Wayne Rooney Quotes

English - Athlete Born: October 24, 1985

Becoming a dad means you have to be a role model for your son and be someone he can look up to.

Son, Dad, Look, You, Someone, Role Model

As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if you win or lose.

Thinking, You, Win Or Lose, Win, Start

Perfect partners don't exist. Perfect conditions exist for a limited time in which partnerships express themselves best.

Best, Time, Perfect, Partnerships, Exist

You can learn more from the lows than the highs. The highs are great but the lows make you really look at things in a different way and want to improve. Every player will have both in their careers and I have, but what you get is that experience which is so important to perform at your best.

Best, Great, Experience, Look, You, Way

If we're on long-haul flights I've been known to sleep on the floor so I hear the engine.

Sleep, Engine, Floor, Been, Hear, Known

I train as hard as I can every time I train and I do extra training every day and I've done that since I was a young boy.

Day, Time, Training, Boy, Every Day

Growing up, watching the Premier League as far back as I can remember, feeling the trophy and having the medal around my neck was an unbelievable feeling.

Feeling, Growing Up, Remember, Back, Up

You're trying to put yourself in that moment and trying to prepare yourself, to have a 'memory before the game. I don't know if you'd call it visualising or dreaming, but I've always done it, my whole life.

Life, Moment, Yourself, Game, Memory

Diving has been in the game for years. Probably the coverage the game gets now, with all the cameras around, it gets highlighted a bit more. But it hasn't got any worse.

Game, More, Years, Now, Been, Got

When you are 16 there is no fear whatsoever. As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if you win or lose.

Fear, Thinking, You, Win Or Lose, Win

Pulling on your country's shirt is the greatest honour a footballer can have. It's what I always dreamed of as a kid and I get a buzz every time.

Time, Country, Always, Shirt, Your, Kid

Everyone who watches me play knows I am an honest player.

I Am, Me, Watches, Play, Everyone, Who

I'll keep doing my training and I'm sure the goals will come.

Goals, Training, Doing, Will, Come, Keep

When I was about 16, I got my ball taken off me by the police for playing in the street - which is pathetic really.

Me, Police, Street, Playing, Ball, Off

Part of my preparation is I go and ask the kit man what colour we're wearing - if it's red top, white shorts, white socks or black socks. Then I lie in bed the night before the game and visualise myself scoring goals or doing well.

Myself, Goals, Man, Night, Red, Black

I play the game as honestly as I can. If the referee gives a penalty there is nothing you can do.

Game, You, I Can, Play, Nothing, Referee

Some players don't like training and I've seen some players who aren't bothered if they play or not. But I want to play every game. Sometimes you have to rest in certain games, but I want to play in every game.

Game, Training, You, Rest, Sometimes

I've trained all my life. I've always been one who enjoys training so it's not something that I think I can just stop doing. It might not be as regular but I want to keep training.

Life, My Life, Think, Training, I Can

Nice to see your home fans boo you. That's what loyal support is.

Home, Support, You, Nice, See, Fans

There are many ways to grow football-wise. You go slow or are pushed to go faster, otherwise you get left behind. For me, there would be trouble in stopping learning.

Learning, Me, You, Slow, Grow, Go

I just hate losing and that gives you an extra determination to work harder.

Work, Hate, Determination, You, Losing

I've learnt that it is important not to go over the top with aggression, because then either you are going to miss a lot of games, or you are not going to be concentrating on the game you are playing.

Game, You, Important, Aggression, Go

I think the fans are going to expect a lot from me, as they should.

Me, Think, Fans, Expect, I Think, Going

I've matured since joining United, on and off the field.

Off, Field, United, Matured, On And Off

If you look at my bookings, they've gone down each season. That's something I'm trying to keep improving. On the pitch you don't want any silly bookings.

Look, You, Down, Trying, Silly, Want

There's a lot more pressure on me at United. There are people out there trying to shoot you down.

Me, People, You, Down, Pressure, Trying

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