Football doesn't hold back for anyone. There's no waiting around. If you don't take your chances they will soon pass you by. You have to be mature and take it one step at a time. — 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
