The whole object of the players' association is to try and make sure that any individual is able to capitalise on his ability, particularly in football, which is a very short career.
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A football player at any level must set goals.
With good coaching, proper motivation and the right club structure with organic growth, you can achieve an awful lot in football.
It takes a tremendous amount of skill to be a football player. And some of these guys have enough skills to do other sports. Soccer could be one. Basketball could be another. Things where you need incredible hand-eye coordination are always options. I think a football player would be able to adapt to a lot of sports.
The thing I really look for in this business is there are guys who are into football and there are guys who are in the profession for other reasons.
I think if you want to become a great football player, professional, you must give all the time one hundred percent, you must work hard - to be lucky is a good thing - but if you work hard and you give everything you will have great success.
Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
As football gets more globalised, it's probably more important than ever to have one or two players in your team who have grown up in the same streets or been to the same schools as the hard-core fans.
There are two types of football - there's physical football and football talent.
In football, you have to grow up quickly, and you're generally more mature than other people your age.
You have different sorts of people in life, so why should it be any different in football?
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