My dad being a player. I was never that quick as a kid, so I had to get quicker. I trained hard. I was never that player who could roll out and relax, like Michael [ Owen] or Stevie [ Gerrard], who were natural. Frank Lampard More Quotes by Frank Lampard More Quotes From Frank Lampard Before my mother died, she told me not to leave Chelsea. Frank Lampard mother-died died mother Goals never come easy. No one gives you goals. Frank Lampard goal easy giving I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused. Frank Lampard hard-work sports kids I have never seen a player as driven and determined as me, quietly determined; that's why I always want to do the best. Frank Lampard determined player want I think about all my successes and failures and sometimes the failures stick in your head as much as the wins. But you do move on. Frank Lampard winning moving thinking I am a man who likes to play consistently; I always play better when I'm on a run of games. Frank Lampard games running men If I lose the ball, I lose it trying to do the right thing. That's the way it is. Frank Lampard balls trying way 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 squad eye player I can't stress the importance of working hard enough, work on all aspects of your game. If you does that and you have the ability, you'll come through. Frank Lampard stress work sports For present buying, I go to Harrods because there are great personal shoppers, who point me in the right direction. Frank Lampard shoppers right-direction buying When you take a lot of stick you want to ram it down people's throats. Frank Lampard rams want people I'm like everyone else: I want to play every game, but it's not possible. Frank Lampard games want play A lot of things happened when I left there, and to be fair they treated me really bad, and now I have to play against them so I don't have any feelings for them at all. Frank Lampard play feelings sports 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 dad stupid sides In a way, I've thrived on the competition, perhaps it has made a better player because of it. Frank Lampard competition player way Nobody expects a footballer to have any kind of an IQ, which is a bit of an unfair stereotype. Frank Lampard stereotype unfair kind If you're going to be a man that reads the papers and takes everything as gospel truth, that's a sign of who you are, that isn't a sign of the reality. Frank Lampard paper men reality 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 benches player character 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 reading book children I don't want to be a passenger sitting on the bench not doing much, even in my older years. Frank Lampard benches sitting years
