In football everything is complicated by the presence of the opposite team. Votes: 4
Jean-Paul SartrePele called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life. Votes: 4
George BestWhen I go to the press conference before the game, in my mind the game has already started. Votes: 4
Jose MourinhoIt gets like this in Liverpool when you're on the ferry and the sun reflects off the Mersey. Votes: 4
John AldridgeThe goal was scored a little bit by the hand of God, another bit by the head of Maradona. Votes: 4
Diego MaradonaEven now I can say I'd love to finish my career here, and then stay in the game after that. Votes: 4
Steven GerrardSoccer moms are the enemy of natural history and the full development of a child." Votes: 3
E. O. WilsonI played at the Sainte Maxime Beach Soccer Tournament, which was brilliant fun as usual. Votes: 3
David GinolaSoccer is like punk rock: The product is not necessarily terrible. The problem is the fan base. Votes: 3
Chuck KlostermanSoccer is an art more central to our culture than anything the Arts Council deigns to recognize. Votes: 3
Germaine GreerI was a part of Backyard Soccer, and I hear that I score a lot of goals in it. Votes: 3
Brandi ChastainSoccer is a feast for the eyes that watch it and a joy for the body that plays it Votes: 3
Eduardo GaleanoI love sports. I've played basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, track and field growing up. Votes: 2
Michael B. JordanThere's apparently soccer leagues that they've set up with young Indian girls. Votes: 0
Parminder NagraIf TV were only an invention to broadcast soccer, it would be justified. Votes: 0
Roberto FontanarrosaI'm loving motherhood. It's way harder than soccer, but I love a challenge. Votes: 0
Brandi ChastainEveryone has to remember, I've always said that soccer is my number-one sport. Votes: 0
Chad OchocincoI like playing all sports, from football to soccer, and I love playing baseball. Votes: 0
Ryan GuzmanOf course Seattle loves soccer. You can see from the men's Seattle Sounders team. Votes: 0
Hope SoloMy strength is my distance. I can swim two-and-a-half soccer fields on one breath. Votes: 0
Tanc SadeI didn't play soccer; I played that other football in grade school through college. Votes: 0
Joe BidenYou need teamwork to achieve real success, and that attitude comes straight from soccer. Votes: 0
Matt BahrI can shoot a three pointer in basketball, and I can kick a soccer ball. Votes: 0
Christopher Mintz-PlasseI was hell-bent on being a soccer player all through junior high and high school. Votes: 0
James SnyderThe growth of women's soccer and women's sports all around the world has been slow. Votes: 0
Abby WambachI always played soccer in Adidas, but I always wore Nikes. I love street sportswear. Votes: 0
Ian AstburyMy background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players. Votes: 0
Hakeem OlajuwonWhat I learned from directing, I learned from soccer, where it's like a coach-player relationship. Votes: 0
Sean DurkinI believe that a bad Super Bowl halftime show is still better than a soccer game. Votes: 0
Ron WhiteIf we had known there was biting in soccer, we would have started watching years ago. Votes: 0
Peter SagalNo doubt, I am earning more money with my endorsements than I ever earned playing soccer. Votes: 0
PeleI still regret that I never played soccer in high school. I chose basketball over soccer. Votes: 0
Will FerrellSome [soccer] players suffer four or five fatal injuries per game. That's how tough they are. Votes: 0
Dave BarryKung fu and soccer are the two things that I was most interested in as a child. Votes: 0
Stephen ChowI don't run straight at a constant pace; soccer is always a change of pace and movement. Votes: 0
Alex MorganWhen I thought I was retired, I wanted to travel around the world and watch soccer games. Votes: 0
Drew CareyI enjoy my family a lot. I have active teenagers, and they're in soccer and choral events. Votes: 0
Linda Sue ParkMy position is this " street soccer is the most natural educational system that can be found Votes: 0
Rinus MichelsThe philosophy of FIFA is to expand world soccer space, to spread out the world football space. Votes: 0
Vladimir PutinMy father was a soccer player. All my friends played basketball though, so I stuck with basketball. Votes: 0
Steve NashNo one needs to be reminded of racism in soccer: the xenophobia, the nativism and, yes, nationalism. Votes: 0
Rabih AlameddineIn the past, I had my idols but today I enjoy learning from all the soccer I watch. Votes: 0
Andres IniestaIf there is one thing in this planet that has the power to bind people it is soccer. Votes: 0
