Cobi Jones Quotes

Looking back now at my first World Cup experience, I didn't know what was going on. I was a newbie and I had no idea what to expect.

You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen.

I spent my first twenty years in Morocco, where I coached the national team.

I think that the World Cup is a big factor for this increased interest. I don't believe all of this is a result of just myself but also because of the others who are playing abroad.

The important thing for me was that the World Cup should travel round the world.

Having played in U.S.A. in 1994, in France in 1998, as well as the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan - the first on the Asian continent - I have witnessed the excitement and passion unleashed in those different parts of the world.

It would be a dream to go to my first World Cup.

Whether you're male or female, going to a World Cup is the biggest thing that will ever happen in your life.

I still can't believe I'm going to a World Cup.

I've got injured in one World Cup, been to a Euros and another World Cup, so I've been there, seen it, and had a taste of it.

Being able to have the World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA is a great honor for us. Being able to speak at the ceremony that announced they were bringing it here was a stepping stone for a young player like me. I'm happy that it's coming to Canada.

For everyone, the World Cup is important. It doesn't matter if you are 21, going for your first one, or 35 and going for your third one. It's the biggest stage you can play on, and every opportunity to experience it is something special.

When I watched the World Cup, I had the feeling that I wanted to be there.

The World Cup has been life-changing, for many reasons.

What better example than the World Cup is there of the fact that individual people are irrelevant while impersonal structures are invariant?

The first time I watched a World Cup game was in 2002. That was the first time Senegal had ever qualified for the World Cup, and it was great moment that I will never forget in my life. I was ten years old at the time, and that experience of watching my country in a World Cup is what inspired me to become a footballer.

It's the World Cup, and everyone wants to be there. No one will be burnt out; everyone will be raring to go.

Now I want to play with the Ivory Coast. It has been rewarding, firstly because I am proud to play for my country, then because the Ivorian selection has quality players and has always been a reservoir of talent.

Cricket can produce some amazing feelings on the field and I have been lucky enough to experience a few along the way.

For any cricketer, the ultimate dream is to be a World Cup champion. My dream is to win the World Cup for India.

The beauty of the World Cup is that while thirty-two countries get to cheer for their respective teams, the event also affirms a global pluralism - it is as much a festival of cultural multiplicity as it is a competition featuring some of the best athletes in the world.

There is simply no better way to generate buzz for soccer in your country than having your team in the World Cup.

Obviously, playing in a World Cup is always beautiful, helping your team is always cool, but when you don't think it's time, you have a clear conscience.

Yes, I would have loved to win it, but I have great memories from World Cups. The 2007 tournament - my first - was very special.

I enjoy playing at Tottenham and England as well.