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> [If I'd got to the top too early, I would not have been a success. I was physically and mentally ready.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickie-lambert/if-i-d-got-to-the-top-too-early-i-would-not-have-been-a-success-i-was/)

[Rickie Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickie-lambert/)

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## More by Rickie Lambert

> [I've played football every day since I was five, and I'm just knackered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickie-lambert/i-ve-played-football-every-day-since-i-was-five-and-i-m-just-knackered/)

[Rickie Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickie-lambert/)

> [I know how big Liverpool are - and it means everything to me - but I know what is important; I know it's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickie-lambert/i-know-how-big-liverpool-are-and-it-means-everything-to-me-but-i-know/)

[Rickie Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickie-lambert/)

> [I never really got taught to be a striker in the first place and then I never got taught how to be a lone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickie-lambert/i-never-really-got-taught-to-be-a-striker-in-the-first-place-and-then/)

[Rickie Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickie-lambert/)

> [I could have sat on the bench for a third year but I moved to West Brom from Liverpool to play. I love Liverpool…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickie-lambert/i-could-have-sat-on-the-bench-for-a-third-year-but-i-moved-to-west/)

[Rickie Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickie-lambert/)

> [The amount of pressure the guys are under from the English media is fierce.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickie-lambert/the-amount-of-pressure-the-guys-are-under-from-the-english-media-is/)

[Rickie Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickie-lambert/)

> [Luckily I was financially okay, so I had a choice, I didn't have to stay in the game. A lot of players have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickie-lambert/luckily-i-was-financially-okay-so-i-had-a-choice-i-didn-t-have-to/)

[Rickie Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickie-lambert/)

> [The main reason I quit was my lower back. I've had problems for a few years. It was affecting my movement and power. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickie-lambert/the-main-reason-i-quit-was-my-lower-back-i-ve-had-problems-for-a-few/)

[Rickie Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickie-lambert/)

> [But when I joined up with England I felt lucky to be there, and it was the same at Liverpool. And when I look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickie-lambert/but-when-i-joined-up-with-england-i-felt-lucky-to-be-there-and-it-was/)

[Rickie Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickie-lambert/)

> [That feeling you had in the lower leagues, the hunger you need to win and even earn wages, has never left me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickie-lambert/that-feeling-you-had-in-the-lower-leagues-the-hunger-you-need-to-win/)

[Rickie Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickie-lambert/)

> [Football-wise, I help with my 12-year-old and his team, and I play football on a Friday with my mates and that's about it. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickie-lambert/football-wise-i-help-with-my-12-year-old-and-his-team-and-i-play/)

[Rickie Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickie-lambert/)

> [I went to West Brom, and I couldn't do what I wanted to do, and Tony Pulis was a very physically-demanding manager, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickie-lambert/i-went-to-west-brom-and-i-couldn-t-do-what-i-wanted-to-do-and-tony/)

[Rickie Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickie-lambert/)

> [Even though I'm 32 I feel like a kid again. I've got so much enthusiasm for the game. The fact that I'm playing under…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickie-lambert/even-though-i-m-32-i-feel-like-a-kid-again-i-ve-got-so-much/)

[Rickie Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickie-lambert/)

> [I was getting well paid but I never started playing football for the money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickie-lambert/i-was-getting-well-paid-but-i-never-started-playing-football-for-the/)

[Rickie Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickie-lambert/)

> [And I probably had three seasons when I was on the slide, and I kind of fell out of love with football, and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickie-lambert/and-i-probably-had-three-seasons-when-i-was-on-the-slide-and-i-kind/)

[Rickie Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickie-lambert/)

> [I thought I was decent at table tennis, but when I saw Ross Barkley and Raheem Sterling, I thought, 'maybe not'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickie-lambert/i-thought-i-was-decent-at-table-tennis-but-when-i-saw-ross-barkley/)

[Rickie Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickie-lambert/)

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