Nelson MandelaTen years ago, the level was nowhere near what it is today. (on soccer in the United States) Votes: 0
Landon DonovanI'm attracted to soccer's capacity for beauty. When well played, the game is a dance with a ball. Votes: 0
Eduardo GaleanoI am an emotional person, and soccer is sheer emotion. For me, it is the best way to unwind. Votes: 0
Martin WinterkornI was a kid who got picked on in school and got beat up by popular, athletic soccer-type people. Votes: 0
Fred DurstYou know, in ten years you're gonna be playing soccer with your tits, what do you think of that? Votes: 0
Bernardo BertolucciNobody ever calls me a soccer-playing writer, even though I play soccer and it's part of who I am. Votes: 0
Rabih AlameddineYou know how kids dream of being soccer players or actors? Well, my dream was to be a sushi chef. Votes: 0
Nobu MatsuhisaI once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day, I met a man who had no feet Votes: 0
Zinedine ZidaneIbiza is a popular vacation place for a lot of the players in Spain. If you go in the summer, there are some of the world's most famous movie and music stars, so nobody cares about soccer players. Votes: 3 Xavi
I played English football - soccer - instead of American football, because we couldn't afford the equipment. Votes: 2 Wally Schirra
A game of soccer induces more than enjoyment, more than entertainment. Votes: 3 Rabih Alameddine
How could you have a soccer team if all were goalkeepers? How would it be an orchestra if all were French horns? Votes: 1 Desmond Tutu
Your love makes me strong, Your hate makes me unstoppable". Votes: 2 Cristiano Ronaldo
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. Votes: 1 Brandi Chastain
We lose a lot of young athletes because tennis is such a difficult sport. It's not like kicking a soccer ball. Votes: 3 Jim Courier
I would just as likely be doing soccer practice as filming commercials. Votes: 1 Alyson Hannigan
In general I like a guy who is athletic, somebody who can teach me something. Whether it's teaching me a new way to cut on a wave or teach me a three-point conversion or teach me how to dribble a soccer ball. There's something really cool about that. Votes: 7 Aimee Teegarden
My father was never around. But I glorified my father, and I was always daddy's little girl. He was my first soccer coach. Votes: 5 Hope Solo
I think there are a lot of things that soccer does in the communities that transcend the soccer field. Votes: 3 Brandi Chastain
I believe that a bad Super Bowl halftime show is still better than a soccer game. Votes: 8 Ron White
Watching soccer is my main hobby, really. I'm no tactician or coach, but I enjoy watching the free flow of it, the different styles, and the histories behind clubs. Like Barcelona vs. Madrid - it's not just a soccer game; it's a geopolitical struggle. There are great storylines and no commercials. Votes: 1 Andrew Luck
After I suffered a labral tear in my hip while playing soccer, I realized that many sports-related injuries can be prevented and I dedicated myself to helping young athletes learn more about injury prevention. Votes: 1 Cobi Jones
The rest of the world loves soccer. Surely we must be missing something. Uh, isn't that what the Russians told us about communism? There's a good reason why you don't care about soccer - it's because you are an American and hating soccer is more American than mom's apple pie, driving a pick-up and spending Saturday afternoon channel-surfing with the remote control. Votes: 4 Tom Weir
I have a 16 year-old son, so I'm now a soccer mom. I stand on the sidelines and I hear the things parents are saying, so I want them to understand what it is their kids are feeling in any sports environment. Votes: 4 Brandi Chastain
I am a guy who likes to do what I am doing with passion, whether it's a soccer match with friends or golf. Votes: 1 Rafael Nadal
Toddlers need to get off the soccer field and onto the playground. Children need to get out of the gym and into neighborhood stickball games. We need to give kids room to create their own rules, set their own terms, and move their bodies in their own ways. Votes: 1 Darell Hammond
When I was seven we moved to Orpington, and in my new school, I was kept in for extra lessons to learn 'joined-up' writing instead of playing football. I still think that my poor handwriting and lack of soccer skills date from that period. Votes: 3 Martin Evans
How could you have a soccer team if all were goalkeepers? How would it be an orchestra if all were French horns? Votes: 4 Desmond Tutu