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
You get to the stage where every little bit of criticism that comes to you, you use to make you stronger, ... We get it from a lot of angles now and we hope to answer it by success.
We got the result and we're nearly there. I think we probably need to win two games and we are going to try to do that.
There are obviously great English players in the Premier League, and there have been so many fantastic foreigners too. They have brought such a great aspect to the game, are really enjoyable and exciting to watch, and that is one of the reasons why we have got such an exciting league.
I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused.
If I lose the ball, I lose it trying to do the right thing. That's the way it is.
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.
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.
I never relax on the year before. Every year I want to get more out of myself so I use it as a driving force, rather than a pressure thing.
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 admit I was somewhat concerned when we started to sign so many players - naturally you are going to worry about whether you can retain your place in the side.
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.
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.
You remember the finals you lose as much as the ones you win.
Nobody expects a footballer to have any kind of an IQ, which is a bit of an unfair stereotype.