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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.
Michael Owen
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Michael Owen
Age: 44
Born: 1979
Born: December 14
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Michael James Owen
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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.
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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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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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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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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 think it's getting tougher and tougher, all the big teams are getting stronger and there's more of them.
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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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