Wayne Rooney Quotes

I love football, football is my life.

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.

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.

Don't call me a Postmodern!

I'm just a normal young lad who plays football.

If you're not scoring the frustrations build up.

I'd have to say Thierry Henry. From the ages of ten to 16, watching him in the Premier League was amazing and he scored all different types of goals - free-kicks, volleys, left foot, right foot. He was entertaining. He's probably the best centre-forward, I think, to play in the Premier League.

I grew up an Everton fan, my whole family are Everton fans and I grew up hating Liverpool. And that hasn't changed.

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.

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

Early on in my career I had a lot of bad press about my temperament, but I was only a young lad then.

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

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

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.

Football's about the young players, bringing youth team players through to the first team and hopefully getting the best out of them so they can go on to play for their country.

I am as passionate about the England team as anyone.

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.

I love football so when I finish playing I would like to still be involved in it somehow and a manager would be my first choice.

Nice to see your own fans booing you.

Unlike others who have been caught swearing on camera, I apologised immediately. And yet I am the only person banned for swearing. That doesn't seem right.

We're going to do it. We're going to get to the World Cup.

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.

When famous people come up to you it's a bit weird, but it's an honour, really, when they recognise you and want to chat to you for a bit.

It's strange but I suppose I'm one of those senior players now and I'll be helping the young players as much as I can.

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

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.

I love Barbados, it's really relaxing.

I listen to 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Stereophonics, Arctic Monkeys; also the musical Oliver - I can sing every tune.

I love playing football but I am like everyone else, I hate losing and love winning.

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.

I've started doing my coaching badges, I'd like to be a manager one day.

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

The lifestyle I lead as a footballer means I am always in the spotlight.

I'm proud I'm English and I'm passionate about my country.

When I was younger, I used to visualise myself scoring wonder goals, stuff like that.

I don't normally cook, but if I did it probably would be beans, sausage, bacon and eggs. I never really get to eat that to be honest.

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.

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

To me, Paul Scholes was in a class of his own.

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

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.

If I'm staying in a hotel or I'm sleeping on my own I have the hairdryer on.

I love football, I've never really taken an interest in anything else.

I am not the first player to have sworn on TV and I won't be the last.

Just to confirm to all my followers I have had a hair transplant. I was going bald at 25 why not.