A biography for Frank Lampardhasn’t been written yet.
“I've enjoyed every minute of travelling and playing for my country. What an honour that is.”
“If I lose the ball, I lose it trying to do the right thing. That's the way it is.”
“People can talk about my age for as long as they like. There is nothing better in football than proving people wrong, and I'll try to do that for as long as I can.”
“I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused.”
“I am a man who likes to play consistently; I always play better when I'm on a run of games.”
“To be honest, I was Mum's boy. Always was, always will be.”
“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.”
“I'm not silly. I understand that, with age and at different parts of your career, you have different challenges.”
“I don't want to be a passenger sitting on the bench not doing much, even in my older years.”
“When you take a lot of stick you want to ram it down people's throats.”
“Nobody expects a footballer to have any kind of an IQ, which is a bit of an unfair stereotype.”
“Footballers do get a hard time, and there is a lot of generalization going on. When you get to meet players and know them as lads, it's always a bit different.”
“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.”
“If players are performing for you, their age shouldn't really matter, especially because the older players can bring their experience to the table.”
“Barcelona are my favourite team in Spain, let's put it that way.”
“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.”
“Of course, there will be few people who are sympathetic but you don't become a great team overnight, no matter how much money you have at your disposal.”
“For present buying, I go to Harrods because there are great personal shoppers, who point me in the right direction.”
“I think I work harder on the pitch, I cover more ground and my passing is more accurate.”
“Being faster would probably make me better at football.”