A Quote by Michael Owen
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.
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I always believe you give your all for whoever you're playing for, whatever shirt you put on. You play for that team and you want to win for that team - whether I'm wearing a Liverpool shirt or an England shirt.
No money in the world can buy a white England shirt.
There is nothing nicer than playing in a World Cup against France, England, or Spain. There is nothing nicer than instead of playing a friendly, you can play a game where, if you win, you can make history.
I'm popular in the United States and I'm popular in England. England is just more concentrated. The people are closer together. Venues are closer together. Many albums of mine have been popular in England, but, no hit singles. All the hit singles I had were before I went to England. So, I'm not necessarily more popular in England, I'm just popular in England, and more so for my performances than hit records. But, I enjoy doing concert halls all over America, England, Scotland and Australia.
I like to see the kids in my area wearing England shirts, not Pakistan or India ones. A lot of it comes from the older generations but it's changing slowly, especially if people like myself and Ravi Bopara are playing for England.
England was always very special. It was so important because the reason Benny and I started writing was the Beatles. During the Sixties, England was everything. To be number one in England was more important than being number one in America because England set the tone.
When you are putting on that England shirt there is pressure to perform, but if you have been around it from a younger age I think you become ready for it.
Obviously, when I was playing in the Championship, I always dreamed about playing for England, putting on the jersey.
England is so black and white, so plain, like a burger with nothing on it. No salad, nothing. That's why it's so real.
To play in the white shirt of England is an honour, and you give your all every time you step on the pitch.
I love a white shirt; there's nothing sexier on a woman than a white men's shirt.
I've often said it's not just the level of your opponent: it's can you handle wearing the shirt and playing for England?
Not playing for Liverpool would hurt me more than not playing for England.
I made my England debut when I was 17, against India. I was the first Asian to play for the England women's team, and I did have mixed feelings playing against the country my parents are from but I was born and bred in England and I've always known I wanted to play for my country.
I don't feel like I have anything to prove to the fans in England - but I know that in England they did not see the best of me.
I played for England at cricket and football. Playing at Wembley in front of 60,000 people seemed better than playing at Cirencester in front of my family and friends.
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