Chris Coleman Quotes

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

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

Playing in the NFL was a dream come true.

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

The only thing I ever wanted to be was a professional football player.

Hopefully, I can stay in the Premier League for my whole career.

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.

I think every footballer in the world wants to be on the pitch as much as possible.

I just want to do the best I can, which means playing for the England full side one day and carry on playing well for Everton.

I dreamt of playing in front of thousands of people as a kid, but I dreamt of playing in World Cup finals as well.

Not playing for Liverpool would hurt me more than not playing for England.

I always wanted to be a footballer; I always wanted to play. I was born to be a footballer.

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

I've dreamed of playing in the Premier League since I was a young boy.

Obviously, when I was playing in the Championship, I always dreamed about playing for England, putting on the jersey.

I always watched professional football and my father played at an amateur level, but I didn't think I wanted to become a pro.

Throughout my childhood, and thanks to Arsenal's former striker Thierry Henry and other French players, I always dreamed of playing for this club, so that dream has been fulfilled.

I was always told that the Premier League would suit my playing style, and England has always attracted me. Ever since I was a child, I always wanted to come here so much so that I learned the language, so I was preparing myself in some way for a future move to England.

As a kid, you just want to play football. For me one day it will end, but until the end I love getting the opportunity to go out there and play at a high level.

I would love to play in Spain. It would be a dream to play there, as we are talking about the best league in the world.

I've been fortunate to play with many great players, including Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal.

To grow up and play for FC Bayern Munich and eventually Germany has been truly a dream come true.

Every young kid growing up playing football dreams of playing in those big famous stadiums.

Ever since I was a boy, I have wanted to be a professional footballer and to captain my country one day.

Playing in the Champions League is a big dream of mine. When you are a player and have a chance to play in it, it's a good thing.