Michael Owen Quotes

• "For me there's nothing better than putting the white shirt on for England and playing for England. I'd get worried if I wasn't like that."
• "I can boil a kettle for a pot noodle and have been known to warm up some food in the microwave but cookery is definitely not one of my specialties."
• "I feel that every time I get the ball at the moment I am going to score."
• "To be at the top, you have to have a competitive streak in you. If you're not performing, you've got to be angry with yourself."
• "I hate to admit this but I do not even know how to make a cup of tea or coffee. I don't drink them anyway...I can boil a kettle for a pot noodle and have been known to warm up some food in the microwave but cookery is definitely not one of my specialities"
• "People will just fall in love with it [on his book of Madrid photos]"
• "It is a title decider. But it's not going to decide any titles just yet."
• "I was freezing my nuts off!"
• "I don't have any. I was sent to bed before the matches started [on his memories of the 1990 World Cup]"
• "Fortunately I am a mentally strong person and believe I will learn from the experience and continue to improve as a player and person because of it [on Carlos Alberto's attack]"
• "If he checks my pre-match quotes he will realise that I never said anything about scoring five goals - I'd never be so disrespectful [to Carlos Alberto]"
• "I wasn't aware that five was the record and that's a fantastic feat - I've scored four goals a couple of times before, but I don't remember ever scoring five in a game."