#soccer

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

— Hakeem Olajuwon

#american-born #background #gave #many #me

I think we have a good team, but soccer fans will know that we're in a really tough group. The three teams in our group are really strong. The Czech Republic is a very good team, Italy is traditionally a powerhouse, and Ghana is one of the best teams in Africa. ↗

— Claudio Reyna

#best #czech #czech republic #fans #ghana

If you truly expect to realize your dreams, abandon the need for blanket approval. If conforming to everyone’s expectations is the number one goal, you have sacrificed your uniqueness, and therefore your excellence. ↗

— Hope Solo

#excellence #football #inspirational #soccer #unique

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

After the '96 Olympics, we all started believing that this is bigger than we thought, and we were willing to do the work. We knew that it was up to us, the players, to make soccer successful. ↗

— Brandi Chastain

#believing #bigger #knew #make #olympics

I was a part of Backyard Soccer, and I hear that I score a lot of goals in it. ↗

— Brandi Chastain

#goals #hear #i #lot #part

Number one, it was a chance to thank my parents, because they passed away a couple of years ago. They gave me so much by giving me the opportunity to play soccer, and I wanted to share the story we had together. ↗

— Brandi Chastain

#away #because #chance #couple #gave

I think foosball is a combination of soccer and shish kabobs. ↗

— Mitch Hedberg

#i #i think #soccer #think

I like to watch soccer, no matter what teams or players are in the field. ↗

— Andres Iniesta

#i #like #matter #players #soccer