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Peter Crouch

(1981) Association Football Player

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Peter Crouch is an association football player, best known for Nonholonomic Mechanics and Control.

Quick Facts About Peter Crouch

Born: January 30, 1981
Profession: Association Football Player
Notable works: Nonholonomic Mechanics and Control

About Peter Crouch

Peter James Crouch is an English television personality and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was capped 42 times by the England national team between 2005 and 2010, scoring 22 goals for his country during that time, appearing at two FIFA World Cups. He is one of 35 players to have scored 100 or more Premier League goals, and holds the record for the most headed goals in Premier League history. A tall forward, with a slender physique, Crouch was known for his aerial abilities, technical abilities and hold-up play.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Peter Crouch

I'm not the type of player that's going to run in behind or go past three and score.

Behind

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I've always been the tallest; I didn't shoot up. That's who I am.

Always

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My dad got me my first pair of boots. It was a big occasion for us to go to the shopping centre.…

Bigs

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Footballers are very superstitious.

Footballers

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I feel proud I was part of the old school and still around in the new school.

New

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I can understand why people laugh and make jokes, but I'm comfortable with being this tall. It's not as if I've had…

Always

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The death of Cyrille Regis, a giant in so many ways, was such a shock and deeply upsetting.

Death

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Heading is a skill, and it would be a shame to lose that from the game. There is nothing more dramatic than…

Game

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People tend to assume I was terribly self-conscious about my height. In fact, I've always been perfectly comfortable with the way I…

Always

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In my early years, I wanted to be like Paul Gascoigne.

Early

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I didn't come from a council estate like a lot of the lads do.

Come

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In my opinion, whenever I've been given the opportunity to play, I've done well and scored goals, and that will continue to…

Goals

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I don't know why, but playing for England, I always feel I am going to score.

Always

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I was always quite technical as a player, but when you are the size I am, if you are crap in the…

Air

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I ve got a boot boy from the Youth team. His name s Kudos - he's a good lad and has been…

Boots

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I can keep the ball and pass it, and I've always felt comfortable with the ball at my feet.

Always

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There is one thing you must know about Marko Arnautovic if you want to understand what makes him tick: he believes he's…

About

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I think it's helped me that I've always been very grounded, very down to earth. Lots of my friends are people I've…

Down to earth

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If you're good enough, you're old enough: that's what everyone says. When a talented young player emerges, his age doesn't matter; people…

Age

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If I played badly as a kid, my dad would tell me, and my mum would say, 'You were brilliant today'. It's…

Brilliant

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Des Bulpin discovered me and, along with my dad, would be the biggest influence on my career. I remember him telling me…

Dad

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If you go from being a kid at school to being on £60,000 a week, that can be hard to deal with.…

Go

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I'm lucky: whatever I eat, I've never wavered from just under 14 stone.

Eat

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I wouldn't want to get my pigeon chest out in front of anyone. I don't think the world needs it. I'd probably…

Front

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I'd hate to be the sort of player who people just regard as being tall and only good for winning headers.

Good

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