Abby Wambach
Abby Wambach

When I was really young, the women's national team wasn't on a grand media stage, so my role models were male basketball and male American football players.

Adam Vinatieri
Adam Vinatieri

Coming from a small South Dakota school, it was a different route to get to the NFL. I went from South Dakota State to the World League of American Football with the Amsterdam Admirals, and fortunately I did well enough there that the New England Patriots decided to sign me and give me a chance.

Alexander Hanson
Alexander Hanson

I'm a huge Rugby Union fan, which is a bit like American football - but tougher.

Andrew Luck
Andrew Luck

I grew up in Europe, and soccer was the first organized game I played. When we moved back to the U.S. in the middle of 4th grade, I switched to American football and stopped playing competitively until college, when I played intramurals.

Bastian Schweinsteiger
Bastian Schweinsteiger

American leagues - baseball, ice hockey, American football and basketball - you are the best. But in a global sport like soccer, you're not.

Carlos Slim
Carlos Slim

I love baseball. And American Football, too. But not rugby.

Cesaro
Cesaro

I care nothing about American football.

Chad Harbach
Chad Harbach

I play American football every Saturday, which I find calming.

David Mamet
David Mamet

American football seems to resemble soccer in that one scores by putting the ball through the opponent's goal; but football, truly is about land. The Settlers want to move the line of scrimmage Westward, the Native Americans want to move it East.

Don King
Don King

I'm an ardent American Football fan.