Michael Owen Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I think England are probably not as streetwise as plenty of other teams. The other top teams know how to keep a victory or do certain things to hang on to leads or get back in games. They're a lot more streetwise than us. I think as a nation we are very honest, we try to win the right way.”

“I was born to score goals, I feel. How I score them - how I get the ball into the back of the net - might have changed. The actual ability of what I was born to do will never leave me.”

“If you have any setback in your life, like not being in the England squad was for me - any setback, like losing a family member - everyone handles it in different ways. When I first wasn't included I was numb. I'd been the main England striker for years and years. It was really disappointing.”

“The way I look at myself, the biggest achievement in my eyes - forget winning trophies or scoring in World Cups - is that I'm still at a top club playing at a really high standard having been almost two different players.”

“I was proper, proper fast at one point, and obviously I'm not now, so I've lost certain things, but when I was that fast I didn't need to do certain other things in a game. It was such a potent weapon.”

“I don't feel pressure going into games.”

“I don't want to pack everything into one year and then do nothing the rest of my life. I think it's important to do things bit by bit.”

“I find it hard to say no to people.”

“As a youngster, I was considered exceptional, and in many ways that was to my detriment.”

“At 18 to 20, I was probably one of the quickest things around, at the peak of my powers.”