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" I didn't want to be the rebel who was bottom of the class, so I worked hard. They wanted me to stay on for A-Levels, but football came calling - that was my real love. "

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" Footballers do get a hard time, and there is a lot of generalization going on. When you get to meet players and know them as lads, it's always a bit different. "

Frank Lampard

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" Everyone's got unfinished business with Barcelona. They're the greatest team in the world. "

" For present buying, I go to Harrods because there are great personal shoppers, who point me in the right direction. "

" To be honest, I was Mum's boy. Always was, always will be. "

" I've enjoyed every minute of travelling and playing for my country. What an honour that is. "

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

" I loved reading Roald Dahl when I was young but I had forgotten a lot about the books. I read the 'BFG' on the iPad the other day and it was so interesting to see his descriptions of clothes and places. "

" I fancy our chances at the European Championships. "

" I can't stress the importance of working hard enough, work on all aspects of your game. If you does that and you have the ability, you'll come through. "

" Goals never come easy. No one gives you goals. "

" Of course it is going to be difficult for any player to get in the Chelsea side no matter who they are. "

" I have made lots of mistakes on and off the pitch, and you can only learn from them. If I can get that across, then hopefully I am doing something right. "

" Every season will have its dips and hard moments, and the challenge then is to make sure you don't get too down in those moments and make sure you come back fighting. "

" 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. "

Frank Lampard

Think

Love

" Being faster would probably make me better at football. "

" You remember the finals you lose as much as the ones you win. "

" People can talk about my age for as long as they like. There is nothing better in football than proving people wrong, and I'll try to do that for as long as I can. "

" The advantage does lie with us because we're at home and if we can't motivate ourselves for this match then we can't motivate ourselves for any match. I think the crowd will be up for it as well. "

Frank Lampard

Home

Will

" I think about all my successes and failures, and sometimes the failures stick in your head as much as the wins. But you do move on. "

" My dad shaped the footballing side of me, and Mum shaped me as a person. I've always been very close to her - we've only ever had one argument, and that was over something stupid when I was 13. "

" Training's completely different now. It used to be a lot of running and work without the ball. Now it's all with the ball, which any player loves. "

" I always dedicate my goals to my mum. I lost her a couple of years ago. She was my biggest supporter and is always with me. "

Frank Lampard

Her

She

" I come from a football family which has really helped. "

" Reading with my children is incredibly important to me and a wonderful way to spend time together as a family, exploring magical worlds through books and stories. "

" When I was at school, I wanted to be a lawyer. "

" In international football, you need pace and you need your players up top to create things out of nothing and run at people. "

" I'm a very private person, and you have a lot of people looking into your personal life, away from football. That's the one thing that I don't like, but I always remember how lucky we are that we're playing football. "

" When you see young players coming into the squad and pushing you, no matter what age you are, you have to react. You have to worry about yourself and perform as well as you can. If you end up looking around at others, wondering who's performing better, you take your eye off the ball. "

" I don't know if we'd have been as dominant as we were last season. The new things, the new ideas the manager brought in everyone took them on board so well. He is special. "

" I think I work harder on the pitch, I cover more ground and my passing is more accurate. "

Frank Lampard

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Work