Quotes from Glenn Murray

I must be rubbish as I can only play one sport.

The only thing that got me to believe in myself was scoring goals.

It was good I left Brighton on a high, like I left Palace on a high but whether Carlisle to Rochdale or Brighton to Palace, as soon as I left that chapter was closed.

My wife is from Brighton so I got a bit of stick for going to Palace even though in my first three-and-a-half years at Brighton I didn't actually face them. So I don't think I completely understood the rivalry.

I had four great years at Palace but just felt it was the right time to start a new chapter of my career.

I'd rather walk off the park with two goals instead of one.

When you're a kid football is, and should be, sheer enjoyment.

I am just a normal bloke. I take my kids to parties, put the bins out.

Obviously we've got a lot of science behind football these days and we've got a lot of people that can advise us on how best to look after our bodies.

Everyone just plays football, don't they? It is just part of life in England. Once I started I just totally got the bug and never lost it.

It just wasn't the right fit at Bournemouth. I wasn't suited to their style.

The lowest point in my non-league career came when I was a teenage substitute for Workington Reds in a game at Blyth Spartans, and some kids started throwing eggs at me and the other subs when we were warming up.

I need balls put in the box and I need chances to be created for me.

Winning and scoring at places like Chelsea is what you grow up dreaming of, so doing so with Bournemouth was a moment to cherish.

I had some great years at Palace, got supported really well by the fans.

Rather than just sit there, I would prefer to get out and play football. Brighton have let me do that.

I'm an out-and-out striker. It's my job to hold the ball up, to get in the box and to score goals. And, yes, I keep count.

No two managers are the same and I believe how players are man-managed on a daily basis has a huge influence on their performance on the field.

Teams full of talent and top-flight experience know when to engage a tackle at crucial times, when to compete in an aerial duel or seize on a chance - often resulting in the net rippling.

Eddie Howe was the most tactical manager I have worked under.

Players want a manager you feel in your gut you want to play for - they can have the best tactics and philosophy in the world but if you have lost a player in his heart or head, you have lost him in every other department.

Scoring a goal is the best thing in the world because it's the only thing you can't control or predict.

It took me a little bit of time in the Premier League. I came back from an ACL and got one goal in I think six months at Crystal Palace. It wasn't great but I got to grips with the Premier League, started to understand what it's about because it's very different to the lower leagues.

I think there was a time where the target man went out of fashion and it was all about the small and quick striker.