Top 102 Quotes & Sayings by Michael Owen - Page 2

I think it's getting tougher and tougher, all the big teams are getting stronger and there's more of them.

Bayern Munich are probably the standout team on the planet.

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.

You always come back to earth with a thump at some stage. Life has it's ups and downs; the acid test is how you handle the downs.

The better the opposition put in front of you, the better your team plays.

While the World Cup is great every four years, I think people struggle to get themselves excited about qualifiers against the smaller nations. It will take some good performances from the national team to get the feel-good factor back, as far as the England team goes at least.

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.

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.

It bothers me when I don't score.

Henry had taken striking on to a different level

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.

Everton have a healthy list of injuries.

I can't believe anyone can have played the game of football as well as Messi.

I wouldn't change my life for the world at the moment.

I think nowadays Manchester United is more competitive than it's ever been. Obviously, over the last one or two decades, they've always had one challenger or two challengers maybe, whether it be Arsenal or Chelsea.

The longer my career has gone, the more I seem to score... It's experience and age and knowing where the ball's going to be.

Manchester United will always be a competitor, just because of the very size of them.

For me there's nothing better than putting the white shirt on for England and playing for England. I'd get worried if it wasn't like that.

I don't get a lot of enjoyment out of sitting there for an hour and a half watching a game like we saw between Ireland and England last Sunday.

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.

Best players I played with? Striker wise, well, I had a great record with Emile Heskey - he would be one of my favourite partnerships because we were so different and worked together so well.

A new club is like having a new girlfriend – you don't have feelings straight away

Fortunately I am a mentally strong person and believe I will learn from the experience and continue to improve as a player and person because of it. (on breaking his leg)

It was a real eye opener and I'm really pleased that I spent a year out there [in Real Madrid].

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.

I have never thought of a scenario where international football was not a massive part of our [England] game.

A lot of people have lost interest in watching England play. To get motivated to watch international football, you need your country to be having some form of success and England haven't had any for a long time now.

Often the biggest test is when the chips are down and you've got to stick together as a team.

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.

My Dad was briefly an Everton player and I used to follow them as a boy.

[Wayne Rooney] best tournament was the 2004 European Championships, when he played alongside me and made such a big impact, but it hasn't happened for him at the World Cup for one reason or another.

There have been more things wrong with England than just Wayne Rooney in the last few years.

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.

[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.

Best atmosphere I ever played in was at Celtic Park in the UEFA Cup for Liverpool.

I remember running around the park as a kid and pretending, shouting out 'Michael Owen in the cup final. He scores!' To actually fulfil that dream when you're older and score two goals made it just a magical day.

As everyone knows I've got a passion for horses.

All Newcastle fans need to know is that I will be giving everything for their cause now.

The bottom line is that I wanted to come back and play in the Premier League again and wake up on Saturday morning and really fancy getting out there and playing in front of this fantastic support, scoring goals and enjoying football. (on returning to the premiership)

He's fantastic on the ground but obviously he is very tall. (on Peter Crouch)

I'm sure clubs have a lot of power these days.

I have a great family, good friends, a nice girlfriend, my own house. I have got everything how I want it to be.