Frank Lampard
Frank Lampard
Frank James Lampard OBEis an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for New York City FC in Major League Soccer. He is the all-time leading goalscorer for Chelsea, where he played for 13 years, and is considered by a number of journalists and football experts to be one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, in addition to being widely regarded as Chelsea's greatest ever player by some Chelsea players, such as previous record goal-scorer Bobby Tambling and...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth20 June 1978
CityRomford, England
When you take a lot of stick you want to ram it down people's throats.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Barcelona are my favourite team in Spain, let's put it that way.
If I lose the ball, I lose it trying to do the right thing. That's the way it is.
You remember the finals you lose as much as the ones you win.
I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused.
Before my mother died, she told me not to leave Chelsea.