148 Quotes by Michael Owen

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

I basically run on two hamstrings on my right leg and three on the other. I'm losing a third of the power.

I don't want to be modelling G-strings. It's not that good for my image – I'm a footballer not a tart

I find it hard to say no to people.

An emotion that lives with me is a sense of what might have been had injuries not robbed me of my most lethal weapon - speed.

I hate to admit this but I don't even know how to make a cup of tea or coffee. I can boil a kettle for a pot noodle and I've been known to warm up some food in the microwave.

My kids are one, three, five and eight, and we are all horsey. The kids have got their ponies and can ride. Our foundation mare is special to our hearts. She was one of my first ever horses. She was my first ever winner at Chester, which is also special, and she's just the apple of our eyes, really.

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

I thought I would break the scoring record when I got to 40 goals by the age of 27 or 28, but then Fabio Capello took over and he never picked me again.