Steven Gerrard Quotes

When I die, don't bring me to the hospital. Bring me to Anfield. I was born there and will die there.

Don't try to beat the goalkeeper...Tr y to destroy the goalkeeper.

Loyalty doesn't seem to be in the game that much these days where players leave their clubs which made them the stars they are today either to seek personal glory or fill their pockets. But one man serves as the epitome of club loyalty.

Against Juventus we were massive underdogs, so to beat them was fantastic.

We need to forget about mistakes and take the positives.

Don't visualize beating the keeper, visualize destroying the keeper.

There's no doubt that the squad needs strengthening if we are to get back up among the top three because they are operating on another level to us at the moment.

It will be the proudest moment of my life leading Liverpool out. I've dreamed of this day since I was a kid, kicking a ball against the wall in the street where I lived. What could be better than leading Liverpool out for the Champions League final? Only lifting the trophy. We need everyone, all 11 players who start and the subs, to be ready to give everything. We need that mentality, when everyone has to put everything on the line for Liverpool. That is what it will take to win. We have to make sure we don't have any regrets at the final whistle.

If you don't play well, you have a bad game or a nightmare you know that the amount of coverage is worldwide.

I didn't sleep with the European Cup but it was in my room! It was just special and I just had to have the cup with me, lifting the cup as Liverpool captain was just the best moment of my life.

I've got absolutely no intention of ever going to play at another club.

I'm born in Liverpool, I'm a Liverpool supporter.

Grilled salmon and brown pasta works for me every time.

But I it doesn't matter who scores the goals so long as we win.

Football is all about winning things as a team but it's also important to pick up individual awards along the way.

Even now I can say I'd love to finish my career here, and then stay in the game after that.

It's too easy to blame other people in football.

Liverpool is a massive club and has obviously been very successful over the years.

I think every player listens out for his name being sung and it's something I really enjoy.

I tried to nutmeg him. It never came off and he gave me a slap on the back of the head and told me to start behaving

We are Liverpool Football Club and the expectations are so high.

Obviously the fans are very important to me, in fact they mean everything to me and they are the people I try to please when I play.

You've got to take responsibility and to do everything in your power to get results. Hopefully players look at that and try and follow it.

I share their frustration at times and I get down just like them when we suffer a bad result.

Torres was easily the best player I have ever played with in my career. I loved him. And when he approached me and said he wanted out, it was like a knife to the heart.

The Champions League is the competition everyone wants to be in.

Taking the lead, that was the hard part. To concede after that was a massive disappointment - not good enough.

I think we've got a lot players in the squad who are more suited to European football at the moment.

I'm a fan myself and I'm frustrated just as much as them when we get beat.

This does not --ing slip now.

A mate owned a Bryan Robson top. We were kicking about, and I asked if I could be Robbo for a while. My dad looked out and went ballistic. He wasn’t having his kid dragging the Gerrard name through the gutter. I thought we’d have to move!

The last player you want the ball to go to is the best player on the planet.

How can I think of leaving Liverpool after a night like this?

It's probably been the worst three months of my life.

I'll admit, it gives me a real buzz when I hear my name being chanted and that feeling is the same now as it was when I first broke into the team.

I can play anywhere on the park. Im a bit like that in bed, too

I am gonna go into my coaching badges after my England days are finished and I have the time on my international break.

We were massive underdogs at the beginning of the competition and I'll put my hands up say and I didn't think we were going to go all the way. But, as you can see, we are never beaten. The manager told us to keep our chins up, to try and score early in the second half and give some respect for the fans. The first goal gave us a bit of belief. The supporters have saved up for weeks and months to come here. I am so happy to lift the cup for the fans.

Kenny Dalglish is a hero of mine and is the best player to ever wear a red shirt.

If we play in the right way and do what the manager asks us then we will win games.

I listen to the phone-ins on the way home and I know how the fans feel.

Red is our color. (on Liverpool)

I think it all goes down to who plays the better football on the night.

The fans have played a massive part in getting us to where we are, but the job's not finished.

But I think the Champions League Final puts a massive pressure on every player and the manager, but we're enjoying the pressure and hopefully we can go there and win it.

I will be the one lifting that trophy, not Paolo Maldini. Imagine me hoisting the trophy. It is an image I have in my mind and I want to make it a reality. We have world-class players and, believe me, they are in the mood to do it. The atmosphere around the club at the moment is just top-class.

If other people want to talk about my future I can't control that.

I might be an ambassador.

This club is all about winning trophies and we've got a chance of bringing the greatest trophy of them all back to Anfield, so it means a great deal obviously.

The foreign players seem to be reveling in the European games and they've put in some massive performances for us. (on Liverpool)