- Jazz
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- Nov 07, 2020
Family Quotes
On heritage, closeness and the pull of family.
These quotes touch on family in different forms: a sports club described as having a family feel, and personal reflections on growing up within a close, sometimes insular, family circle. For devotional lines on family, see our Prayers.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have this thing called my 'Post It People': they're my closest family members. Those are the ones who count. The ones who I put their word as something special to me. So if they're all like, 'No you're good, we love you, we know who you are as a person,' then I don't take anything else personally, 'cause those are the ones who matter - my family.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe that having a family in the dressing room is very important when it comes to winning trophies.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my case, my life has changed and improved because different things have motivated me. For example, in the beginning, my motivation was to help my family. Later on, my motivation was to be the best.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think football saves many people. It can give you a life of luxury, but people don't see all the effort that goes in behind the scenes. That might mean not seeing your family or missing your mother's birthday; many players are so focused that they miss the birth of their children.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father, who is now in Heaven, was a supporter of La U, and I think the truth is that a lot of my family would like me to end up there. My dad was the pillar of the family, and sometimes people do things for their family as well.
- Dream
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dream was always to be a footballer and help my family.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
That attitude that I wouldn't succeed didn't come from my family; it came from school and then the township we lived in. I wasn't going to settle for that, and my mother warned us not to settle for less, to make the most of our lives.
- East Coast
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- Nov 07, 2020
I come from a very la-ti-da East Coast intellectual family - or so they think.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really want to be in the final to play in front of my family and friends, but it's not only that. I came to Arsenal because I want to win trophies. So to play in the final is important.
- Body
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was getting injured so much, I spoke to my family and my manager and said, 'I need my body to recover.' The first thing I thought was that I needed to stay upright. When I went back to Brazil to play, after a few months, my body was perfect.
- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't born to a wealthy or powerful family - mother from Puerto Rico, dad from the South Bronx.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I won the lottery I'd start a charity that helped little family hardware stores, cobblers and fruit shops open in city centres.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020