#footballer

Beckham is unusual. He was desperate to be a footballer. His mind was made up when he was nine or ten. Many kids think that it's beyond them. But you can't succeed without practising at any sport. ↗

— Bobby Charlton

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Even as a footballer, I was always being creative. ↗

— Eric Cantona

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We had to be down early to get the best stuff for the pros we looked after and then get the rags that we were left ourselves for training. It seems very old school but it grounded me as a person and made me appreciate everything as a footballer, because all we got was a pair of boots. ↗

— Colin Cooper

#appreciate #because #best #boots #down

Celebrity culture, it's everywhere, isn't it? It's reality TV, Big Brother. I didn't become a footballer to be famous, I became a footballer to be successful. I didn't want to be famous. Now people want to be famous. Why? Why would you want people following you about all day? ↗

— Ryan Giggs

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I had an early taste of fame. I was 20, going out with TV presenter Dani Behr and we'd have paparazzi chasing us. I'm not comfortable being photographed, though I accept it is part of the job. I had to ask myself, 'What comes first, being a celebrity or footballer?' ↗

— Ryan Giggs

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The lifestyle I lead as a footballer means I am always in the spotlight. ↗

— Wayne Rooney

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Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person. ↗

— Zinedine Zidane

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I run an academy in Spain for young footballers who are released by their clubs and who, in my opinion, deserve a second chance. It is a rewarding job for me, but one that also reveals many of the faults in the English game. ↗

— Glenn Hoddle

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