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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.

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Michael Owen
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: December 14
Association Football Player
Soccer Player
Michael James Owen
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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)
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The better the opposition put in front of you, the better your team plays.
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When you put better teams in front of you, that's when the big players rise to that occasion.
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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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If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.
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I can't believe anyone can have played the game of football as well as Messi.
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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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The Spanish league is fantastic, but it has not the great passion the English Premiership has got.
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I have always been confident that I would make it to the top.
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As everyone knows I've got a passion for horses.
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There is no doubt that I would have won more honours had I signed for Manchester United as a youngster.
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To stay in the game, you have to stay in the game.
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Bayern Munich are probably the standout team on the planet.
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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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To be the best you have to forget partying and concentrate all your energies on the football.
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Nobody on this planet had a range of passing like Paul Scholes. Training every day was a pleasure just watching him. Unbelievable career.
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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 have never thought of a scenario where international football was not a massive part of our [England] game.
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You're on your own out there with ten mates.
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I wouldn't change my life for the world at the moment.
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