#soccer

At least for soccer players, it comes down to a blend of two types of fitness - your base endurance, which comes from longer distance running, and your speed, which comes from sprint-based workouts. ↗

— Heather O'Reilly

#blend #comes #distance #down #endurance

I was on Oprah's show recently talking about the people who impacted me the most. One was a teacher and one was my soccer coach. I didn't even go into my family, who had the most influence. ↗

— Andrew Shue

#coach #even #family #go #had

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

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

Kung fu and soccer are the two things that I was most interested in as a child. ↗

— Stephen Chow

#i #interested #kung #kung fu #most

I was a keen sportsman, and became school captain in soccer and cricket. ↗

— John E. Walker

#captain #cricket #i #keen #school

I played on this soccer team, called Hollywood United, and there were a lot of old ex-international pro-players. We played this benefit match at the Rose Bowl, and the crowd streamed in. It's so nerve-wracking to go out into a stadium, feeling a billion eyes upon you when you mess up your touches. That's an overwhelming environment. ↗

— Donal Logue

#billion #bowl #called #crowd #environment