Striker mindset Quotes

When you're a striker, you want to play all the games, and most chances come at the end because defenders are tired.

Being seen as the best striker in Europe doesn't spur me on-it's helping my team to success. That's my only aim. I'm not a machine.

As a striker, all you want to do is score.

You want to feel special as a striker; you want to be the main guy, and you know, if the coach wants you, he's going to be good for you.

When you are in the goal, you have to concentrate totally on the game, but in a shoot-out when the striker is walking towards the penalty spot, you remember what you have been through and see it as a chance to make the difference.

I still believe I can be a striker but, if you want to be a striker, you have to think more about yourself and that's why you are a striker.

Scoring goals is scoring goals. From a striker's point of view, the aim is the same.

As a striker, your job is mostly to forget. When you have someone like Vidic marking you, and it's misery for 89 minutes, all you have to do is forget everything. Forget the 89 minutes. Because in the 90th minute, you might finally get your chance. I have been pretty good at this in my career.