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Their play and way of life captivate the world! Memorable quotes from soccer players

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked for 10 years as a kindergarten teacher and for 7 years as an after-school childcare instructor, then took a post as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I also engaged in activities that shared Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational play, working with many children. Afterwards, through freelance writing, planning, and editing work at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and conveying ideas. Leveraging the perspective cultivated in educational settings and my experience as an editor, I aim to deliver practical information—focusing on fields related to music and children—that values both input and output. Hobbies include instruments, singing, handcrafts, toys, drawing, traditional play, the outdoors, books, DIY, and crafts. Special skill: spinning-top tricks.

When it comes to sports with passionate fans all over the world, soccer immediately comes to mind.

From players’ mesmerizing super plays to intricate tactics, the highlights are countless.

This time, we’ve compiled a list of famous quotes from star players who shine in the world of soccer.

These are words only they could say—tempered by grueling training and fierce matches, and backed by the popularity they’ve earned.

You’ll also see that these players are human just like us, and it’s precisely because they struggled in the same ways that they are where they are today—so don’t miss it!

Their play and way of life captivate the world! Memorable quotes from soccer players (21–30)

To become the best in the world, you need world-class effort.Keisuke Honda

Keisuke Honda's quote: "To become the best in the world, you need world-class effort."

To become the best in the world, you need world-class effort. Keisuke Honda

Keisuke Honda is known as a former member of Japan’s national soccer team and is currently an active professional player who effectively serves as the owner of several professional clubs.

His famous quote, “To become the best in the world, you need to make the world’s best effort,” is a message that only someone like Honda—who has literally competed on the world stage—could truly convey.

If you place yourself in a world where rankings and hierarchies exist, it’s natural that everyone strives to reach the top.

Within that baseline of effort, to actually become number one, you have to work the hardest.

It sounds simple when put into words, but it’s something we tend to forget.

That’s why this quote is one I hope anyone with dreams or goals will engrave in their heart.

Raise the rankinglower

Hoshino Takashi

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In conclusion

This time we introduced memorable quotes from soccer players who are active both in Japan and abroad—what did you think? Each one is filled with powerful words that convey an indomitable fighting spirit, isn’t it? I hope they give you a push when you’re about to take on something you’d nearly given up on, or when you’re thinking of starting something new.