Quotes About Scoring

Being here in Houston, I have a lot more weight on my shoulders than I did in Portland. I feel a lot more appreciated because I am starting now, and I'm scoring goals.

I like to score and create goals. If a team-mate is in a better position, you need to search for him.

I'd like to think I can put myself in positions where I can get the odd half-chance to score, that's what I was best known for and I like to think if the chances came along I'd be able to stick them in the back of the net.

I played in different positions as a kid, and it helped me learn different parts of the game, but I found that I was always scoring goals, and that continued as I got older. I've always enjoyed scoring, and it seemed to come naturally. Fortunately, that has carried on into my professional career.

I can play in different positions, and if I can do what I'm good at, score goals, show how good I can play football, then it's OK with me.

I know it could be a bit more difficult in England because you are not playing all the time and you play in different positions. But I do expect to score many goals for Chelsea and I hope to keep the average of between 10 to 20 goals a season, that would be good.

The things I love are scoring goals and getting in the box, getting on the end of crosses and taking up positions where the ball might fall to you.

At times I perhaps get a bit frustrated because I maybe don't get to touch the ball as much as I want, but when I do get to touch the ball, it's obviously in good positions and I'm scoring so I can't really argue.

I think time of possession is overrated, unless you are scoring.

It doesn't matter who has possession, it matters who scores.

If the guys up front don't get possession, they can't score.

You have to create possibilities for the finish in the final third of the pitch, I'm not going to take that away from anybody.

In fact, I prefer flat wickets, for it gives our batsmen a chance to post big totals.

My first poster was Michael Owen. I used to just love how he scored goals.

I may go so far as saying LeBron James may be the greatest player to ever play the game. Because he is so potent offensively that not only can he score at will, but he keeps everybody involved.

When you open up the court, now the point guards can see, they can score, and they're not afraid to take shots. Before it was like, 'No, don't take that shot. That's a bad shot. Pound it inside. Pound it inside.' And the philosophy has gone a little bit away from that, because it makes sense to do it the other way.

As a coach, we are not magicians; we work with the players and look to improve them and give them every opportunity, but if you are not creating or scoring goals over a consistent period of time, it is difficult for you as a coach.

I want to keep scoring runs consistently.

It's tough to maintain 15-play drives consistently and score points.

I've always been a guy to try to create contact; create scoring opportunities based off the free throw line and being aggressive in that way.

All goalscorers go on droughts. It is how you cope with that. And it is not just about scoring, it is about what you bring to the team, bringing others into play and getting assists.

Corner is the easiest three in basketball.

My high school coach used to tell me there's no correct way to shoot, that the only correct way was to get the ball into the basket.

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.