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title: "23 Centre Forward Quotes by 21 authors"
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> [Klopp helped me play my favourite position again - centre-forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-emerick-aubameyang/klopp-helped-me-play-my-favourite-position-again-centre-forward/)

[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-emerick-aubameyang/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f03/pierre-emerick-aubameyang-6974_again_klopp-helped-me-play-my-favourite-positi_2115632.jpg)

> [I wasn't your average striker because I didn't play as an out-and-out centre-forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-kempes/i-wasn-t-your-average-striker-because-i-didn-t-play-as-an-out-and-out/)

[Mario Kempes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-kempes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c91/mario-kempes-10489_average_i-wasn-t-your-average-striker-because-i_893215.jpg)

> [The No. 9, a team's centre forward, is a number that means a lot and, God willing, I hope to inherit it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bojan-krkic/the-no-9-a-team-s-centre-forward-is-a-number-that-means-a-lot-and-god/)

[Bojan Krkic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bojan-krkic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/bojan-krkic-7081_day_the-no-9-a-team-s-centre-forward-is-a-nu_3168101.jpg)

> [I'm happy to play as a centre forward or a second striker, like in the national team with Luis Suarez and Edinson…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-forlan/i-m-happy-to-play-as-a-centre-forward-or-a-second-striker-like-in-the/)

[Diego Forlan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-forlan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aad/diego-forlan-5589_forward_i-m-happy-to-play-as-a-centre-forward-or_1631889.jpg)

> [He's not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-shankly/he-s-not-just-the-best-centre-forward-in-the-british-isles-but-the/)

[Bill Shankly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-shankly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29c/bill-shankly-8304_british_he-s-not-just-the-best-centre-forward-in_1683027.jpg)

> [Martin Skrtel is good at rattling the opposing centre-forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-scholes/martin-skrtel-is-good-at-rattling-the-opposing-centre-forward/)

[Paul Scholes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-scholes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d9/paul-scholes-4301_football_martin-skrtel-is-good-at-rattling-the-op_3128345.jpg)

> [I want to become the ultimate centre forward. I want to be able to play on the left, on the right, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-rashford/i-want-to-become-the-ultimate-centre-forward-i-want-to-be-able-to/)

[Marcus Rashford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-rashford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a58/marcus-rashford-37529_football_i-want-to-become-the-ultimate-centre-for_2742787.jpg)

> [As a kid I always wanted to be a centre-forward. I wanted the buzz and thrill of scoring goals from an early…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-shearer/as-a-kid-i-always-wanted-to-be-a-centre-forward-i-wanted-the-buzz-and/)

[Alan Shearer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-shearer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/alan-shearer-9467_adventure_as-a-kid-i-always-wanted-to-be-a-centre_559885.jpg)

> [I like the position as a centre-forward in the box, in the penalty area, to push into the front aggressively, to score…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kai-havertz/i-like-the-position-as-a-centre-forward-in-the-box-in-the-penalty/)

[Kai Havertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kai-havertz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/kai-havertz-6176_front_i-like-the-position-as-a-centre-forward_1676159.jpg)

> [I'm a centre forward and if I put the ball in the net off my back, my shoulder, my backside, an overhead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-carroll/i-m-a-centre-forward-and-if-i-put-the-ball-in-the-net-off-my-back-my/)

[Andy Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-carroll/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4e/andy-carroll-6602_back_i-m-a-centre-forward-and-if-i-put-the-ba_2367177.jpg)

> [I've played for England and at one stage I was the first-choice centre forward because I played in four or five qualifiers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-bent/i-ve-played-for-england-and-at-one-stage-i-was-the-first-choice/)

[Darren Bent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-bent/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/173/darren-bent-6427_england_i-ve-played-for-england-and-at-one-stage_107268.jpg)

> [You think about all the positions Rooney got asked to play. He played everywhere. You forget how good he was. So to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-bent/you-think-about-all-the-positions-rooney-got-asked-to-play-he-played/)

