159 Quotes by Frank Lampard

I’m really happy here. I think anyone who knows me well, and the fans too I hope, they know that I love the area, and the bond that I’ve had with the fans has been fantastic.

If I lose the ball, I lose it trying to do the right thing. That’s the way it is.

Of course, there will be few people who are sympathetic but you don’t become a great team overnight, no matter how much money you have at your disposal.

But what club wouldn’t welcome the chance to strengthen their side, what club would turn down the resources Chelsea have?

But to be fair, Arsenal are a quality side. They’re not where they are by chance – they are not top of the league and unbeaten because they are a bad team.

I have a lot of good football talk with cabbies, but when you want to get somewhere in a hurry, it can be distracting. I always know they’re going to want to talk football if ‘Talksport’ is on the radio.

Even with the quality of players that we have, they’re an extremely hard side to break down and once they get on top of you, you find it difficult to stem the flow of attacks.

In a way, I’ve thrived on the competition, perhaps it has made a better player because of it.

If I ever have a son, I would call him Frankie, and it’s a family name – it’s my dad and my dad’s dad, so you know, it sticks. I won’t forget it.