Michael Owen Quotes
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As everyone knows I've got a passion for horses.
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It was a real eye opener and I'm really pleased that I spent a year out there [in Real Madrid].
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All Newcastle fans need to know is that I will be giving everything for their cause now.
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I don't particularly enjoy watching international football in the way that I used to. It hurts me to say that, but it's true.
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I have never thought of a scenario where international football was not a massive part of our [England] game.
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I've always been a player that likes to get round the back and get crosses in for other people. When I first burst on to the scene some people only saw the goals I was scoring. More recently they've taken notice of the goals I've set up. It is nice to be recognized for that.
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Best atmosphere I ever played in was at Celtic Park in the UEFA Cup for Liverpool.
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If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.
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[Wayne Rooney] has to be viewed as a great England striker if he breaks Sir Bobby Charlton's record. Scoring goals at international level is much more difficult than it was a few years back because even the lesser teams are well organised and don't concede too many goals these days.
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I think the greatest Real Madrid player of all time is Cristiano Ronaldo followed by Ferenc Puskas. Ronaldo equalled Puskas’ great record of 242 goals in fewer games. He was also the fastest Real Madrid player to score 100 goals and holds the record for most goals scored for Madrid in a season.
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There's nothing quite like a World Cup.
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I loved [Real Madrid]. It was a real experience, playing with a great team. One of the first questions I'm often asked is 'What was Madrid like?' It's got that mystique about it. It's a magical place and a magical team, and everything about it is great.
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I think it's getting tougher and tougher, all the big teams are getting stronger and there's more of them.
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A new club is like having a new girlfriend – you don't have feelings straight away
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I feel that every time I get the ball at the moment I am going to score.
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Clubs don't like their players going off to play international matches and you can see a scenario where they eventually start to make it more difficult for international sides to call up players.
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He's fantastic on the ground but obviously he is very tall. (on Peter Crouch)
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If you cut me in half, I'm a footballer.
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If you look at football over the last 50 years there has been a gradual decrease in goals, you don't see too many 10-nils these days, but two, three or four goals per game is a good spectacle.
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Give me a great Champions League game or an exciting Premier League game ahead of an international match and I'd love that to reverse. A lot of people have lost interest in England games, it is quite hard to watch.
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I think in terms of best players, I would have to say Ronaldo, the real Ronaldo, the Brazilian one. I was fortunate enough to have a year with him at Real Madrid. He was at the end of his career and was probably half the player he was. But, in his prime, he was quite simply astonishing.
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I hate to admit this but I don't even know how to make a cup of tea or coffee. I can boil a kettle for a pot noodle and I've been known to warm up some food in the microwave.
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It bothers me when I don't score.
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I don't want to be modelling G-strings. It's not that good for my image – I'm a footballer not a tart
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I don't believe in superstitions. I just do certain things because I'm scared in case something will happen if I don't do them
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My Dad was briefly an Everton player and I used to follow them as a boy.
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Scholesy was a genius, absolute genius. He was a center-forward's dream, you could make a run and he'd put the ball perfectly in your path. Any footballer you ask will always tell you that Scholesy was one of the best players they've ever played with.
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I have always been confident that I would make it to the top.
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You are affected by the surroundings, the mood of people, by confidence. I am no different.
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To be the best you have to forget partying and concentrate all your energies on the football.
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