--- title: "1 Comes Age Quotes By Jermain Defoe" description: "1 Comes Age quotes by Jermain Defoe. Plus more from Jermain Defoe and more Comes Age sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f9/jermain-defoe-15525_age_when-you-are-young-nothing-is-more-impor_597344.jpg" --- > [When you are young, nothing is more important than football, but as you get older, you get married, have kids and lose people. Then you realise your family is more important. This comes with age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermain-defoe/when-you-are-young-nothing-is-more-important-than-football-but-as-you/) [Jermain Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermain-defoe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f9/jermain-defoe-15525_age_when-you-are-young-nothing-is-more-impor_597344.jpg) ## More by Jermain Defoe > [When you've something to fight for, you get the best out of yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermain-defoe/when-you-ve-something-to-fight-for-you-get-the-best-out-of-yourself/) [Jermain Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermain-defoe/) > [The key for me is movement. When the ball comes into the box, or when the wide players get it, that's where I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermain-defoe/the-key-for-me-is-movement-when-the-ball-comes-into-the-box-or-when/) [Jermain Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermain-defoe/) > [I am doing my job and trying to win a game for my team. I shouldn't be getting racially abused; it's silly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermain-defoe/i-am-doing-my-job-and-trying-to-win-a-game-for-my-team-i-shouldn-t-be/) [Jermain Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermain-defoe/) > [I scored in a World Cup and I want that buzz again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermain-defoe/i-scored-in-a-world-cup-and-i-want-that-buzz-again/) [Jermain Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermain-defoe/) > [When you are young, nothing is more important than football, but as you get older, you get married, have kids and lose people. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermain-defoe/when-you-are-young-nothing-is-more-important-than-football-but-as-you/) [Jermain Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermain-defoe/) > [I prefer not to fly, but sometimes it's unavoidable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermain-defoe/i-prefer-not-to-fly-but-sometimes-it-s-unavoidable/) [Jermain Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermain-defoe/) > [I've got a Ferrari 430. It's black. I don't know what it cost but it wasn't cheap. I bought it because I was being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermain-defoe/i-ve-got-a-ferrari-430-it-s-black-i-don-t-know-what-it-cost-but-it/) [Jermain Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermain-defoe/) > [If I ever score against Spurs, I won't celebrate. Even if it's the best goal in the world, I'll keep it subdued. It's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermain-defoe/if-i-ever-score-against-spurs-i-won-t-celebrate-even-if-it-s-the-best/) [Jermain Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermain-defoe/) > [For me, there's nothing that beats playing. When I'm not playing, I'll watch games on the television, watch stuff on You Tube, everything. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermain-defoe/for-me-there-s-nothing-that-beats-playing-when-i-m-not-playing-i-ll/) [Jermain Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermain-defoe/) > [I don't go out drinking and stuff like that. My friends say 'Just have one drink, JD.' I say 'What's the point?' I'll go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermain-defoe/i-don-t-go-out-drinking-and-stuff-like-that-my-friends-say-just-have/) [Jermain Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermain-defoe/) > [When you play with good players, they will always create chances for the forwards to score.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermain-defoe/when-you-play-with-good-players-they-will-always-create-chances-for/) [Jermain Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermain-defoe/) > [To win a major tournament you have to face the top teams at some point, but if you avoid those at the beginning then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermain-defoe/to-win-a-major-tournament-you-have-to-face-the-top-teams-at-some/) [Jermain Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermain-defoe/) > [I feel 21. I've looked after myself and take my football seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermain-defoe/i-feel-21-i-ve-looked-after-myself-and-take-my-football-seriously/) [Jermain Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermain-defoe/) > [It doesn't matter who you are, football's a business. At some stage you're going to have to leave a football club; that's just normal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermain-defoe/it-doesn-t-matter-who-you-are-football-s-a-business-at-some-stage-you/) [Jermain Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermain-defoe/) > [I don't do chat-up lines. Girls often tell me I'm cheeky. Being cheeky seems to work OK for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermain-defoe/i-don-t-do-chat-up-lines-girls-often-tell-me-i-m-cheeky-being-cheeky/) [Jermain Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermain-defoe/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comes-age/jermain-defoe/#itemlist", "name": "1 Comes Age Quotes By Jermain Defoe", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you are young, nothing is more important than football, but as you get older, you get married, have kids and lose people. Then you realise your family is more important. 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