"To win a major tournament you have to……" — Jermain Defoe
"To win a major tournament you have to face the top teams at some point, but if you avoid those at the beginning then you can win games and build confidence. I think the key is just to get off to a good start."
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26 Quotes by Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe has 26 quotes on this site.
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I had to tell Dad, 'It will be okay and be positive; keep praying and have faith'. I have always…
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I am still young and being the [England] squad is really good for me although I've still got a lot…
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I love scoring - even in training.
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There is always going to be competition. When you play for a top club, you're going to attract top players.…
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I understand it's difficult but you've got to think about yourself, you know, and not just follow the crowd.
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When you've something to fight for, you get the best out of yourself.
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I prefer not to fly, but sometimes it's unavoidable.
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When you get up in the morning and know you're doing something you love, feel fit and look after yourself,…
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I'm a forward, but I can't be the only forward at a club. Over the years, the clubs who've won…
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For me, there's nothing that beats playing. When I'm not playing, I'll watch games on the television, watch stuff on…
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I've got a Ferrari 430. It's black. I don't know what it cost but it wasn't cheap. I bought it…
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The role that I play as a lone striker, I enjoy it and particularly playing with great players.
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The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
— Aristotle
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Foreignness is all around. Only in the heart of the heart of the country, namely the heart of the United…
— Margaret Atwood
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Like many modern poets, I tend to conceal rhymes by placing them in the middle of lines, and to avoid…
— Margaret Atwood
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I think I hate cynicism more than anything else. It's the curse of our age, and I want to avoid…
— Paul Auster
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Avoid problems, and you'll never be the one who overcame them.
— Richard Bach
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I'd love to remain a secret and still work, but I also want people to see the movies I'm in…
— Christian Bale
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Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.
— Joey Adams
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My point is that perceptual bias can affect nut jobs and scientists alike. If we hold too rigidly to what…
— Martha Beck
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The argument of socialists, that people really want to share, beyond a reasonable level of charity, is rubbish, though it…
— Conrad Black
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Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.
— William Blake
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If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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