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In football, like in life, you must learn to play within the rules of the game.

They teach you some things, but football is instinct sometimes. You just get the ball, and sometimes you dribble past three players and pass it; other times, you can shoot from far away. It's just instinct. If you feel something, just do it. I am free to do that.

What happens is once you start to understand football, you realise that it's not just about the physical side of the game and chasing after a ball. It's a strategic sport which requires a lot of intelligence. It's a very mental game.

The thing about football is when you've got guys that work hard and do things the right way, it'll come together... it's supposed to if you put the work in.

Young boys must be taught to play football without leading with or lowering their heads. Young players must be drilled over and over and over with Heads Up Football skills until that skill set becomes muscle memory and second nature.

In football, you have to grow up quickly, and you're generally more mature than other people your age.

Football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple.

Football is big business - you can't get away from it. But you have to separate that side from the playing.

Football is a passion that she holds dear to her heart. She's really going for her dream and there are obstacles in the way, but deep down she knows what she wants, and she pursues that.

When you go out on a football field, you are responsible for taking care of yourself. The more rules you get, the less players truly take care of themselves.