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I didn't want to be the rebel who was bottom of the class, so I worked hard. They wanted me to stay on for A-Levels, but football came calling - that was my real love.

Frank Lampard

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Frank Lampard
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 20
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
Autobiographer
Soccer Player
Frank James Lampard
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I'm not the kind of player to see out my time and sit with my bum on the bench too much. I want to be involved. That's my character.
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A lot of things happened when I left there, and to be fair they treated me really bad, and now I have to play against them so I don't have any feelings for them at all.
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I've enjoyed every minute of travelling and playing for my country. What an honour that is.
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I had a chance to go to Italy when I was younger and that would have been tough because of the language. America is easier but I really loved it.
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I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused.
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I never relax on the year before. Every year I want to get more out of myself so I use it as a driving force, rather than a pressure thing.
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If I ever have a son, I would call him Frankie, and it's a family name - it's my dad and my dad's dad, so you know, it sticks. I won't forget it.
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I always dedicate my goals to my mum. I lost her a couple of years ago. She was my biggest supporter and is always with me.
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When I was at school, I wanted to be a lawyer.
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If I could have been anyone in the world, it would have been Ronaldinho. He's fantastic, I love watching him.
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