Michael Owen Quotes

At 18 to 20, I was probably one of the quickest things around, at the peak of my powers.

As fresh as I can be in the games, the better.

I think playing the 5 is an advantage for me. I'm much quicker than a lot of the other centers in our league.

I definitely think the way the game is transforming, becoming more and more athletic, guys are great athletes out here and relying on the physical skills more than their tennis skills, almost, sometimes. So for that reason, matching up with some of these guys, I can't keep up.

If I am at 100 percent fitness, I do not fear any competition for places in the first 11.

Maybe I'm quicker. I can take the ball earlier than a big guy.

In a lot of close games, I can make a difference with my speed.

I like to think I'm pretty smart with what I was able to do academically, but whenever I get on the field I turn into the Incredible Hulk and I am unstoppable.

I still feel that I am in my prime right now but I think my best fights were in my thirties.

The big and the fast beat the small and the fast. If you check out the NBA today, they're big and fast.

Guys are just too fast and too big in the NFL.

I don't feel like my speed or my power or my desire to play this game has diminished at all.

My speed is something that has made a difference to my whole career. When I've felt quick and I'm moving well, it makes a huge difference to my entire game. When I feel a bit slower, I end up doing a lot more defending. When I'm a bit quicker to the ball, I feel I can attack a lot more.

Even during a sprint, I can occasionally still accelerate. I am so fit that I can accelerate during a acceleration, like making a new start.

I just have that extra boost in games. I don't know why.

Dumb and tough goes a long way in this sport but to be elite, you've got to be smarter.

There are athletes out there trying to get every advantage they can, including things like muscle and low-fat percentages. I feel if I'm the better fighter, I'm the better fighter.

I want to try to have fun as long as I can and play football at a high level. I do not know how long that will go on.

The longer you stay out of this sport, the less sharp you are, and I've been aware of that; that's why I've stayed and haven't wanted to retire and come back - because you skip a beat.

I added a new strength training regimen in my training, and I feel like I've become a much stronger, more dynamic athlete. That makes me much more dangerous against anyone.

I'm not just a footballer; I'm a top athlete, and we have to be at the top of our game.

Getting to fight at my natural weight, that was huge for me.

I love how I look. My favorite body part is my butt because that's where we get all our power from, and that's what keeps me going up and down the field and drives my explosiveness. I kind of have a bubble butt, but it helps me do what I need to do!

Everybody's fast and strong, but to go out there and throw pass-rush moves or be able to do something different on the run to get them off balance. Anybody can run into somebody, but if you can shake them a little bit at the line, that's what's helped me out as a player.

My special thing is my speed. I'm fast.