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“For me, family has always been more important than football. The most important thing for me is that my parents and my brother are fine. That is the first thing on my mind when I wake up every day.”
“I started playing at six. I was at a school always playing football with my friends. But I was always bored at home. I asked my father if he could start me in a football team. He took me to a team called Rupel Boom, who were playing in the fourth division in Belgium, and I stayed there for four years.”
“Obviously, the World Cup is nice and the Euros is really nice as well, but I have always dreamed of the Champions League.”
“I'm a goal scorer, so I'm here to score goals, but at the end of the day, I want to help my team-mates reach something, so we are working hard.”
“Chelsea is my favourite team. I have always said it, and I have never hidden it.”
“I just want to be good, help my team-mates win the games, and score a lot of goals.”
“I used to run to school with my brother Jordan. It was two or three miles there and back. We'd do it every day. My parents didn't have the money to buy us bikes. It was nice; we enjoyed it.”
“I sit next to Drogba in the dressing room. I listen all the time because he gives advice.”
“What I would like most is to play in the Champions League and try to win the Premier League once. Or better - a few times.”
“The reason I score more and more goals, season after season, is I know my mistakes from the past, I know my strengths, and I work on my strengths, but the little points I want to get better, and it's constant.”
“You have to be patient in the Premier League.”
“If you weren't with me when I had nothing, then you can't really understand me.”
“No matter where you play, you want to be remembered.”
“People in football love to talk about mental strength. Well, I'm the strongest dude you're ever going to meet.”
“I'm Romelu Lukaku. I want to create my own history.”
“When I was 11 years old, I was playing for the Lierse youth team, and one of the parents from the other team literally tried to stop me from going on the pitch. He was like, 'How old is this kid? Where is his ID? Where is he from?'”
“I've been working to be a pro since I was 11 years old.”
“I have to make sure I stay focused and have the same ambition I've always had and work hard - that's the key to success.”
“I just want to become the best player I can be.”
“I want to make sure when my team is having difficulties, they can count on me.”