“ Many people say I'm the best women's soccer player in the world. I don't think so. And because of that, someday I just might be. Mia Hamm
“ [F]or the most part football these days is the opium of the people, not to speak of their crack cocaine. Its icon is the impeccably Tory, slavishly conformist Beckham. The Reds are no longer the Bolsh… Terry Eagleton
“ Before you start your full day of watching Equestrian Square Dancing, Soccer Balling, Hoop Dreaming, Cricket Batting, Rugby Punching, Volleyball Chopping, Skateboard Falling, Martial Arts Bowing, Bicy… James Hauenstein
“ I've never really liked the Yanks. ... You can't trust people who pick up the ball all the time when they play football. Terry Pratchett
“ Nightmare completed, another humiliating defeat. 10 goals in 2 game. It will take time to come out from such humiliating defeat for Brazilian fans. But I think when you like something, when you fall t… Nutan Bajracharya
“ I still remember what my father said "There are on the stadium 22 idiots, which are running after ball.". From where did he knew that??He knew it from guarding the stadium, so my question is why we do… Deyth Banger
“ And one fine day the goddess of the wind kisses the foot of man, that mistreated, scorned foot, and from that kiss the soccer idol is born. He is born in a straw crib in a tin-roofed shack and he ente… Eduardo Galeano
“ I played sports year around: basketball, soccer, softball and I ran track year around, from the time I was, like, six, seven. Gabrielle Union
“ There's a tipping point that happens with soccer in which you just kinda get it. I was drawn to it because the best soccer teams play similarly to my favorite basketball teams - like the eighties Lake… Bill Simmons
“ The StadiumHave you ever entered an empty stadium? Try it. Stand in the middle of the field and listen. There is nothing less empty than an empty stadium. There is nothing less mute than stands bereft… Eduardo Galeano
“ The ball laughs, radiant, in the air. He brings her down, puts her to sleep, showers her with compliments, dances with her, and seeing such things never before seen his admirers pity their unborn gran… Eduardo Galeano
“ At least for soccer players, it comes down to a blend of two types of fitness - your base endurance, which comes from longer distance running, and your speed, which comes from sprint-based workouts. Heather O'Reilly
“ Complaining about boring football is a little like complaining about the sad ending of King Lear: it misses the point somehow. Nick Hornby
“ I come from a family where soccer has always been very present. My uncles, my father and my brother were all players. Ronaldinho
“ [Books are] vital to learning. Half the population don't go to football matches but that doesn't make football any less important. John Sutherland
