's always interesting to listen to, but at the same time, I don't take it for granted.

It's impossible to imagine doing anything else because I always had in my head that I would be a footballer.

When I left Porto, I knew that I wanted to return to Real Madrid and play.

You don't want a guy to be happy he's not starting.