Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

I scored in a World Cup and I want that buzz again.

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

To win a major tournament you have to face the top teams at some point, but if you avoid those at the beginning then you can win games and build confidence. I think the key is just to get off to a good start.

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

Going to a major tournament, having that buzz - it's hard to put into words. It's a dream to go there, and to play. It's the biggest thing you can achieve in your career, and to go again would be a dream.

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

The role that I play as a lone striker, I enjoy it and particularly playing with great players.

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

I don't do chat-up lines. Girls often tell me I'm cheeky. Being cheeky seems to work OK for me.

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

I am a bit of a control freak. If I get married, my wife isn't going out. No way. She's staying at home. She's not going out to clubs without me. I've already decided the rules, whoever she is.

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

When you are young, nothing is more important than football, but as you get older, you get married, have kids and lose people. Then you realise your family is more important. This comes with age.

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

Before games, people ask whether I get nervous. To be honest, I don't get nervous, I just enjoy it. I am living the dream. When I was a kid I always wanted to play for my country and now I am here, I will enjoy it.

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

I've always been a religious person, and I try to think that every disappointment might just be a blessing in disguise.

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

I think my faith is important. Being young as well, sometimes it's difficult, but I've got a good family behind me as well.

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

I just get up in the morning and say: 'Yeah man, I'm ready to score goals.'

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

You want to play in the best stadiums against the best players - your Real Madrid's and Barcelona's - you want to play those teams.

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

When I get up in the morning, I look forward to the games and I'm just buzzing. At the end of the day, if you are nervous or scared before games, you are not going to perform. I just go out there and think, 'If I get a chance, I'm going to score' and that's it.

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

There is always going to be competition. When you play for a top club, you're going to attract top players. It's part and parcel of football.

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

The best thing about football is that the rules are so simple. Anyone can play anywhere.

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

When you play with good players, they will always create chances for the forwards to score.

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

I want to again highlight the desperate need for us to pull together - the world over - to tackle knife crime and teach everyone how sacred a life is.

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

I am doing my job and trying to win a game for my team. I shouldn't be getting racially abused; it's silly.

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

When you get up in the morning and know you're doing something you love, feel fit and look after yourself, it's just a great thing to do.

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

People know what they're getting with me. It's part and parcel of football that people want to see new faces, but all I can do is play games, score goals and prove I can do it. My record is there for everyone to see.