I don't feel like I'm getting older. I think it's the way I've looked after myself. I take my football seriously. I love scoring goals and I get a good feeling from it, so I'll do whatever it takes to be fit and feel good in games.
Jermain DefoeWhen you are young nothing is more important than football but as you get older, you get married, have kids and lose people. Then you realise your family is more important. This comes with age.
Jermain DefoeIt doesn't matter who you are, football's a business. At some stage you're going to have to leave a football club, that's just normal.
Jermain DefoeGoing to a major tournament, having that buzz - it's hard to put into words. It's a dream to go there, and to play. It's the biggest thing you can achieve in your career, and to go again would be a dream.
Jermain Defoe