I always wanted to be a winner, to score goals. There was no massive bravery in terms of my mum passing away and stepping up. I just wanted to score. I know everyone would have given me a pass on it if I hadn't taken it. But I'd have had the hump with myself if I'd shirked it.

Frank Lampard

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Before my mother died, she told me not to leave Chelsea. by Frank Lampard

Before my mother died, she told me not to leave Chelsea.

mother-died died mother

Goals never come easy. No one gives you goals. by Frank Lampard

Goals never come easy. No one gives you goals.

goal easy giving

I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on yo... by Frank Lampard

I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused.

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.

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.

winning moving thinking

I am a man who likes to play consistently; I always play better w... by Frank Lampard

I am a man who likes to play consistently; I always play better when I'm on a run of games.

games running men

If I lose the ball, I lose it trying to do the right thing. That'... by Frank Lampard

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

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.

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.

stress work sports

For present buying, I go to Harrods because there are great personal shoppers, who point me in the right direction.

shoppers right-direction buying

When you take a lot of stick you want to ram it down people's thr... by Frank Lampard

When you take a lot of stick you want to ram it down people's throats.

rams want people

I'm like everyone else: I want to play every game, but it's not p... by Frank Lampard

I'm like everyone else: I want to play every game, but it's not possible.

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.

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.

dad stupid sides

In a way, I've thrived on the competition, perhaps it has made a... by Frank Lampard

In a way, I've thrived on the competition, perhaps it has made a better player because of it.

competition player way

Nobody expects a footballer to have any kind of an IQ, which is a... by Frank Lampard

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

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.

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.

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.

reading book children

I don't want to be a passenger sitting on the bench not doing muc... by Frank Lampard

I don't want to be a passenger sitting on the bench not doing much, even in my older years.

benches sitting years