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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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Michael Owen
Age: 44
Born: 1979
Born: December 14
Association Football Player
Soccer Player
Michael James Owen
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My Dad was briefly an Everton player and I used to follow them as a boy.
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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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Bayern Munich are probably the standout team on the planet.
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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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An emotion that lives with me is a sense of what might have been had injuries not robbed me of my most lethal weapon - speed.
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I have always been confident that I would make it to the top.
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[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.
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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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Best atmosphere I ever played in was at Celtic Park in the UEFA Cup for Liverpool.
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I think it's getting tougher and tougher, all the big teams are getting stronger and there's more of them.
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I thought I would break the scoring record when I got to 40 goals by the age of 27 or 28, but then Fabio Capello took over and he never picked me again.
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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.
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