Ted Wright

             “The World Cup experience is more than just the game of soccer. It's an event. And it will fly by faster

             than you think. It will end and you'll be saying, 'Wow, it's over already?' You have to remember to take

             it all in and enjoy it. "

             - Cobi Jones

             Guy Stauber

             "The biggest knock against Neymar may be his size, but he has silenced many doubters after his move to                     Barcelona last year with lightning fast speed and acceleration, a top-class ability to finish off both feet, and

             the same doggedness on the pitch that his professional teammate Lionel Messi is known for. "

             -CBS NEWS

             David Johnson

             "OK, the wonderful thing about soccer is, a football is a perfectly round object, and it doesn't make mistakes.

             The player using it makes mistakes. And the more you use it, the less mistakes you make."

             -Craig Johnston

             Dongyun Lee

             "The World Cup is a very important way to measure the good players, and the great ones. It is a test of a

             great player."

             -Pele

             James Bennett

             "The World Cup is not just a great global sporting event, it is also inscribed with much deeper cultural and

             political importance"

             - Martin Jacques

             Bill Sanderson

             "Soccer is a great game, and the rich variety of styles and passions that come with being truly global

             makes the World Cup a nonpareil event in the universe of competitive sport."

             - Serge Schmemann

             Maria Corte Maidagan

             "I think soccer is more respected now than it ever has been. You can see that in the numbers of young kids

             who are playing and the numbers of people who are coming to watch."

             -Brandi Chastain

             Rudy Gutierrez

             "A lot of people, when a guy scores a lot of goals, think, 'He's a great player', because a goal is very impor-

             tant, but a great player is a player who can do everything on the field. He can do assists, encourage his

             colleagues, give them confidence to go forward. It is someone who, when a team does not do well, becomes

             one of the leaders."

             -Pele

             Ricardo Martinez

             "Right through to the end of the last World Cup game, I still couldn't bear the thought of not being perfect

             or letting people down. "

             -Jonny Wilkinson

             Oscar Ramos

             "The best word to describe the current Chilean national team’s style of play is exciting. Comprised of

             players who are typically smaller in stature but technically superb, these guys lit up the FIFA World Cup

             group stages with expert displays in keeping possession and lightning quick counter attacking football."

             -Soccer.com

             Mark Summers

             "As a footballer, you always want to test yourself against the best."

             - David Beckham

             John Mattos

             "Football is the poetry of a motion."

             - Pubudu Lasal Dissanayake

             Paul Cox

             "Everything I know about morality and the obligations of men, I owe it to football ."

             Michal Dziekan

             "I think there are a lot of things that soccer does in the communities that transcend the soccer field."

             - Brandi Chastain

             Mark T Smith

             "Brazil goes into every World Cup expecting to win - so when it is in Brazil it is expected even more. You

             can't understand what the World Cup means to our country."

             -Ronaldinho