Frank Lampard quotes - page 2

Frank Lampard is an English former professional footballer and football manager, most renowned for his time at Chelsea FC. Considered one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, he is celebrated for his goal-scoring ability and leadership on the field. He has become an influential figure in English football, both as a player and a coach. Here are 65 of his quotes:

Training's completely different now. It used to be a lot of running and work without the ball. Now it's all with the ball, which any player loves.

Frank Lampard

I'm happy here, and why change when you love the club and the club's in a really good position right now.

Frank Lampard

Goals never come easy. No one gives you goals.

Frank Lampard

Every season will have its dips and hard moments, and the challenge then is to make sure you don't get too down in those moments and make sure you come back fighting.

Frank Lampard

If I lose the ball, I lose it trying to do the right thing. That's the way it is.

Frank Lampard

When you see young players coming into the squad and pushing you, no matter what age you are, you have to react. You have to worry about yourself and perform as well as you can. If you end up looking around at others, wondering whos performing better, you take your eye off the ball.

Frank Lampard

I'm not the kind of player to see out my time and sit with my bum on the bench too much. I want to be involved. That's my character.

Frank Lampard

Nobody expects a footballer to have any kind of an IQ, which is a bit of an unfair stereotype.

Frank Lampard

In international football, you need pace and you need your players up top to create things out of nothing and run at people.

Frank Lampard

You remember the finals you lose as much as the ones you win.

Frank Lampard

My dad shaped the footballing side of me, and Mum shaped me as a person. I've always been very close to her - we've only ever had one argument, and that was over something stupid when I was 13.

Frank Lampard

I'm a very private person, and you have a lot of people looking into your personal life, away from football. That's the one thing that I don't like, but I always remember how lucky we are that we're playing football.

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Reading with my children is incredibly important to me and a wonderful way to spend time together as a family, exploring magical worlds through books and stories.

Frank Lampard

I like to go to America. That's where I go for most of my holidays.

Frank Lampard

I always dedicate my goals to my mum. I lost her a couple of years ago. She was my biggest supporter and is always with me.

Frank Lampard

If players are performing for you, their age shouldn't really matter, especially because the older players can bring their experience to the table.

Frank Lampard

I've enjoyed every minute of travelling and playing for my country. What an honour that is.

Frank Lampard

Reading and writing is so important, and it's something I am really keen to promote. It's something that can be a bit lost these days with so much else going on.

Frank Lampard

I never relax on the year before. Every year I want to get more out of myself so I use it as a driving force, rather than a pressure thing.

Frank Lampard

But we have the players and, as we have shown against good opposition this season, we're an extremely difficult side to live with at home.

Frank Lampard

Being faster would probably make me better at football.

Frank Lampard

I think when you have spent the money we have, it's bound to bring its own pressure. The players have shown that they can handle that though.

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