Soccer Player Quotes - Page 5

• When I first met him [James Galanis], he just said, "Look, if you want to be a professional soccer player, if you want to make the national team, you have to do everything possible to work hard. You’ve got to put it number one."

  Carli Lloyd

  Soccer, Team, Hard Work

  "This Pre-World Cup Interview with Carli Lloyd Shows Just How Awesomely Intense She Is". Interview with George Quraishi, www.slate.com. July 8, 2015.

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• The most direct path to achievement whether you're an entrepreneur, a company executive, or a pro soccer player is to be a great performer and a great team member. This is also the secret to a meaningful career and self-fulfillment.

  Maynard Webb

  Soccer, Meaningful, Team

  "Meritocracy: World Cup Fever" by Maynard Webb, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 27, 2010.

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• Getting a chance to practice six months against my own teammates, who I consider the best soccer players in the world, there's no way I couldn't improve.

  Lorrie Fair

  Soccer, Player, Practice

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• 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

  Soccer, Sports, Player

  Mia Hamm, Aaron Heifetz (2013). “Go For The Goal: A Champion's Guide To Winning In Soccer And Life”, p.20, Harper Collins

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• Considerable research on successful soccer players and their developmental history, affirms that a good percentage of them have spent time in isolation, working on soccer skills.

  Pele

  Soccer, Successful, Player

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• My heroes were always soccer players.

  Ronaldinho

  Soccer, Hero, Player

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