#soccer

In terms of soccer, it wasn't really a thing that girls did. In England it more kind of Net Ball and Hockey and stuff like that in athletics. It's to each their own, really. ↗

— Parminder Nagra

#ball #did #each #england #hockey

I think we have our sports within our own culture that are huge with baseball, football, basketball, and hockey. Those are the sports in America that we grow up with and soccer isn't really there yet. ↗

— Claudio Reyna

#baseball #basketball #culture #football #grow

Sure we have skilled players, but the biggest thing might just be that we are so well conditioned and how we can play for 90 minutes at a high tempo which is needed in soccer at an international level. ↗

— Claudio Reyna

#biggest #biggest thing #conditioned #high #how

When I see myself in the videogame it's amazing how realistic I look. This is the most authentic and realistic soccer game I have ever seen. It is like I'm looking in a mirror. The attention to detail is incredible. ↗

— Claudio Reyna

#attention #authentic #detail #ever #game

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. ↗

— Cobi Jones

#after #athletes #dedicated #helping #hip

The World Cup experience is more than just the game of soccer. It's an event. And it will fly by faster than you think. It will end and you'll be saying, 'Wow, it's over already?' You have to remember to take it all in and enjoy it. ↗

— Cobi Jones

#cup #end #enjoy #event #experience

Like most ghetto kids I knew it was important to be 'somebody' so I became a good soccer player, because excelling at a sport seemed to make you special. ↗

— Vidal Sassoon

#because #ghetto #good #i #important

I got to experience soccer at the highest level at a young age; I decided I wanted to be part of that for as long as possible. ↗

— Mia Hamm

#decided #experience #got #highest #highest level

Soccer isn't very social. Plus, if you don't like someone on the other team, you can do something about it. ↗

— Mia Hamm

#like #other #plus #soccer #social

I get asked this a lot: Why has soccer not succeeded? My answer is, soccer has succeeded. It is already the fastest growing youth participation sport in the U.S. It has already succeeded at the youth level, no question. ↗

— Lamar Hunt

#answer #asked #fastest #get #growing