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To be a footballer was just a dream, and I don't believe in dreams. I only deal in what is real. To be honest, I've never thought about what I could get out of football or where it would take me. I just wanted to play. I'm the same now.

— Thierry Henry

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

As a kid, you obviously dream of being a professional footballer. I would watch players like Ronaldo of Brazil and pretend to be him in the playground. But I don't think about trying to become one of the best in the world or anything like that. I just play football.

— Gareth Bale

I wanted to be a football player. Football is a sport that I love, but the more I started playing basketball, the more I started dreaming of playing in the NBA.

— Dwyane Wade

My whole life, my dream has been to be a quarterback.

— Tim Tebow

Once I got a bit older, and we could see there could be a future in football, it was everyone's blessing to chase that dream. And it did me a lot of good: It put me through college, it gave me an education, it got me a little taste of pro ball and a lot of good memories. I don't regret any of it.

— Roman Reigns

I went a long way to play for Manchester United, so nothing will prevent me from achieving my dream.

— Henrikh Mkhitaryan

I have never imagined doing anything other than football, but now, thinking about it coldly, if I hadn't been a footballer, I would have been a musician.

— Ronaldinho

Ever since I was a kid, I've dreamt about winning the Brazilian league, and I still dream about it now. I am doing everything I possibly can to make my dream come true.

— Ronaldinho

✗Opposing Perspectives

I've always wanted to be a footballer, and I've always believed that's the path I was going to go down.

— Harry Kane

I've lived most people's dream by playing football.

— Fabrice Muamba

When I was a child, it was my dream to be a professional footballer. When I was 14 I visited Milan's San Siro stadium and remember thinking how unbelievable it was. From then onwards I vowed that one day I would be playing there - and I am very proud that I achieved this and also for everything else I have managed to achieve in football.

— Andriy Shevchenko