“I would have been about seven years old when the formative years of my competitive football education began. I was playing in the local leagues around Manchester, playing against lads from tough areas who had been taught they had to fight for everything.” YearsHas BeensFightingFootballTaughtToughAreasSevenLocalsLeagueSeven YearsManchesterLadFormative Years Author:Gary Neville
“I played football for seven years in Spain and was called everything because I was from South America, and I never went out crying like a baby, like Patrice Evra, saying that someone had said something to me.” YearsSaidAmericaCryFootballBabySouthSevenSpainSeven YearsSouth America Author:Gus Poyet
“The beginning of my love for football goes back to when I was seven years old. I was spending time with my grandmother, Caletha Vick. I never knew anything about the game until one Sunday afternoon when she turned on the television because the Redskins were playing. They were my Uncle Casey's favorite team-and my grandmother's favorite too. After watching the game with them, I was hooked.” YearsGamesTeamTelevisionFootballSevenSpendingNflGrandmotherSundayAfternoonUnclesMy GrandmotherSeven YearsHookedSpending TimeSunday AfternoonsRedskins Author:Michael Vick
“Progressing to where you can play a big role in football is nothing you can achieve in just two years. It will at least take five, six, well more likely seven years. A once-in-a-life-time success does not help you, constant quality is what you have to go for.” YearsWellsDoeTwoPlayHelpingBigsQualityRolesFiveProgressAchieveFootballSixConstantSevenTwo YearsSeven YearsLife Time Author:Berti Vogts