Wayne Mark Rooney is an English professional football manager and former player who manages Championship club Derby County, for whom he previously served as interim player-manager. He spent much of his playing career as a forward while also being used in various midfield roles. Widely considered to be one of the best players of his generation, Rooney is the record goalscorer for both the England national team and Manchester United.
At club level, he has won every honour available in English, European and Continental football, with the exception of the European Super Cup. Along with Michael Carrick, he is the only English player to win the Premier League, FA Cup, UEFA Champions League, League Cup, UEFA Europa League and FIFA Club World Cup. Rooney has since featured at the 2006, 2010, and 2014 World Cups and was widely regarded as his England’s best player.
He has won the England Player of the Year award four times, in 2008, 2009, 2014, and 2015. With 53 goals in 120 international caps, Rooney is England’s all-time record goalscorer and second most-capped player, behind Peter Shilton. Rooney won the PFA Players’ Player of the Year and the FWA Footballer of the Year awards for the 2009-10 season, and he has won the Premier League Player of the Month award five times throughout his career.
Some of the best quotes from Wayne Rooney are listed below.
- “Becoming a dad was the proudest moment of my life. Playing football does not even compare.” – Wayne Rooney
- “Everyone who watches me plays knows I am an honest player. play the game as honestly as I can. If the referee gives a penalty there is nothing you can do.” – Wayne Rooney
- “Football is made up of all kinds of conflict. In a dressing room, between players, between us and the manager, between us and loads of people who don’t seem to matter. It’s constant and harsh sometimes.” – Wayne Rooney
- “Football’s about the young players, bringing youth team players through to the first team and hopefully getting the best out of them so they can go on to play for their country.” – Wayne Rooney
- “For me, Scholesy’s the best footballer England has produced in my time. The way he controlled games, passed the ball, saw things that other players didn’t see; it was a pleasure to play with him and United was lucky to have him for so long.” – Wayne Rooney
- “I am mentally strong.” – Wayne Rooney
- “I grew up an Everton fan, my whole family is Everton fans and I grew up hating Liverpool. And that hasn’t changed.” – Wayne Rooney
- “I just hate losing and that gives you an extra determination to work harder.” – Wayne Rooney
- “I listen to 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Stereophonics, Arctic Monkeys; also the musical Oliver – I can sing every tune.” – Wayne Rooney
- “I love football, football is my life.” – Wayne Rooney
- “I love football, I’ve never really taken an interest in anything else.” – Wayne Rooney
- “I might have faults but I’m not a big head.” – Wayne Rooney
- “I train as hard as I can every time I train and I do extra training every day and I’ve done that since I was a young boy.” – Wayne Rooney
- “I want to score in every game and win things. That’s the most important thing.” – Wayne Rooney
- “I’ll keep doing my training and I’m sure the goals will come.” – Wayne Rooney
- “I’m just a normal young lad who plays football.” – Wayne Rooney
- “I’m only a human being.” – Wayne Rooney
- “I’m proud I’m English and I’m passionate about my country.” – Wayne Rooney
- “I’ve trained all my life. I’ve always been one who enjoys training so it’s not something that I think I can just stop doing. It might not be as regular but I want to keep training.” – Wayne Rooney
- “Just to confirm to all my followers I have had a hair transplant. I was going bald at 25 why not.” – Wayne Rooney
- “Nice to see your home fans boo you. That’s what loyal support is.” – Wayne Rooney
- “Perfect partners don’t exist. Perfect conditions exist for a limited time in which partnerships express themselves best.” – Wayne Rooney
- “The important thing is to be there, score when needed. It’s better if the goals are beautiful, better still if they are important.” – Wayne Rooney
- “There are many ways to grow football-wise. You go slow or are pushed to go faster, otherwise, you get left behind. For me, there would be trouble in stopping learning.” – Wayne Rooney
- “Those who said I’m not an out-and-out goal-scorer are probably right. I always feel I could score more.” – Wayne Rooney
- “We’re going to do it. We’re going to get to the World Cup.” – Wayne Rooney
- “When I was younger, I used to visualize myself scoring wonder goals, stuff like that.” – Wayne Rooney
- “When they talk to me, people say, ‘I didn’t expect you to be how you are.” – Wayne Rooney
- “When you are 16 there is no fear whatsoever. As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if you win or lose.” – Wayne Rooney
- “You can learn more from the lows than the highs. The highs are great but the lows make you really look at things in a different way and want to improve. Every player will have both in their careers and I have, but what you get is that experience which is so important to perform at your best.” – Wayne Rooney
- “You just want to keep playing consistently now and keep working hard and I’m sure the goals will come.” – Wayne Rooney
- “You’re trying to put yourself in that moment and trying to prepare yourself, to have a ‘memory’ before the game. I don’t know if you’d call it visualizing or dreaming, but I’ve always done it, my whole life.” – Wayne Rooney
