#soccer

I played in Europe and it was a great experience, not just because of my team-mates and the coaches we had, but from the fans and the city itself - I played in Gothenburg and I played in Lyon and soccer was everywhere. ↗

— Hope Solo

#city #coaches #europe #everywhere #experience

Dream big, because dreams do happen. ↗

— Alex Morgan

#dreams

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

#accomplishments #inspirational #life #soccer #sports

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 grandchildren who will never see them. ↗

— Eduardo Hughes Galeano

#idol #inspiration #soccer #inspirational

...I've spent the last fifteen years of my life railing against the game of soccer, an exercise that has been lauded as "the sport of the future" since 1977. Thankfully, that future dystopia has never come. ↗

— Chuck Klosterman

#future #humor #soccer #sports #humor

Everything I know about morality and the obligations of men, I owe it to football (soccer). ↗

— Albert Camus

#men

When I meet a European, the first thing I say is, “I’d much rather watch football than football.” But I’m just teasing them, and they know I’d really rather watch football than football. 
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— Jarod Kintz

#europe #european #football #soccer #absurd

Whereas fanatic is usually a pejorative word, a Fan is someone who has roots somewhere. ↗

— Simon Kuper

#soccer #sports #iraq

How could you have a soccer team if all were goalkeepers? How would it be an orchestra if all were French horns? ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#french #horns #how #orchestra #soccer

I really want to try soccer after I retire because I've watched football over the years and I think I could be a good contender. ↗

— Usain Bolt

#because #contender #could #football #good