When I went to Burnley I'd only been a pro for 14 months. I wasn't even entirely sure where it was! I always lived at home with my mum and dad and it's a long way from Bournemouth. — Charlie Austin Copy Share Image
My dad would let me leave work an hour early if I had a game. I'd drive back an hour to Bournemouth, get my bag ready and be off to the game for a half six meet - so on… — Charlie Austin Copy Share Image
I used to get up at six and drive for an hour in my blue van from Bournemouth to Basingstoke - they were the… — Charlie Austin Copy Share Image
The play-offs are the sexy way to get promoted, playing in front of 90,000 people at Wembley, but you always want to do it… — Charlie Austin Copy Share Image
Like many professional footballers, I have the legacy of injuries picked up over my career but the effect on my day-to-day training and on… — Charlie Austin Copy Share Image
I went for a warm-up and got called back and the fans started singing my name when I was sat on the bench. I… — Charlie Austin Copy Share Image
I don't want to be a bit-part player, I want to be right in the mix with everybody else. — Charlie Austin Copy Share Image
Sometimes people say to me that I celebrate over the top, but when you score, the emotion... you just can't control it. It's the… — Charlie Austin Copy Share Image
It's not nice getting up at 6 am, when it's pitch black and you have to get in a van with 10 other lads,… — Charlie Austin Copy Share Image
I'll just get my head down, work hard in training and in the games and I'm just here playing for Burnley and that's what… — Charlie Austin Copy Share Image
My life had changed from being a bricklayer to a regular goalscorer in League One. — Charlie Austin Copy Share Image
I've still got the hunger and yeah, a point to prove. Everybody loves playing in the Premier League, don't they? — Charlie Austin Copy Share Image
When I was a builder, I drove a blue van. It had a hole in the floor and I couldn't afford to fix it.… — Charlie Austin Copy Share Image
When I went to Burnley I'd only been a pro for 14 months. I wasn't even entirely sure where it was! I always lived… — Charlie Austin Copy Share Image
