--- title: "7 Cups Quotes By Michael Owen" description: "7 Cups quotes by Michael Owen. Plus more from Michael Owen and more Cups sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a2/michael-owen-7211_cups_there-are-pitfalls-in-world-cups-there-a_135374.jpg" --- > [There are pitfalls in World Cups, there are players who can win penalties and players who get the slightest touch and go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/there-are-pitfalls-in-world-cups-there-are-players-who-can-win/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a2/michael-owen-7211_cups_there-are-pitfalls-in-world-cups-there-a_135374.jpg) > [ \[Wayne Rooney\] best tournament was the 2004 European Championships, when he played alongside me and made such a big impact, but it… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/wayne-rooney-best-tournament-was-the-2004-european-championships-when/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/937/michael-owen-7211_big-impact_wayne-rooney-best-tournament-was-the-200_1177820.jpg) > [There's nothing quite like a World Cup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/there-s-nothing-quite-like-a-world-cup/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d1/michael-owen-7211_cup_there-s-nothing-quite-like-a-world-cup-1_1240673.jpg) > [I hate to admit this but I don't even know how to make a cup of tea or coffee. I can boil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/i-hate-to-admit-this-but-i-don-t-even-know-how-to-make-a-cup-of-tea/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/660/michael-owen-7211_coffee_i-hate-to-admit-this-but-i-don-t-even-kn_1437974.jpg) > [While the World Cup is great every four years, I think people struggle to get themselves excited about qualifiers against the smaller…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/while-the-world-cup-is-great-every-four-years-i-think-people-struggle/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5aa/michael-owen-7211_cups_while-the-world-cup-is-great-every-four_1813691.jpg) > [I remember running around the park as a kid and pretending, shouting out 'Michael Owen in the cup final. He scores!' To…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/i-remember-running-around-the-park-as-a-kid-and-pretending-shouting/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/273/michael-owen-7211_cup-finals_i-remember-running-around-the-park-as-a_2153859.jpg) > [Best atmosphere I ever played in was at Celtic Park in the UEFA Cup for Liverpool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/best-atmosphere-i-ever-played-in-was-at-celtic-park-in-the-uefa-cup/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/607/michael-owen-7211_atmosphere_best-atmosphere-i-ever-played-in-was-at_2591656.jpg) ## Other authors on Cups ## More by Michael Owen > [I thought I would break the scoring record when I got to 40 goals by the age of 27 or 28, but then Fabio…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/i-thought-i-would-break-the-scoring-record-when-i-got-to-40-goals-by/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) > [A new club is like having a new girlfriend – you don't have feelings straight away](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/a-new-club-is-like-having-a-new-girlfriend-you-don-t-have-feelings/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) > [I'd love to go and I'd love to play for my country and go to a World Cup again. I've got to accept I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/i-d-love-to-go-and-i-d-love-to-play-for-my-country-and-go-to-a-world/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) > [I have always been confident that I would make it to the top.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/i-have-always-been-confident-that-i-would-make-it-to-the-top/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) > [If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/if-you-only-ever-give-90-in-training-then-you-will-only-ever-give-90/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) > [I think nowadays Manchester United is more competitive than it's ever been. Obviously, over the last one or two decades, they've always had one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/i-think-nowadays-manchester-united-is-more-competitive-than-it-s-ever/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) > [There are pitfalls in World Cups, there are players who can win penalties and players who get the slightest touch and go down holding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/there-are-pitfalls-in-world-cups-there-are-players-who-can-win/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) > [I'm sure clubs have a lot of power these days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/i-m-sure-clubs-have-a-lot-of-power-these-days/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) > [You learn to understand it, but if you step back, you do think it is either strange or unfair. But I know that if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/you-learn-to-understand-it-but-if-you-step-back-you-do-think-it-is/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) > [To stay in the game, you have to stay in the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/to-stay-in-the-game-you-have-to-stay-in-the-game/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) > [ \[Wayne Rooney\] has to be viewed as a great England striker if he breaks Sir Bobby Charlton's record. Scoring goals at international level is… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/wayne-rooney-has-to-be-viewed-as-a-great-england-striker-if-he-breaks/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) > [An emotion that lives with me is a sense of 'what might have been' had injuries not robbed me of my most lethal weapon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/an-emotion-that-lives-with-me-is-a-sense-of-what-might-have-been-had/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) > [I feel that every time I get the ball at the moment I am going to score.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/i-feel-that-every-time-i-get-the-ball-at-the-moment-i-am-going-to/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) > [Scholesy was a genius, absolute genius. He was a center-forward's dream, you could make a run and he'd put the ball perfectly in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/scholesy-was-a-genius-absolute-genius-he-was-a-center-forward-s-dream/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) > [Often the biggest test is when the chips are down and you've got to stick together as a team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-owen/often-the-biggest-test-is-when-the-chips-are-down-and-you-ve-got-to/) [Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-owen/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cups/michael-owen/#itemlist", "name": "7 Cups Quotes By Michael Owen", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are pitfalls in World Cups, there are players who can win penalties and players who get the slightest touch and go down holding their face or whatever and get someone sent off. 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