Inspirational soccer quotes

Below are a few Inspirational soccer quotes that we thought were worth sharing:

"Speed is often confused with insight. When I start running earlier than the others, I appear faster."

"I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion."

"I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match."

"True champions aren't always the ones that win, but those with the most guts."

"Soccer is a game in which a handful of fit men run around for one and a half hours watched by millions of people who could really use the exercise."

"A sport where the players actually enjoy getting hit in the head by a ball."

"Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it."

"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do."

"All good athletes make mistakes; the great ones learn to make that mistake only once."

The Authors to the above included:

Johan Cruyff
Pele
Mia Hamm
Raul Lopez
MetroStars Major League Soccer team
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We have also prepared a page on Qualities of a Great Athlete that may also be of interest.

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