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Jermain Defoe
English
Athlete
Born:
Oct 7
,
1982
Football
Good
Love
Me
Think
You
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If you have an argument with someone and you sulk, sometimes you don't want to speak to them. But it is important to keep your friends close to you and do the right things.
Jermain Defoe
You
Speak
Sometimes
Argument
Important
Right Things
Someone
Friends
Close
Want
Them
Your
Keep
Right
Things
I pray every day. In the mornings and, before I go to bed. I think it's important to pray not just when things are going bad. When things are going bad, it's easy to pray and ask God to help you out, but it's also important to pray when things are going well and show your appreciation.
Jermain Defoe
God
Day
You
Appreciation
Every Day
Important
Before
Every
Think
Out
Bad
Easy
Mornings
Also
Well
Bed
Go
Pray
Going
Just
Ask
Your
Show
Help
Things
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
Life
Together
World
Desperate
Crime
Everyone
Tackle
Sacred
Knife
Highlight
Over
How
Want
Again
Us
Teach
Need
Pull
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
Game
Win
Job
Silly
Abuse
Am
Doing
Trying
Getting
Team
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.
Jermain Defoe
Me
People
Goals
Everyone
See
Record
Parcel
Faces
Football
Part
Part And Parcel
New
Know
New Faces
Prove
Score
Getting
Want
Games
Play
I love scoring - even in training.
Jermain Defoe
Love
Training
Scoring
Even
For me, there's nothing that beats playing. When I'm not playing, I'll watch games on the television, watch stuff on You Tube, everything. I just live for football, love watching great players.
Jermain Defoe
Love
Great
Me
You
Nothing
Live
Everything
Television
Beats
Football
Stuff
Tube
Just
Games
Watch
Players
Watching
Playing
The key for me is movement. When the ball comes into the box, or when the wide players get it, that's where I have to be clever and make my runs. That's where I come alive.
Jermain Defoe
Me
Key
Clever
Alive
Runs
Come
Make
Box
Ball
Get
Movement
Where
Wide
Players
I understand it's difficult but you've got to think about yourself, you know, and not just follow the crowd.
Jermain Defoe
You
Yourself
Difficult
Think
Follow
About
Crowd
Know
Understand
Got
Just
It was easy to get wrapped up in some of the negative stuff, but obviously I chose not to. I didn't want to get in trouble and end up in prison where I can't play football. It was as simple as that.
Jermain Defoe
Simple
Negative
Trouble
Prison
Easy
Wrapped
Some
Football
Stuff
Obviously
End
Up
Get
Where
Want
Chose
Play
Play Football
I knew I could play really well in one game, score the winning goal and then, come the next game, I wouldn't play at all or I might come off the bench for the last five minutes. So I was frustrated towards the end of my time at Spurs. I wasn't happy.
Jermain Defoe
Time
Game
Happy
Bench
Minutes
My Time
Winning
Could
Knew
Towards
Come
Well
Goal
Score
Off
Spurs
End
Five
Frustrated
Might
Then
Really
Next
Play
Last
If I ever score against Spurs, I won't celebrate. Even if it's the best goal in the world, I'll keep it subdued. It's a respect thing. The fans were brilliant towards me; I'll be playing against my friends and I can't forget that.
Jermain Defoe
Best
Me
Respect
Celebrate
World
Fans
Brilliant
Towards
Were
Subdued
Goal
Score
Spurs
Friends
Forget
Against
Even
Keep
Ever
Thing
Playing
I'm a forward, but I can't be the only forward at a club. Over the years, the clubs who've won titles have had several strikers.
Jermain Defoe
Club
Several
Only
Had
Over
Years
Won
Titles
Clubs
Forward
I feel 21. I've looked after myself and take my football seriously.
Jermain Defoe
Myself
Seriously
Take
Football
Feel
Looked
After
The role that I play as a lone striker, I enjoy it and particularly playing with great players.
Jermain Defoe
Great
Enjoy
Lone
Particularly
Role
Play
Players
Playing
I prefer not to fly, but sometimes it's unavoidable.
Jermain Defoe
Sometimes
Fly
Unavoidable
Prefer
I had to tell Dad, 'It will be okay and be positive; keep praying and have faith'. I have always known about cancer, but to be around someone who has it and to see what it does in such a short space of time was hard. It makes you think about your life, about what is important.
Jermain Defoe
Positive
Life
Faith
Time
You
Cancer
Space
Will
Important
Think
Okay
Tell
See
About
Someone
Had
Known
Around
Makes
Does
Always
Praying
Short
Short Space
Your
Hard
Who
Dad
Keep
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
People
Will
Nervous
Country
Before
To Be Honest
Enjoy
Living
Kid
Dream
Always
Am
Get
Just
Wanted
Whether
Ask
Games
Now
Play
Here
Honest
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
Best
You
Those
Madrid
Real
Stadiums
Want
Against
Barcelona
Your
Teams
Play
Players
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
Day
Morning
You
End Of The Day
Nervous
Before
Think
Out
Scared
Perform
Look
Go
Score
End
Up
Get
Going
Just
Games
Forward
Chance
Buzzing
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
You
Competition
Club
Top
Parcel
Football
Part
Part And Parcel
Attract
Always
Going
Play
Players
The best thing about football is that the rules are so simple. Anyone can play anywhere.
Jermain Defoe
Best
Simple
Rules
About
Football
Anyone
Anywhere
Play
Thing
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