Jermain Defoe Quotes
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I am doing my job and trying to win a game for my team. I shouldn't be getting racially abused; it's silly.
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It was easy to get wrapped up in some of the negative stuff, but obviously I chose not to. I didn't want to get in trouble and end up in prison where I can't play football. It was as simple as that.
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I understand it's difficult but you've got to think about yourself, you know, and not just follow the crowd.
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If you're good to your body, your body's good to you.
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I scored in a World Cup and I want that buzz again.
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I don't go out drinking and stuff like that. My friends say 'Just have one drink, JD.' I say 'What's the point?' I'll go to a club and have a Red Bull, get my buzz. And the next day I feel cool. It's discipline, not just with drinking but a lot of things in life. You've just got to look at the bigger picture.
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Before games, people ask whether I get nervous. To be honest, I don't get nervous, I just enjoy it. I am living the dream. When I was a kid I always wanted to play for my country and now I am here, I will enjoy it.
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I've got a Ferrari 430. It's black. I don't know what it cost but it wasn't cheap. I bought it because I was being a boy. It's fast and looks good.
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I prefer not to fly, but sometimes it's unavoidable.
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I want to again highlight the desperate need for us to pull together - the world over - to tackle knife crime and teach everyone how sacred a life is.
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I'm a forward, but I can't be the only forward at a club. Over the years, the clubs who've won titles have had several strikers.
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I love scoring - even in training.
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I don't feel like I'm getting older. I think it's the way I've looked after myself. I take my football seriously. I love scoring goals and I get a good feeling from it, so I'll do whatever it takes to be fit and feel good in games.
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When you play with good players, they will always create chances for the forwards to score.
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There is always going to be competition. When you play for a top club, you're going to attract top players. It's part and parcel of football.
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When you are young, nothing is more important than football, but as you get older, you get married, have kids and lose people. Then you realise your family is more important. This comes with age.
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I feel 21. I've looked after myself and take my football seriously.
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I've always been a religious person, and I try to think that every disappointment might just be a blessing in disguise.
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I pray every day. In the mornings and, before I go to bed. I think it's important to pray not just when things are going bad. When things are going bad, it's easy to pray and ask God to help you out, but it's also important to pray when things are going well and show your appreciation.
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When you get up in the morning and know you're doing something you love, feel fit and look after yourself, it's just a great thing to do.
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People know what they're getting with me. It's part and parcel of football that people want to see new faces, but all I can do is play games, score goals and prove I can do it. My record is there for everyone to see.
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The key for me is movement. When the ball comes into the box, or when the wide players get it, that's where I have to be clever and make my runs. That's where I come alive.
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I still bump into Spurs fans who say: 'Why did you have to go?' I say back: 'What more could I have done?' I talk to them and I think they appreciate I had good reasons.
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If you have an argument with someone and you sulk, sometimes you don't want to speak to them. But it is important to keep your friends close to you and do the right things.