[Darren Bent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-bent/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/darren-bent-6427_best_you-think-about-all-the-positions-rooney_3010443.jpg)

> [The only pictures you saw of me when I was playing, I was crashing into a centre forward! Or running down a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/the-only-pictures-you-saw-of-me-when-i-was-playing-i-was-crashing/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/453/sol-campbell-7189_be-happy_the-only-pictures-you-saw-of-me-when-i-w_2860948.jpg)

> [I have always seen Drogba as the example to follow in terms of a centre-forward. He was strong and scored loads of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-costa/i-have-always-seen-drogba-as-the-example-to-follow-in-terms-of-a/)

[Diego Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-costa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/087/diego-costa-7284_always_i-have-always-seen-drogba-as-the-example_2785269.jpg)

> [In Holland, I have got the buzz back playing as a centre-forward, which is where I perform best. Ajax always appealed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bojan-krkic/in-holland-i-have-got-the-buzz-back-playing-as-a-centre-forward-which/)

[Bojan Krkic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bojan-krkic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecf/bojan-krkic-7081_always_in-holland-i-have-got-the-buzz-back-play_2168087.jpg)

> [As a young centre-forward, if I'm to look along the line of top centre-forwards, I would look at Robert Lewandowski and study…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-calvert-lewin/as-a-young-centre-forward-if-i-m-to-look-along-the-line-of-top-centre/)

[Dominic Calvert-Lewin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-calvert-lewin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/dominic-calvert-lewin-7149_feel_as-a-young-centre-forward-if-i-m-to-look_1190487.jpg)

> [I'd have to say Thierry Henry. From the ages of ten to 16, watching him in the Premier League was amazing and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-rooney/i-d-have-to-say-thierry-henry-from-the-ages-of-ten-to-16-watching-him/)

[Wayne Rooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-rooney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a86/wayne-rooney-9396_age_i-d-have-to-say-thierry-henry-from-the-a_2903375.jpg)

> [The majority of the time having first touches, when the ball comes to you, you're normally free so you've got time to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michail-antonio/the-majority-of-the-time-having-first-touches-when-the-ball-comes-to/)

[Michail Antonio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michail-antonio/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c94/michail-antonio-6183_body_the-majority-of-the-time-having-first-to_1988349.jpg)

> [I've always said it, and the whole football world knows that Cavani is a centre-forward and that he has proven his worth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edinson-cavani/i-ve-always-said-it-and-the-whole-football-world-knows-that-cavani-is/)

[Edinson Cavani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edinson-cavani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be6/edinson-cavani-7365_football_i-ve-always-said-it-and-the-whole-footba_1505415.jpg)

> [There is no club in Europe that wouldn't want Van Persie at centre-forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-moyes/there-is-no-club-in-europe-that-wouldn-t-want-van-persie-at-centre/)

[David Moyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-moyes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ba/david-moyes-4324_club_there-is-no-club-in-europe-that-wouldn-t_3203314.png)

> [There is one thing that will never change in football. The centre forward is only as good as the people that are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-merson/there-is-one-thing-that-will-never-change-in-football-the-centre/)

[Paul Merson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-merson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afa/paul-merson-9263_ball_there-is-one-thing-that-will-never-chang_1474968.png)

> [I've added to my abilities since moving to Bournemouth. You are always having to re-learn how to be a centre-forward as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-murray/i-ve-added-to-my-abilities-since-moving-to-bournemouth-you-are-always/)

[Glenn Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-murray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a67/glenn-murray-9051_football_i-ve-added-to-my-abilities-since-moving_3039546.jpg)

> [I'm a centre forward, and that is my preferred position. But I'll play on the wing or in midfield, wherever the manager…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-welbeck/i-m-a-centre-forward-and-that-is-my-preferred-position-but-i-ll-play/)

[Danny Welbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-welbeck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/danny-welbeck-7086_football_i-m-a-centre-forward-and-that-is-my-pref_698300.jpg)

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