Top 96 Quotes & Sayings by Dominic Calvert-Lewin

I have to back myself and think if I'm big enough to be picked by Everton and exposed in that situation, then I'm old enough to take whatever comes with it. That's the way I kind of see it.

I experienced it at Sheffield United, where there were rumours that Everton were coming in for me and I was going there for a million pounds. At that time, I am a kid who uses social media like Twitter. Sheffield United fans were saying they would walk and carry me there, wanting me to go. As a boyhood Sheffield United fan, that still cuts me deep.

If you've got competition for places then you always need to be on top of your game.

I read a lot when I was quite young and have been through phases when I have read less but it helps me stay in the zone when there is so much going on.

A lot of my goals have been one-touch finishes so it's about getting in the right areas and being the man to put them in the back of the net.

We're always quick to pigeon-hole players and say 'he's a targetman' or a 'spin-in behind man.' But I think I can bring different aspects of the game and heading is one of my strengths.

You can't play for Everton if you can't handle the expectation because the fans love the club so much and I have played in some tough European away nights at a young age when things have not gone very well.

I have worked with a lot of different people who have helped me along the way.

There are times you start to doubt yourself a little bit but you have to snap out of it.

I have been playing football since I was eight so I know how to play football. But no-one can really prepare you for the mental side of things and having 40,000 fans saying you're not a good player or you don't belong.

Everton have had great centre-forwards in the past - they are big boots to fill.

Being in the best league in the world you are expected to score goals.

I like to think I have shown I am ready to live up to the expectations of being Everton's number nine.

I've got to prove I'm good enough to play for Everton.

I have been guilty of running here, there and everywhere and not being enough of a goal threat. As a striker, you are judged on your goals.

There here has been some exceptional players to wear the No 9 shirt for Everton. For me to get that number, I knew what it meant and I knew what was required.

I love where I am and the position I am in and I love playing for Everton Football Club.

I always believe you will end up where you are meant to be.

To have a manager who has worked with top players, top strikers, who have played in my position, it's always nice to know that when he is giving me information, he's coached these players before so it's important I take it on board.

I don't think you can ever plan for how you feel or how it is going to be when you first get called up for your country.

I would have to say my best moment as an Everton player would probably be making my debut against Arsenal, coming on to such a good atmosphere as well. I was on the pitch when Ashley Williams scored the header and I remember he ran the full length of the pitch, and me being quite new I chased him all the way.

As footballers we are in a really privileged position so it's good to give back to the community.

With such a big number comes a great responsibility so I have to accept that on my shoulders and live with what comes with it, good and bad. It is not a burden, it is just part and parcel of being a No.9.

I am just happy to hit the back of the net.

Every player wants to start the game, especially me.

Everybody is likely to make mistakes at times but it's important we learn from it, apologise, recognise where you've gone wrong and keep improving.

If I believe I'm still a young kid, it's hindering me. I am leading the line for Everton so you have to grow into your shoes and carry that weight on your shoulders.

I'm not going to score if I'm out near the corner flag.

My favourite player was Jack Grealish; top man! He is a naturally gifted footballer and for me, he is a joy to watch. If I could watch any player play, it would be him. He can do everything - he is exciting and tries to make things happen.

It's a dream of mine to play in the Premier League and to make my debut.

It's nice to know what I'm working on in training is coming off on the pitch.

I went to Everton, and it's levels - the higher up you get, you are under more and more scrutiny as a football player. You have to learn to deal with it at that scale and gradually progress to be able to deal with it at an even higher scale.

I think that idea is more an emphasis on being in the right place at the right time, not to say I'm a carbon copy of Inzaghi. I had a little YouTube of his goals, and watched a 15-minute reel of him, and obviously a lot of his goals are one-touch finishes.

If you want to wear a suit for no reason, why not?

It was relief really, to know that I have scored on my England debut.

Carlo has definitely had a positive influence on me.

The Premier League is a competitive league where strikers can be brought in for x amount of pounds and it might block your pathway as a young player. To go abroad, if it gives you the opportunity to play at the highest level in that country then I think it's a no-brainer.

When you're a scholar at the academy of a professional club everything is quite nice and easy. Then suddenly you're up against opponents who are playing to put food on the table and you realise it means that much more.

The only pressure I really feel is that which I put on myself.

You could say heading is a dying art in football because a lot of games are now played tiki-taka on the grass.

I just have to keep scoring goals.

You don't score 20 goals a season by accident!

It's what you dream of as a kid, playing for your country and winning a World Cup.

I feel a loss as much as anyone. I take it personally and wonder what I can improve on.

I've got self-belief.

I work hard in training and the ultimate goal is to get in the starting XI. All I can do coming off the bench is affect the game and score the goals so hopefully that puts a question mark in the manager's mind.

I believe in perfect timing.

To be one of only three Englishmen to have scored in a World Cup finaI is amazing.

I can't really affect anything else other than when I'm on the pitch, so I try and concentrate on that.

As a young centre-forward, if I'm to look along the line of top centre-forwards, I would look at Robert Lewandowski and study his game and see what positions he gets in, because I feel he's got similar attributes to what I have.

Some players hit the heights straight away, for me it's been gradual improvement.

If you get the cross in there's always a chance I can head it into the back of the net.

There's a difference between setting goals and trying to live in the future before it even happens.

As a footballer you're so in a routine, and you do the same things every day.

I've always believed in myself.

The Premier League is the top league in the world. It's definitely toughened me up and mentally made me into the person I am now.

I am fine-tuning certain aspects of my game. Beforehand, I was guilty of doing a lot of my best work away from the goal. But now I am getting in between the sticks and putting the ball in the back of the net.

I have got people around me who will help me keep my feet on the ground. That is the way it has always been.

If you can imagine you have thought about something your whole life, and you have invested everything you have got into achieving that moment, and then the ball hits the back of the net for England and you are wearing the number nine shirt.

If an England call came, I would be the happiest man alive.