#footballer

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

I feel sorry sometimes for these sportsmen and women who put in just as much effort as the footballers. For example, athletes train at least as hard as footballers but have to be happy if they can earn enough to finance a decent education. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#be happy #decent #earn #education #effort

Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I'm just happy with a ball at my feet. My motivation comes from playing the game I love. If I wasn't paid to be a professional footballer I would willingly play for nothing. ↗

— Lionel Messi

#because #being #benefits #better #comes

I feel very strong as an individual, but as a famous footballer I know I am prone to certain things. All the media have a continuous interest for me. It varies from once a year to every day interest. ↗

— Ruud van Nistelrooy

#certain #certain things #continuous #day #every

As a private person I think I am now totally different from Ruud van Nistelrooy the footballer. ↗

— Ruud van Nistelrooy

#different #footballer #i #i am #i think

There is pressure every day as a footballer. ↗

— Jamie Redknapp

#every #every day #footballer #pressure

Pulling on your country's shirt is the greatest honour a footballer can have. It's what I always dreamed of as a kid and I get a buzz every time. ↗

— Wayne Rooney

#buzz #country #dreamed #every #every time

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

— Zinedine Zidane

#footballer #happened #important #important thing #madrid

As a footballer I can't imagine life without the use of one of my legs... Sadly this is exactly what happens to thousands of children every year when they accidentally step on a landmine. ↗

— Ryan Giggs

#children #every #exactly #footballer #happens

What you've got to realise is that footballers, and me in particular, have seen everything in the changing room. Everything. I've seen the manager kicking off with the players, the players kicking off with him, players fighting each other, managers fighting, everything. ↗

— Ryan Giggs

#each #everything #fighting #footballers #got