1990 – 2010 CE
Dominant teams, global superstars, and the media age.
God blessed me with a lot of things, but the ability to know when to walk away wasn't one of them.
— Brett Favre
"God blessed me with a lot of things, but the ability to know when to walk away w..."
I know I'm not going to play forever, but the love I have for the game will never change.
"I know I'm not going to play forever, but the love I have for the game will neve..."
I once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day I saw a man who had no feet, and I r...
— Zinedine Zidane
"I once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day I saw a man who ..."
I am not a star. I am just a football player.
"I am not a star. I am just a football player."
In football, the result is an impostor.
"In football, the result is an impostor."
Every day I think about what I can improve. Every single day.
"Every day I think about what I can improve. Every single day."
If I can leave the game of football better than I found it, then I've done my job.
"If I can leave the game of football better than I found it, then I've done my jo..."
I just try to go out there and have fun. When I stop having fun, I'll stop playing.
"I just try to go out there and have fun. When I stop having fun, I'll stop playi..."
The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win.
— Kobe Bryant
"The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win."
There may be people that have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder ...
— Derek Jeter
"There may be people that have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for an..."
I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. But I also have the ability to push th...
"I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. But I also have th..."
Somewhere behind the athlete you've become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed...
— Mia Hamm
"Somewhere behind the athlete you've become and the hours of practice and the coa..."