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" There's that talent thing where I can score goals, and there's also that want and ambition to keep doing it and doing it and doing it. I've seen a lot of players do it for a year and then they rest on their laurels, but I've been very driven throughout my career. Without being the most talented, I think I've tried to make the most of it. "

Frank Lampard

Talent

Rest

Ambition

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Why

Want

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" A lot of things happened when I left there, and to be fair they treated me really bad, and now I have to play against them so I don't have any feelings for them at all. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I was always pretty good at school, but a lot of it was memorising, maybe cheating off your mates, stuff that gets you through. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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" I don't think Wayne Rooney would be affected if you booed him, that's just how he is, but others go under. They really suffer with it. I think I'm somewhere in the middle... now. I've become tougher as I've got older. "

" I'm like everyone else: I want to play every game, but it's not possible. "

" I'm happy here, and why change when you love the club and the club's in a really good position right now. "

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

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

" 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. "

" Scoring goals is the best feeling you can have. I always look up at the stand for my family straight afterwards; it means everything to me that they travel to every game. "

Frank Lampard

Best

Goals

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

" 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

" 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. "

" I'm not the kind of player to see out my time and sit with my bum on the bench too much. I want to be involved. That's my character. "

" 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. "

" I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused. "