Emile Heskey

I think Steve Bruce is great. Hes a wonderful man who knows what he wants.

— Emile Heskey

I do media work and have some investments.

— Emile Heskey

I wouldnt mind getting into coaching at some stage.

— Emile Heskey

When you went to Old Trafford, you feared what was going to happen.

— Emile Heskey

I always wanted to play abroad, but Ill admit I didnt think it would be Australia.

— Emile Heskey

Within football we've got this unwritten rule that we're all in this together, we're all one.

— Emile Heskey

Critics are going to be critics, people are always going to get on your back, but as long as you go out…

— Emile Heskey

My childhood was spent in a poorish neighbourhood in Leicester so that makes you cherish money more than if youd had a…

— Emile Heskey

Its easy to underestimate how much scrutiny players are under in England. Look at someone like Wayne Rooney - having to deal…

— Emile Heskey

You always compare yourself, on the pitch or in general life, and you can always learn. Youve obviously got to do a…

— Emile Heskey

After playing 21 years in football its difficult to just do nothing, so Im just trying to keep as busy as possible.

— Emile Heskey

You can score as many goals as you want, but you are always going to have your critics.

— Emile Heskey

I was lucky enough to have Tony Cottee when I was at Leicester, who was a senior pro at the time and…

— Emile Heskey

Do your badges everyone tells me. Yeah, but badges wont get you a job. You could have the most educated coach sitting…

— Emile Heskey

At times it's difficult for players to sit down with someone, a professional who hasn't been a player. It's easy for players…

— Emile Heskey

After 20-plus years of looking purely from an individuals point of view as a player, now I have to look at it…

— Emile Heskey

And for me, you get the best out of yourself when the pressure is on. You want to play in cup finals…

— Emile Heskey

When you talk about target men, midfielders dont like when people hide; they want you to be showing for it, hbeing a…

— Emile Heskey

At Liverpool and England I formed a great partnership with Michael Owen who played off me with great success and in more…

— Emile Heskey

Id done a bit of coaching towards the end of my playing career, working with the U-21s at Bolton, but here I…

— Emile Heskey

I watched players getting really battered by the coach and their head just goes down, they dont want to play, theyre not…

— Emile Heskey

When you leave school and go into an academy, you understand its about what you contribute to the team. What stuck with…

— Emile Heskey

Growing up, playing in a World Cup, scoring in a World Cup, is what you dream about.

— Emile Heskey

Nothing ever comes easy. I have been playing this game since I left school at 16, I'd rather carry on as long…

— Emile Heskey

Every striker wants to score more goals but as a target man I've always taken great delight in bringing other players into…

— Emile Heskey

But I loved my time with Liverpool - they were great times, fun times and emotional times.

— Emile Heskey

Ive never been one for having a huge number of fast cars. The fastest one I ever had was a Porsche 911…

— Emile Heskey

I left Birmingham for Wigan because I was impressed with what Paul Jewell was doing, but I ended up back with the…

— Emile Heskey

At the end of the day a player has to show willingness to actually want to play for the club, and want…

— Emile Heskey

Critically, you have to remain positive and know you will recover, remembering if you didn't suffer injuries, you'd be a pretty remarkable…

— Emile Heskey

When you ask any player when they enjoyed their football, it was before the politics - when they just played, never thought…

— Emile Heskey

As a No9, when youre up front on your own, your job is to keep the defence as far back as possible.…

— Emile Heskey

Football is about the team winning the game, it doesnt matter who scores, its who has won after 90 minutes, its 11…

— Emile Heskey

Im from the East Midlands, and when I was playing youth team football, it was in the U18 Midlands league and Villa…

— Emile Heskey

I was lucky enough. I won four League Cups, FA Cup, UEFA Cup, Super Cup and two Charity Shields. I went to…

— Emile Heskey

No one should have to put up with someone screaming in their face. Theres got to be a better way of getting…

— Emile Heskey

Im very much a peoples person. Ill always sacrifice myself for other people. And its done alright for me.

— Emile Heskey

Robbie Fowler contacted me and said there were some very good players in the A-League while Michael Bridges spoke in glowing terms…

— Emile Heskey

I started at nine, I was told what to do, when to do it, how to do it from the age of…

— Emile Heskey