When you put better teams in front of you, that's when the big players rise to that occasion. — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
I want to be a top-flight football player, so I lead the life that enables me to be that type of player.… — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
If I'd still been in one piece from the World Cup and gone through my career, what type of player would I… — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
I think in terms of best players, I would have to say Ronaldo, the real Ronaldo, the Brazilian one. I was fortunate… — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
My Dad was briefly an Everton player and I used to follow them as a boy. — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
Clubs don't like their players going off to play international matches and you can see a scenario where they eventually start to… — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
Fortunately I am a mentally strong person and believe I will learn from the experience and continue to improve as a player… — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
Best players I played with? Striker wise, well, I had a great record with Emile Heskey - he would be one of… — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
I've always been a player that likes to get round the back and get crosses in for other people. When I first… — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
I think the greatest Real Madrid player of all time is Cristiano Ronaldo followed by Ferenc Puskas. Ronaldo equalled Puskas’ great record… — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
I thought I would break the scoring record when I got to 40 goals by the age of 27 or 28, but then Fabio… — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
A new club is like having a new girlfriend – you don't have feelings straight away — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters. — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
There are pitfalls in World Cups, there are players who can win penalties and players who get the slightest touch and go down holding… — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
You learn to understand it, but if you step back, you do think it is either strange or unfair. But I know that if… — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
[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… — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
An emotion that lives with me is a sense of 'what might have been' had injuries not robbed me of my most lethal weapon… — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
![“[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 much more difficult than it was a few years back because even the lesser teams are well organised and don't concede too many goals these days.” quote by Michael Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/aec/michael-owen-7211_break_wayne-rooney-has-to-be-viewed-as-a-great_264179.jpg)
