Patrick Bamford Quotes

I don't regret my choice to sign for Milan.

I would never have left Everton if it hadn't been Manchester United.

I received lots of offers, but Inter are a big club, and I can carry on growing here.

It's true that I had two different offers from Chinese football, but I stayed in England in order to give myself the opportunity. To go there would have been the easiest way, because it was a great offer, but I wanted to stay.

A lot of people said I left Nottingham Forest for the wrong reasons, but that wasn't true. I wanted to play for a top team like Chelsea.

I'm happy in Manchester and that's it. Moving to United was good for me. I play for a big club.

I begged my parents to let me go to LA for three months just to try it out. Three months turned into five years.

I wanted to stay in the Premier League, and Chelsea was a great opportunity for me.

I remember my last game for Newcastle in the pre-season, when their fans were singing that they wanted me to stay, but when the opportunity came to play for a great club like Liverpool with such a great history, I had to take it. I hope they understand why I made that choice to go to Liverpool.

When you have played for Manchester United, it is difficult to go elsewhere.

I like my life. I like competing, but it's not just because of the money.

The only regret I can have is that Inter sold a player that is now completely recovered. I said many times that I wouldn't have left Inter without showing who I was. But then they sold me.

I'm driven. I have the opportunity to change people's lives.

I'm looking to try to do more out there and just taking advantage of the opportunities that I've been given.

It's very important for me to show younger kids that when opportunities are there, you have to jump on them.

It's difficult to leave FC Bayern. Everything has to fall in place to top this club if I do it.

Bayern is an amazing club - I can imagine playing here for many years.

I believe that no matter how many mistakes we’ve made; how badly we’ve really, really screwed up; how old, worn out, or dejected we’ve become; as long as there is true, steadfast ambition, all of us have an opportunity for greatness.

Average people look forward to "getting off." Successful people look forward to "getting on."

I mean, Robert Pattinson. No, I’m kidding, I shouldn’t say that. He’s actually really nice. My neighbour works with him and said he was a great guy. I don’t know to be honest, I don’t really model myself after anybody. You’re always just trying to create opportunities and be ready when those opportunities present themselves. I can’t look at anybody and think ‘I want to be Damian Lewis’ – I’d be setting myself up for failure.

I was once chillin in my room, watching TV, just in a regular place.. And now I'm in this big world, living my dream and, you know, doing what I love. It's just crazy how it all came around.

Everyday the opportunity exists to change your life. But most days, the idea of having to change the big things in life just seems like too much work. Should I lie on the couch and watch a movie, or shuld I confront my personal demons?

You can start where you are with what you've got and go wherever it is you want to go.

That isn't to say that Hawaii's better. On the mainland, everyone seems to be trying to get somewhere. Kids are taught to shoot for the moon, to believe in their ability to do anything, to follow their passions. In Hawaii, you're stuck in the middle of the Pacific, and it can be difficult to see how you're going to follow your passion from there.

Don't go for what you know you can get. Go for what you really want.