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40 quotes by Michael Owen

Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979) is a former English footballer who played as a striker for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City as well as the England national team. He is a regular pundit on BT Sport football coverage and sometimes appears on BBC's Match of the Day as a pundit. The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen was born in Chester and began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He...
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There's nothing quite like a World Cup.

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There is no doubt that I would have won more honours had I signed for Manchester United as a youngster.

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You learn to understand it, but if you step back, you do think it is either strange or unfair. But I know that if you don't score, play well or... →

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You are affected by the surroundings, the mood of people, by confidence. I am no different.

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If I'd still been in one piece from the World Cup and gone through my career, what type of player would I have been? No doubt about it, if I... →

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I've always wanted to be a top footballer since I was young.

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There are pitfalls in World Cups, there are players who can win penalties and players who get the slightest touch and go down holding their face or... →

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I joined Twitter and you read a lot of the comments. You're biting your lip and you want to reply but you know a headline will be made from it... →

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I'd love to go and I'd love to play for my country and go to a World Cup again. I've got to accept I'm not in the current squad and... →

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The difference with football is you're out on the pitch, you feel as though you can do something about it, or score a goal. But when that horse... →

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I feel that every time I get the ball at the moment I am going to score.

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I have been very fortunate in that my career has taken me on a journey I could only have dreamed of.

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You're obviously conscious of being brash or big-headed but I always knew I was going to be a footballer when I was seven or eight. I didn't... →

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