The Hoops Little Book of Football: Quotes from players age 8 and 9 playing grassroots football to raise funds

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If you're not playing with passion, then you're not playing football." - Thierry Henry, reported by Goal. Soccer quotes are caffeine for the soul. They nourish the subconscious and give us that boost to sit up straight and carry on. After all, we hear a lot about mind over matter and the power of positivity. Well, quotes and soccer sayings are precisely the right fuel to keep those motivational fires burning. Remember, once you set a goal, it’s all about how hard you’re willing to work, how much you’re willing to sacrifice and how badly you truly want it.” – J.J. Watt

You're going to make mistakes, you're going to learn things and see things that you could have done better, coached better, played better." The most important thing? To win playing good football. That's the most beautiful thing." - Pep Guardiola, current manager of Manchester City, reported by The Telegraph. I’ve never known a man worth his salt who, in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn’t appreciate the grind, the discipline.”You never win a game unless you beat the guy in front of you. The score on the board doesn’t mean a thing. That’s for the fans. You’ve got to win the war with the man in front of you. You’ve got to get your man.”

Purpose of Grassroots Soccer • Encourage participation • Promote a love of the game • Introduce the skills and basic concepts to a new generation of players • The grassroots environment is therefore a place for everyone who wants to play, where integration and social skills are fundamental. • Producing star players is a by-product of grassroots -- elite player development is the responsibility of the club on more of a day to day basis • The roots of the game must not wither, they must be continually watered

The Importance of Football Quotes

If you don’t believe you’re the best, then you will never achieve all that you are capable of." - Cristiano Ronaldo , reported by The Sun. Social Benefits Mastering the typical adolescent crises and constructing an identity are core issues. The team structure of a soccer club is important for personality and identity development. Research indicates that young people in a sports organization can be distinguished in a positive way from those who have left the organization or never been a member. Participation in sports contributes to the young person bearing lighter loads of physical, psychological and social stress than their non-sporting classmates. Participation in sports also offers opportunities for positive expression and the possibility to dismantle certain negative stresses. Also allows for social integration. Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple." - Johan Cruyff, reported by The New York Times. Our country has been through difficult experiences in terms of unity. Sport – football in particular – has the power to help that. It is a special feeling.”

To do things you’ve never done before, you have to do things you’ve never done before.” –Sean Payton So without further waffle from me, let’s take a look at the list of the only soccer quotes you are going to need to pull you through even the darkest of days. Motivational Soccer Quotes for All Occasions View in galleryI’ve been in football all my life, gentlemen, and I don’t know whether I’m particularly qualified to be a part of anything else, except I consider it a great game, a game of many assets, by the way, and I think a symbol of what this country’s best attributes are: courage and stamina and a coordinated efficiency or teamwork.” We have a lot of mistakes in every practice. That's where we're at – correcting them and trying to improve the next day." Firstly, these words talk of dedication and passion. Secondly, they capture the heart and drive required to rise above the critics and ignore the naysayers. These are powerful qualities to instill in men, women, and children alike. The children are more important than the sport in which they are engaged. The game is not the thing, the child is….. Aggression is what I do. I go to war. You don’t contest football matches in a reasonable state of mind."- Roy Keane, reported by UnitedReds.