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Rickie Lambert

(1982) Association Football Player

24 quotes in 104 categories

Rickie Lambert is an association football player.

Quick Facts About Rickie Lambert

Born: February 16, 1982
Profession: Association Football Player

About Rickie Lambert

[Wikidata] English footballer (born 1982)... | [Wikipedia] Rickie Lee Lambert is an English former professional footballer who is currently an Academy Youth Development Coach at Wigan Athletic. A striker, Lambert was known for his large stature and physical performances, drawing comparisons with former Southampton player Matt Le Tissier for his ability in f

Quotes by Rickie Lambert

I've played football every day since I was five, and I'm just knackered.

Day

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I know how big Liverpool are - and it means everything to me - but I know what is important; I know…

Big

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I never really got taught to be a striker in the first place and then I never got taught how to be…

First

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I could have sat on the bench for a third year but I moved to West Brom from Liverpool to play. I…

Career

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The amount of pressure the guys are under from the English media is fierce.

English

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Luckily I was financially okay, so I had a choice, I didn't have to stay in the game. A lot of players…

Choice

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The main reason I quit was my lower back. I've had problems for a few years. It was affecting my movement and…

Movement

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But when I joined up with England I felt lucky to be there, and it was the same at Liverpool. And when…

Look

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That feeling you had in the lower leagues, the hunger you need to win and even earn wages, has never left me.

Earn

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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…

Football

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I went to West Brom, and I couldn't do what I wanted to do, and Tony Pulis was a very physically-demanding manager,…

Around

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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…

Again

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I was getting well paid but I never started playing football for the money.

Football

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And I probably had three seasons when I was on the slide, and I kind of fell out of love with football,…

Football

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I thought I was decent at table tennis, but when I saw Ross Barkley and Raheem Sterling, I thought, 'maybe not'.

Maybe

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I'm a striker and any chance I get I want to score.

Any

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I'm desperate to enjoy my football again and play until I retire. Obviously I'm 34 so I don't want to be sitting…

Again

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I could have stayed at West Brom but I want to be constantly involved, I want to be relied upon like I…

Career

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You have to adapt to each level and it improves you when you're in better teams. That's what's happened to me over…

Adapt

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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.

Been

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It's the best feeling in the world to score for your country.

Best

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You've got to dream. You've got to believe, that's what I've done all my life. I'm rolling with it at the minute.…

Believe

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It was so disappointing the way it ended but, to play for England in the World Cup, was still the highlight of…

Career

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I have always dreamt of playing for Liverpool, but I did kind of think the chance of playing for them had gone.…

Always

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