Jermain Defoe Quotes

As a cricketer, everybody has a dream to play for your country.

Going onstage is like going into battle. You're ultimately there to win. It's driven and fuelled by passion and a desire to do it.

When I played for the first time against France, I wanted more.

You have your heart on your sleeve when you play games, but playing for your country is special, you dream about it as a wee boy.

When I first played live, I would shake with fear, and my voice would tremble. But I do it for the love of it. There's nothing I love more than playing live.

You may earn whatever money you earn as a cricketer, but you want to play for your country. At the end of the day, you want to do something special. There are plenty of people who earn 50 crores or 100 crores as businessmen or big professionals or who are really doing well in business. But what gives pleasure to your mom and dad is the fame.

Sports should not become routine. It should be about passion.

When I walk out on that stage, I just want America to know, that this is what I'm supposed to do. This is my dream.

Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it.

I had the question asked of me before, 'What do you like better: singing or playing guitar?' If I'm gonna be totally truthful, if that microphone's in my hand, I'm loving it. When the guitar's in my hand, I'm a little nervous, but I'm still loving it.

The second I got on stage, it was like, 'Oh my God! I love this! I love this!'

When I was a child, my dream was to play for Atletico.

Frankly, I never thought that I would represent my country one day.

I live to be in these matches.

When I run for my country, I'm very proud to run for my country.

It's a high-pressure situation to be in my position, but I've kind of gravitated toward those positions in sports. It's nothing that I worry too much about. I'm not going to act like I have the most stressful job in the world. This is pretty darn fun.

Everyone has a different view on football, but I didn't have a fear that I wouldn't be good enough in England.

I think since I've been like a kid, I love to compete.

Let me do what I do best. And that's to run and represent my country and make my country proud.

No, I don't get nervous when I play basketball.

I'm confident about playing on the big stage.

The first one is your first World Cup, so you go into it with a lot of pressure, trying to take it all in, but you are just so focused.

I perform better under pressure. If I go out there, and I'm not nervous, and I'm too relaxed, I don't like that vibe. I like big matches. I like pressure situations.

Playing in front of a crowd is something you learn. You accept it and then you start to relish it.

I have always wanted to play in the World Cup.