Emile Heskey Quotes

Emile Heskey

Profession : Footballer

Birth : January 11, 1978

Im from the East Midlands, and when I was playing youth team football, it was in the U18 Midlands league and Villa were the biggest team.

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Im very much a peoples person. Ill always sacrifice myself for other people. And its done alright for me.

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When you talk about target men, midfielders dont like when people hide; they want you to be showing for it, hbeing a team olding the ball up, passing it and moving around.

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When you leave school and go into an academy, you understand its about what you contribute to the team. What stuck with me was, win your own battle and help your mate.

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As a No9, when youre up front on your own, your job is to keep the defence as far back as possible. Why? Because that gives more space to the No10.

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I think Steve Bruce is great. Hes a wonderful man who knows what he wants.

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No one should have to put up with someone screaming in their face. Theres got to be a better way of getting the best out of people.

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I watched players getting really battered by the coach and their head just goes down, they dont want to play, theyre not enjoying it. Back then theyd say: that shows mental weakness. No, you were just horrible.

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Within football we've got this unwritten rule that we're all in this together, we're all one.

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At times it's difficult for players to sit down with someone, a professional who hasn't been a player. It's easy for players to sit down with players and go through what they're going through and knowing that they've already been through it and they've come out the other end.

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I started at nine, I was told what to do, when to do it, how to do it from the age of nine till I was 38 so it's tough when you're coming out of that and trying to navigate during that as well.

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When you went to Old Trafford, you feared what was going to happen.

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Critics are going to be critics, people are always going to get on your back, but as long as you go out there and do your job, then that's all you can do.

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You can score as many goals as you want, but you are always going to have your critics.

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Nothing ever comes easy. I have been playing this game since I left school at 16, I'd rather carry on as long as possible.

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But I loved my time with Liverpool - they were great times, fun times and emotional times.

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I left Birmingham for Wigan because I was impressed with what Paul Jewell was doing, but I ended up back with the gaffer at Villa.

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I wouldnt mind getting into coaching at some stage.

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When you ask any player when they enjoyed their football, it was before the politics - when they just played, never thought about it.

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