Playing Soccer Quotes

I started to play, like all kids do, not as a goalkeeper. I liked scoring goals; in the end, it's all about scoring goals.

All three of us boys, we grew up playing soccer. It was all of our first love. One of my coaches actually wanted me to try out for the U.S. national team, but I decided to quit to pursue football.

Soccer is what I grew up doing - it's my passion, and I'm way more comfortable on the field in my soccer cleats.

One day, I hope I can play in MLS.

I try to enjoy it as much as I can every time I play and get the fans off their feet and try to score some goals.

When I was younger, soccer was my life. I always wanted to play.

My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players.

When I was growing up, I played a lot of soccer. I always wanted to be a good soccer player.

If I play, even at left-back, I do my best.

When I was little, I always loved scoring goals.

I went to my first college to play soccer.

It's my biggest dream as a soccer player: I always wanted to play in the World Cup.

I was the kid who always liked to take the ball down to the school even in my free time, kick it against the wall, juggle it in the front yard and so it was kind of a perpetual state of playing soccer for me.

I started playing soccer at age 6 and played both outfield and goalie. Back then, no one wanted to go on goalie - coaches would make deals with me so I'd do it. It's a tough position as a kid.

My father always told me I like the ball more than I like playing soccer: since I was a young kid, I was always skilled with it, dribbling furniture around the house. That's how I see football - fun and dynamic - and this goes beyond me; it's a characteristic of Brazilian football.

People have to pay a lot of money to play soccer here.

I have been playing soccer since I was about four years old. You always hope you can reach the top of the profession, that you can play in the big leagues and achieve all of the goals you hope to accomplish throughout your life.

I don't like the soccer industry and yes, I do like to play.

I'm lucky to be doing what I love, and I appreciate that I can make a good living doing it. I love to play soccer-whether it's in a game, practice or playing with friends-so it isn't like I'm under pressure at all.