#soccer

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

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

Liberal soccer moms are precisely as likely to receive anthrax in the mail as to develop a capacity for linear thinking. ↗

— Ann Coulter

#capacity #develop #liberal #likely #linear

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

— Mitch Hedberg

#i #i think #soccer #think

I played at the Sainte Maxime Beach Soccer Tournament, which was brilliant fun as usual. ↗

— David Ginola

#brilliant #fun #i #played #soccer

I love soccer; I want to be on the field. ↗

— Brandi Chastain

#i #i love #love #soccer #want

I have a 16 year-old son, so I'm now a soccer mom. I stand on the sidelines and I hear the things parents are saying, so I want them to understand what it is their kids are feeling in any sports environment. ↗

— Brandi Chastain

#environment #feeling #hear #i #kids