Wayne Rooney Quotes

I love football, football is my life.

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

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

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.

Football is made up of all kinds of conflict. In a dressing room, between players, between us and the manager, between us and loads of people who don't seem to matter. It's constant and harsh sometimes.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

You just want to keep playing consistently now and keep working hard and I'm sure the goals will come.

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

Everyone who watches me play knows I am an honest player. play the game as honestly as I can. If the referee gives a penalty there is nothing you can do.

The important thing is to be there, score when needed. It's better if the goals are beautiful, better still if they are important.

Those who said I'm not an out-and-out goal-scorer are probably right. I always feel I could score more.

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

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

Becoming a dad was the proudest moment of my life. Playing football does not even compare.

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

I want to score in every game and win things. That's the most important thing.

For me, Scholesy's the best footballer England has produced in my time. The way he controlled games, passed the ball, saw things that other players didn't see; it was a pleasure to play with him and United were lucky to have him for so long.

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.

When they talk to me, people say, 'I didn't expect you to be how you are.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

I just want to get in the team and show all of them what I can do. (on signing for Manchester united)

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

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.

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.

I love Barbados, it's really relaxing.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Don't call me a Postmodern!

I am mentally strong.

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

I'm not really that bothered by appearance. I know a few players who go off doing stuff in the mirror ages before they go out to play a game, but I'm not really interested in that.

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

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

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

I don't think I look up to any players. Obviously you respect everyone.