Jermain Defoe Quotes

Once you are known, people start banking on you and see if your other projects are successful or not.

Unfortunately, your reputation often rests not on your ability to do what you say, but rather on your ability to do what people expect.

I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging for the fences.' But when I swing and make contact people say, 'That's a nice swing.' But there's no difference, it's the same swing.

I remember winning the first time, you know, suddenly everybody expects, well, okay, now he should win every time he tees it up, win six tournaments.

Consistency is one of the hallmarks of my career. You knew what you were going to get out of E-Smith every game, every year, no matter if I was 22, 21 or 35 years old.

That really is my trademark. Day to day, week in, week out. If something happens and the crowd roars, I shut up.

Once people see you pulling off one role, they think you're a safe bet to do a similar role.

I knew credibility would come only in time and through earnest performances.

We know that if you have a good game, you are God, and if you misplace five passes in a row, they want to kick you out of Madrid. You have to find the middle ground.

The more work you put in, and the more you constantly and consistently give good performances against good opponents and constantly exceed people's expectations, the more you really endear yourself to the crowd. That's how your career takes off - it's just consistency and time.

So long as I keep performing week in, week out for Everton, I will have the chance to stay England number one.

Once you have had success there are always people focusing on why it happened. Inevitably, there is a lot of scrutiny when you don't achieve the same again.

It is important for me, no matter whether I lead or not, that I continue my form even in the World Cup. It is important that you get runs because people look up to you, and the team also expects you to get runs being a senior member of the side.

Career wise, consistency is one of the keys to longevity. When you are consistent people know what they are going to get, and that's the foundation for having a long career.

I have proved myself as a complete package, so people can be more confident about investing in me, and I do expect a little more trust from the industry members.

Before my last year at Arsenal, when we won the FA Cup, I was really up and down, never really consistent, and never really put my mark on the team. I understand that then there were question marks over my name.

A lot of people say now, 'John Cena doesn't work.' Well, John Cena does the things that people go to see John Cena do, and he doesn't take a lot of risks.

Some days, I feel like being known as a smart players, sometimes clutch.

Getting the opportunity to become England's number one was down to being at Everton, I believe, and being able to put in solid performances week in and week out.

When you play for United, you have to perform every week.

A better goals-to-game ratio is the aim for me now. If you score goals, you will get people talking about you.

When you come to a club like Liverpool, you need to perform straight away and consistently.

Trying times will begin when I will take up my second film as that's when people will take me more seriously. I will have to prove myself too.

The FA Cup has been good for me, and I have scored some goals, but I want to get better because I need to get better. Scoring goals is one of the things that I need to do better because a player in my position must do that. I want to achieve many other things, but that is the main one.

The one thing I always talk about in terms of restaurants is consistency.