Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooneyis an English professional footballer who plays for and captains both Manchester United and the England national team. He has played much of his career as a forward, but he has also been used in various midfield roles...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth24 October 1985
CityCroxteth, England
argentina game won
We are all confident, especially after the Argentina game when we won that.
games happen older
As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if you win or lose.
player games long
For me, Scholesy's the best footballer England has produced in my time. The way he controlled games, passed the ball, saw things that other players didn't see; it was a pleasure to play with him and United were lucky to have him for so long.
winning games important
I want to score in every game and win things. That's the most important thing.
player games mirrors
I'm not really that bothered by appearance. I know a few players who go off doing stuff in the mirror ages before they go out to play a game, but I'm not really interested in that.
player games training
Some players don't like training and I've seen some players who aren't bothered if they play or not. But I want to play every game. Sometimes you have to rest in certain games, but I want to play in every game.
years games getting-high
Diving has been in the game for years. Probably the coverage the game gets now, with all the cameras around, it gets highlighted a bit more. But it hasn't got any worse.
games missing important
I've learnt that it is important not to go over the top with aggression, because then either you are going to miss a lot of games, or you are not going to be concentrating on the game you are playing.
dream memories games
You're trying to put yourself in that moment and trying to prepare yourself, to have a 'memory before the game. I don't know if you'd call it visualising or dreaming, but I've always done it, my whole life.
inspirational player games
Everyone who watches me play knows I am an honest player. play the game as honestly as I can. If the referee gives a penalty there is nothing you can do.
football knows manager successful suddenly
Don't think Sven has been a successful manager for 25 years and suddenly doesn't know where to play his players. He's the only one I see who reacts well - he knows it's part of football to have big disappointments.
definitely good
We are still good enough. We have definitely got the quality.
determined few goals missing nice sitting stands win
I was really disappointed sitting in the stands (against Austria). It's not nice missing any game, that's why I'm determined to win and get a few goals on Wednesday.
decides england flexible losing system team winning
Winning and losing is about more than the system. If the system is flexible as it is in the England team I don't think it is the system that decides the game.