Michael Owen Quotes

After all, didn't I blow a magnificent career?

I've cheated myself: there are other things I could have done to fill out the bouquet of my career.

My only regret is that I didn't play for Howard Wilkinson earlier. I would have achieved more and played even longer if I had.

I know I'm responsible for not having got the kind of roles that I'd have liked to. '

If I had made it in cheerleading, I would have never been an actress.

I left school at 16 and skipped university to work, initially as a waiter. I think I missed out on what would have been great years.

If I'd stayed at college I would have become a teacher.

I'm sure there have been missed opportunities, with films I've turned down that went on to be successful, but everyone in the industry has had that happen.

On some planet, I probably could have been a lawyer. On some planet, I could have been somebody in advertising.

Don't get me wrong: I'm overjoyed with my career to date. But perhaps I could have done more. Mostly, I just did whatever the directors told me to do.

I regret to this day that I never went to college. I feel I should have been a doctor.

I'd been out to a lot of people since 19. I wish to God it had happened then. I don't think I would have the same career - my ego might not have been satisfied in some areas - but I think I would have been a happier man.

I was 17 or 18 when 'The Twist' came along, and the rest is history. Sometimes I regret it. I would have gotten more into acting. I would have been more of a legitimate performer onstage like Liza Minnelli. But I got so caught up in the dance thing that I never got into theater.

It was complicated at Madrid. I was suspicious. The lack of recognition for Makelele over there scared me. I was scared it would happen to me. But I should have gone there. Today, I don't regret the career that I have had, but if I could have changed one thing, it would be that: to go to Madrid.

With Shakhtar I also won a set of titles not only in Ukraine but in Europe also. I felt comfortable there.

I've done most of my career with Barca, with the exception of the period I played for Manchester United.

If it is possible I want to finish my career at Manchester United.

One of the biggest regrets I have in life is not getting an opportunity to work with Yash Chopra.

I've made a lot of mistakes in my career but the biggest mistake I've made is to turn down work.

I'm quite sure there are other things that I could have done in life whether it's working for Humana, teaching in college, high school teacher. Coaching stuck.

Leaving a club like Real and coming to as big a club as Manchester United makes you grow as a player and helps you progress in your career.

I've always said that if I could have made a living someway in gospel music, I would have loved to had that break, but it never was offered to me, a job in that field, so naturally, I got lost on that other road.

What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do?

I know I would have had a lot more trophies in my cabinet if I went with him [Sir Alex Ferguson].

The truth was I'd given up waiting long ago. The moment had passed, the door between the lives we could have led and the lives we led had shut in our faces. Or better to say, in my face. Grammar of my life: as a rule of thumb, wherever there appears a plural, correct for singular. Should I ever let slip a royal We, put me out of my misery with a swift blow to the head.