Alex Scott Quotes

Football has been good to me. Everyone has their destiny, but you have to make use of the opportunities. I have spent 15 years at the top of my game. It makes me happy. I love the game. I love scoring goals. But I have always taken it seriously. It is not what the game gives you, it is what you give it.

It's tough being at Chelsea. I work hard every day in training. It's a massive club with really good players, so you don't get the opportunity every weekend.

And my dad drilled it in my head, you know, 'If you want it bad enough, and you're willing to make the sacrifices, you can do it. But first you have to believe in yourself.

I just want to be as successful as I can in football.

You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.

During the off-season when you see other people playing in the Super Bowl, you wonder, and you say to yourself, 'Are you ever gonna get there and see what it feels like?' And it pushes you a little bit harder during that off-season to work to try to get there the following year.

I had sacrificed my entire life to play football.

Success for an athlete follows many years of hard work and dedication.

One of the great lessons I've learned in athletics is that you've got to discipline your life. No matter how good you may be, you've got to be willing to cut out of your life those things that keep you from going to the top.

Gymnastics demands so much of our time. We train all week and travel and compete on weekends. The people you're surrounded by really become your second family, your best friends, your sisters. My coach was like a second mother for me.

Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don't let anyone limit your dreams.

My mom and dad worked very hard to give me the best chance in - not just in golf but in life. You know, I was an only child, you know, my dad worked three jobs at one stage. My mom worked night shifts in a factory.

A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.

I think if you want to become a great football player, professional, you must give all the time one hundred percent, you must work hard - to be lucky is a good thing - but if you work hard and you give everything you will have great success.

My time in non-league definitely grounded me and taught me to take nothing for granted - there was no glamour involved, that is for sure.

All the sacrifices my mom and family had made had been worth it.

My brother-in-law skipped work to get me to training. Our family get us through. We'd get the train, a bus and sometimes even walk to training.

I am ready to give 100% for Arsenal.

I always work hard on and off the pitch for the Saturday's game, and it's all about performing on a Saturday; that's why I work my socks off during the week.

I always give my best in training as if it was a Champions League final.

My dad was able to give me everything through football.

I tell people all the time that football taught me about life in every single aspect.

You sacrifice so much to get to the NFL. You miss recitals and graduations. Moments that you can't have because you're focused on being the best.

If you want to achieve something great, you have to work hard for it. It is as simple as that.

I always wanted to play with both feet, so today I'm happy I trained it so often.