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I never really studied the game. I just watched tape of who I had to cover. That was my studying. - Marcelo Balboa Quotes

I never really studied the game. I just watched tape of who I had to cover. That was my studying.

I was always taught as a kid if you do something, do it right. If not, go do something else. For me, soccer was life. - Marcelo Balboa Quotes

I was always taught as a kid if you do something, do it right. If not, go do something else. For me, soccer was life.

I have a hard time talking about myself. It was much more than just an individual, ... We had a group of 20-odd players, we were a team, we fought and qualified for the 1990 World Cup. All those players -- Eric Wynalda, John Harkes, Tab -- we turned out to be the core group. We sacrificed a lot to make sure that soccer took off. We played in front of maybe 5,000 fans on a good night. But I enjoyed every minute. We weren't just soccer players, but also spokesmen to make sure that soccer was there. - Marcelo Balboa Quotes

I have a hard time talking about myself. It was much more than just an individual, ... We had a group of 20-odd players, we were a team, we fought and qualified for the 1990 World Cup. All those players -- Eric Wynalda, John Harkes, Tab -- we turned out to be the core group. We sacrificed a lot to make sure that soccer took off. We played in front of maybe 5,000 fans on a good night. But I enjoyed every minute. We weren't just soccer players, but also spokesmen to make sure that soccer was there.

In order for us to control our destiny, we have to have our own venues. It's about entertainment off the field and entertainment on the field. We're rewarding the people here in Colorado who have supported us by giving them a home, - Marcelo Balboa Quotes

In order for us to control our destiny, we have to have our own venues. It's about entertainment off the field and entertainment on the field. We're rewarding the people here in Colorado who have supported us by giving them a home,

As a player I was always labeled as Rambo or the guy who crushed people at the back, ... You never really knew how the media thought of you. The fact that they voted me in on the first time, it's a real honor. - Marcelo Balboa Quotes

As a player I was always labeled as Rambo or the guy who crushed people at the back, ... You never really knew how the media thought of you. The fact that they voted me in on the first time, it's a real honor.

Being here and realizing the gentlemen that are over here and the pre-NASL guys, I'm humbled and honored to be in the same group as you guys are in right now. - Marcelo Balboa Quotes

Being here and realizing the gentlemen that are over here and the pre-NASL guys, I'm humbled and honored to be in the same group as you guys are in right now.

You always want to end your career in the jersey you started, ... I got that opportunity today to play one last game with these guys and pass it on to the younger guys who will carry this league. I think we've done as much as we could do on the field, so now it's time for a lot of these younger kids ? the Eddie Gavins, Landon Donovans, DeMarcus Beasleys ? to take the reins. We can work on the outside ? become the coaches, the GMs, the guys who run U.S. Soccer. - Marcelo Balboa Quotes

You always want to end your career in the jersey you started, ... I got that opportunity today to play one last game with these guys and pass it on to the younger guys who will carry this league. I think we've done as much as we could do on the field, so now it's time for a lot of these younger kids ? the Eddie Gavins, Landon Donovans, DeMarcus Beasleys ? to take the reins. We can work on the outside ? become the coaches, the GMs, the guys who run U.S. Soccer.

And if anyone on our team said they did, they'd be lying, ... But as our careers went on, we started to hear more about the Hall. As a player, you always want to leave your mark. And with the Hall, people will have a way to remember us. - Marcelo Balboa Quotes

And if anyone on our team said they did, they'd be lying, ... But as our careers went on, we started to hear more about the Hall. As a player, you always want to leave your mark. And with the Hall, people will have a way to remember us.

He was like a second father to me, - Marcelo Balboa Quotes

He was like a second father to me,

People ask me about that more than anything, - Marcelo Balboa Quotes

People ask me about that more than anything,

I say, 'Thank you, God, for keeping me and my wife alive to be able to see my son being honored at the Hall of Fame,' - Marcelo Balboa Quotes

I say, 'Thank you, God, for keeping me and my wife alive to be able to see my son being honored at the Hall of Fame,'

God

Gansler made it very clear, ... My role was to sit behind Tab and sit behind Harkes. He would say, 'Win the damn ball. Give it to them.' I said, 'I can do that. I've got no problem with that.' - Marcelo Balboa Quotes

Gansler made it very clear, ... My role was to sit behind Tab and sit behind Harkes. He would say, 'Win the damn ball. Give it to them.' I said, 'I can do that. I've got no problem with that.'

Being able to (come back) was a special moment, - Marcelo Balboa Quotes

Being able to (come back) was a special moment,

We've got a lot of years ahead of us to do some good things in Colorado, especially with the stadium in 2007, - Marcelo Balboa Quotes

We've got a lot of years ahead of us to do some good things in Colorado, especially with the stadium in 2007,

[Ramos and Harkes remembered Balboa for his dedication and his fierce play.] I played aggressively and I played angry. I played any way I could, ... That's the way I was taught to play and to live. To be here today receiving this honor is something so unbelievable it has not really sunk in. I am truly honored. - Marcelo Balboa Quotes

[Ramos and Harkes remembered Balboa for his dedication and his fierce play.] I played aggressively and I played angry. I played any way I could, ... That's the way I was taught to play and to live. To be here today receiving this honor is something so unbelievable it has not really sunk in. I am truly honored.

They look at our league as Americans running and athletic. They look at their league as more technical. - Marcelo Balboa Quotes

They look at our league as Americans running and athletic. They look at their league as more technical.

You're not gonna get respect from Mexican fans until you start beating Mexicans teams. It translates to winning. - Marcelo Balboa Quotes

You're not gonna get respect from Mexican fans until you start beating Mexicans teams. It translates to winning.

If I happen to do (a bicycle kick), it'll probably be the last thing I do on the field, because I won't be able to move afterwards, - Marcelo Balboa Quotes

If I happen to do (a bicycle kick), it'll probably be the last thing I do on the field, because I won't be able to move afterwards,

It's an honor to be inducted with a John Harkes and a Tab Ramos, ... They've done a lot for American soccer. I played with these guys my whole career, so it makes it even more special. It's kind of funny. Before the 1990 World Cup, Bob Gansler [then coach of the U.S. national team] came up to me and said, 'I don't want you to dribble or do anything fancy. Your job is to win the ball and give it to John or Tab.' I was like, 'Sure, no problem coach.' - Marcelo Balboa Quotes

It's an honor to be inducted with a John Harkes and a Tab Ramos, ... They've done a lot for American soccer. I played with these guys my whole career, so it makes it even more special. It's kind of funny. Before the 1990 World Cup, Bob Gansler [then coach of the U.S. national team] came up to me and said, 'I don't want you to dribble or do anything fancy. Your job is to win the ball and give it to John or Tab.' I was like, 'Sure, no problem coach.'

Honor

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