Soccer isn’t the same as Bach or Buddhism. But it is often more deeply felt than religion, and just as much a part of the community’s fabric, a repository of traditions.” The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime." - Babe Ruth, former baseball player who also played soccer, reported by Goal. Football is a simple game. You need a ball and a place to play. But what makes it great is the passion and skill of the players." - Ali Daei, reported by FIFA . I start early and I stay late, day after day, year after year, it took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success." - Lionel Messi, reported by CNN .

For a team to accomplish their goal, everybody’s got to give up a little bit of their individuality.” Soccer is a game in which everyone does a lot of running around. Twenty-one guys stand around and one guy does a tap dance with the ball." - Jim Murray, reported by Forbes.The most important thing in football is what happens on the pitch." - Lionel Messi, reported by Goal . In football, the greatest satisfaction is winning when they say you can’t." - Robert Lewandowski, reported by Sports Illustrated. So once again, I find myself in a contemplative mood on a Monday morning. Questioning why I coach, what my motives are and whether it is ‘worth it’? My personal coaching philosophy, my mentality? Has always been to make things as difficult as possible for the players in practice. However bad we can make them, I make them.” Through the UEFA Grassroots Charter, a quality mark focusing on grassroots football, UEFA supports and stimulates the development of grassroots football at national level by setting standards and providing tailored assistance. In addition, each national association receives annual earmarked funding to continually develop and improve their grassroots activities.

Benefits to the game in general Source of future fans, referees, administrators, soccer moms, officials, and sponsors… not to mention players Encourage mass participation to keep people in the game as long as possible I have been verbally abused by up to 10 parents at one time, for asking the referee to protect my childrenTalent isn’t everything. You can have it from the cradle, but it is necessary to learn the trade to be the best.” – Christiano Ronaldo, reported by The Highlights App . On a team, it’s not the strength of the individual players, but it is the strength of the unit and how they all function together.” Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire, the power to inspire others to follow.”

I have to keep working hard and playing well because I don’t like to be second or third: they’re the worst places to be. You would be proud, of course, because it means you’re on the way, but you want to finish first.”

Funny Soccer Quotes for Kids

Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness and respect for authority is the price that each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.” Most of us are in this more than just for playing soccer. We’re in it for the bigger goal – to move it along for the next generation.” Good soccer players need not be titans sculpted by Michelangelo. In soccer, ability is much more important than shape, and in many cases, skill is the art of turning limitations into virtues.” Football is not just a game, it's an art form. You have to be creative, think outside the box, and always be one step ahead of your opponent." - Ronaldinho, reported by The Independent. The Referee should encourage fair play, fun, respect for others, development of skills and team work, understanding of the Laws of the Game. The Laws of the Game should be a guide for the Referee in Mini-Soccer, with the spirit of the laws being more important than the letter of the law.