“When I did TV shows and movies, the studios did demographic research. They were shocked to find that my audience isn't just men who are too drunk to turn off the TV after football. It's women, too. I don't know exactly why, other than that I've tried to remain true to myself for all these years. I have gone through a lot, and I've been open about it. Maybe they look at me and can see how you can grow up, have children, continue to be sexy, get married and divorced and, though you grew up poor, live the American dream. I'm very blessed. I'm happy for it all.” KnowsMenYearsLooksChildrenShowsDreamTurnsGrowsPoorAudienceGoneGrowing UpFootballTvsGrewMarriedGrew UpResearchBlessedStudiosSexyDrunkAmerican DreamTv ShowsShockedLook At MeDivorcedDemographicsTurn OffTrue To Myself Author:Pamela Anderson
“It's very sad that Tanzania is a poor football country. If elected, I promise to put this country on the world football map. I will make sure we produce our own Okochas, El Hadji Dioufs and Zinedine Zidanes here.” IfsWorldCountryPoorProduceFootballPromiseMapsI PromiseVery SadTanzaniaZidane Author:Jakaya Kikwete
“The poor Geordies are in the process of being rebuffed by every sentient human being whose ambition in life is more than simply to pocket six million quid for having been a failure and run for the hills. They want beautiful, flowing football and tangible success, at St James' Park. Fine. I, meanwhile, want Jessica Alba and the Nobel prize for literature. I make my prospects slightly more realistic.” WantHumansRunningBeautifulLife IsLiteratureProcessHuman BeingsPoorMillionsFootballFineSixAmbitionHillsSoccerAnalysisParksPocketsPrizeRealisticTangibleNobelProspectsNobel PrizeJessicaLife Ambition Author:Rod Liddle
“Talking about success in society, no one can complain, because today everyone can choose what he or she wants. They don't just have to choose between being proletarian or middle-class. Those kinds of things do not exist anymore. Today working class boys can play football and become multimillionaires. On football! There are no longer classes, who say that we are poor, we are suppressed by you etc.” WantKindPlayTodayPoorTalkingClassBoysMiddleFootballComplainingEtcMiddle ClassWorking ClassAbout Success Author:Odd Nerdrum
“My shooting technique is so poor that if someday I score from outside the box, the keeper has to be banned from football.” IfsPoorFootballBoxesTechniqueShootingScoreSomedayKeepersBannedOutside The Box Author:Dada Maravilha
“The only place where we're not segregated in mass is in sports. You go to a football stadium or a basketball arena, and all of America is there: the wealthy, the poor, the black, white, Latino, conservative, liberal, and we all talk about sports.” AmericaSportsBlackWhitePoorFootballBasketballMassConservativeWealthyArenaLatinoStadiumsBlack White Author:Jason Whitlock
“Part of what depresses me so much about football is that it's so clearly about exploiting people, most of them poor boys of color, because of what they can do to entertain us, not because we have any genuine concern for them as people.” PeopleCan DoPoorBoysFootballColorConcernGenuineDepressingPoor BoyGenuine Concern Author:Steve Almond
“You can spend the money on new housing for poor people and the homeless, or you can spend it on a football stadium or a golf course.” PeopleCoursesPoorFootballGolfHomelessPoor PeopleHousingStadiumsGolf CourseHomeless People Author:Jello Biafra
“I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life. There were lots of kids from different races and poor families. People had to struggle to get through the day.” PeopleLifeDifferentKidsDifficultPoorRaceTeachStruggleFootballLuckyAreasSoccerDifferent RacesPoor Family Author:Zinedine Zidane