I'm fiercely patriotic, and the flag and the anthem is something that I really, really respect.

I've never scored a goal in my life without getting a pass from someone else.

You must not only have competitiveness but ability, regardless of the circumstance you face, to never quit

You never know if you can actually do something against all odds until you actually do it.

To watch people push themselves further than they think they can, it's a beautiful thing. It's really human.

If we can trust each other and leave everything-all our hearts-out on the field, I think we're going to have something to come home to and cheer about.

It's not pressure. It's responsibility We put it on ourselves.

I don't care who scores the goals, I'm going to leave my human beingness on the field!

If given a really great chance, I'm going to put it away every single time.

You can do as many sprints as you want but there's nothing like playing in a 90-minute soccer game. There's no better way to gain your fitness, in my opinion, than playing in consistent games.

Four goals in (16) minutes. Literally I don't even know how that happens especially in a World Cup final.

Men dream more about coming home than about leaving.

A true friend is like an umbrella that opens her heart to protect you on those rainy days.

I have to wear six pairs of speedos when I run.

I never had money for anything. But I tell you what did really work - books. Between the covers of those books I could go anyplace, I could be anybody, I could do anything.

I often cannot believe the things I do.

I am only one but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.

Do you think everybody misses somebody? Like I miss my mama?” “Mmmm-hmmm,” said Gloria. She closed her eyes. “I believe, sometimes, that the whole world has an aching heart.

It's fun to be almost grown up in some ways, but it's not the kind of fun I expected, Marilla. There's so much to learn and do and think that there isn't time for big words.

I have lived in Mumbai for more than 20 years, have my domicile here, my home and family here.

What you eat should not just be "good for you" but it should contribute to your happiness; it should make you a happier person.