“The game [football] has moved on a lot but still, ask most players and they will tell you that pre-season isn't their favourite time of the year.” YearsStillsAsksGamesPlayerFootballSeasonsMovedFavouriteMoved OnPre Season Author:Colin Kazim-Richards
“When you're seventeen or eighteen, you bomb on in pre-season immediately, try to impress. But then at the end of pre-season because you were so fast at the beginning, your times aren't getting any better and it looks like you actually aren't getting fitter.” TryingLooksEndsLike YouSeasonsBombsImpressEighteenSeventeenPre Season Author:Colin Kazim-Richards
“Pre-season isn't just about conditioning but also getting used to each other as a team and a group of men. You spend more time with these people than you do your own family. Pre-season is the time we get used to each other and work out how people work. It can be a lot of fun. Hard but fun.” PeopleMenHardUsedFunGroupsTeamSeasonsWork OutWorking ItMore TimeConditioningPre Season Author:Colin Kazim-Richards
“The shopping is not finished and before the pre-season starts I would like to bring in another two players. I like shopping, maybe I have become a woman.” TwoPlayerSeasonsFinishedShoppingPre Season Author:Paolo Di Canio
“Pre-season was very challenging with the African Championships on my continent. Unfortunately, I failed to qualify for the Games there. It was an emotional moment for me due to the context, but I quickly accepted the result as evidence of what my preparation has been the past 3 years.” YearsHas BeensMomentsPastGamesChallengesResultsEmotionalEvidenceSeasonsAthleteDuesAcceptedPreparationContinentsChampionshipPre Season Author:Benjamin Boukpeti
“Sometimes you feel the emotion. You think this might be my last pre-season or my last Champions League match. But, overall, those thoughts aren't important right now. But the time will soon come” ThinkingFeelsImportantSometimesMightLastsSportsEmotionRight NowSeasonsLeagueChampionChampions LeaguePre Season Author:Dennis Bergkamp