Quotes by Artists

No one needs to be reminded of racism in soccer: the xenophobia, the nativism and, yes, nationalism. Rabih Alameddine

Needs Racism Nationalism No-One Reminded Xenophobia Yes Soccer

I get upset about what is taken as great literature and what is cute and exotic. Rabih Alameddine

Great Cute Great Literature About Taken Exotic Get Upset Literature

I read Shakespeare when I was 14 because it's what we were taught. Rabih Alameddine

Shakespeare Read Because Were Taught

Nobody ever said I'm a simple personality. Rabih Alameddine

Personality Simple Nobody Said Ever

Every writer uses his own way to motivate oneself. Rabih Alameddine

Own Every Way Oneself Writer Motivate His Uses

I started writing half a paragraph of a mystery novel, half a paragraph there, and they were terrible. Rabih Alameddine

Writing Half Paragraph Mystery Terrible Were Novel Started

I always assumed that everyone knew no country would ever be awarded a World Cup without pricey gifts exchanging hands under the tables. Rabih Alameddine

World Country Assumed Everyone Gifts Would No Country Tables Exchanging Knew Without Always Cup Hands Awarded World Cup Ever

In 1975, I left the burning city of Beirut for the quiet insanity of England. To say that short, frail and wispy 15-year-old me didn't fit in would be such an understatement as to be a joke. Rabih Alameddine

Me Insanity Joke Frail Say Would Would-Be City Understatement Fit Left Quiet Short Burning England Beirut

I stuck out more in an English public school than I would have had I marched in a May Day parade with the Red Army in Moscow or sashayed the Yves St. Laurent catwalk with supermodels or hunted seals with the Inuit or - well, you get the idea. Rabih Alameddine

For me, soccer was a dance. Rabih Alameddine

Me Dance Soccer

A team without hope fizzles: no flameout, no fire. Rabih Alameddine

Hope Fire Without Team

I gave up on the delusion that these players enjoy soccer as much as I do, that they play for the love of the game. Rabih Alameddine

Love Game Enjoy Gave Delusion Up Soccer Much Play Players

I was about 11 or 12 when I began to pick up my mother's books. Rabih Alameddine

Mother Books About Pick Began Up

Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why. Rabih Alameddine

Other Rampant More Sport Sure Than Any Soccer Why

I've never had a problem finding a team, a league, or a pickup game. Actually, I'm not sure I want soccer to get bigger. We have so many teams in San Francisco that there aren't enough fields. Rabih Alameddine

Soccer is the most widely played sport in the U.S. Rabih Alameddine

Most Sport Soccer Played Widely

I think I'm being conservative when I say there are more people playing soccer in the United States than in 90% of the world's other countries, probably 95%. Rabih Alameddine

People World Conservative Think Other Other Countries Say States More More People Countries Than Being Soccer United United States Playing

If you want to know whether soccer is big in America, pick a weekend, go to any park in the land, and pay attention. We're there. We've always been. Rabih Alameddine

You Big Pay Pay Attention Park Weekend Pick Attention Know Always Go Been America Any Want Whether Soccer Land