My physique? It is a gift from God.
— Romelu Lukaku
I feel a lot of people working in the media don't know how much of a student of the game I am. They don't know that if we play on a Saturday, the first thing I do when I get home is watch the other games, watch the other leagues.
Obviously, the World Cup is nice and the Euros is really nice as well, but I have always dreamed of the Champions League.
If you don't have ambition to be one of the best, someone will always come and take your place.
You cannot only be remembered by scoring goals; you want to be remembered by winning trophies.
People in football love to talk about mental strength. Well, I'm the strongest dude you're ever going to meet.
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.
If I don't score, I try to give an assist; if I do score, I try to give an assist and score another.
There is no denying that the English league is perfect for me, but there are nice clubs elsewhere, too.
I don't touch anything I don't deserve.
Every player wants to play at the highest level.
If you can't play under pressure, you shouldn't be at a World Cup.
I don't like to look at what other players are doing.
He was the main guy at Manchester United, and he's a guy I really look up to and who I learn from a lot because we share the same agent. Here and there, he sends a bit of advice to me, and it helps me improve. But I'm Romelu Lukaku - I'm not Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
I just want to improve and show the people what I can do on the pitch.
When you see your father playing in the first division, and you see players like Ronaldo with the crowd singing their names, you want that.
In football, anything can happen. You can have an injury, and then you won't play at the highest level anymore. If you don't have a diploma, what then?
I never lift weights.
I would rather have a career where I improve year after year than go to the top and then decline. There are a lot of strikers that reached the top before 25, but after 25, they went down.
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.
If you want to be one of the best, you have to look at the best.
No matter where you play, you want to be remembered.
The billions watching and following the Premier League don't tune in to see you in training. They want to know what you can do in a match.
When younger, I was tall but very skinny. When I was 14, I grew and started gaining muscles. So I started doing sit-ups, abs work, press-ups, strengthening my core. I'd do 100-150 reps each day. I knew if my core was strong enough, I would get fewer muscle injuries.
Personally, I don't let my head go down; I just keep working hard.
I always said to my friends that I would play for Chelsea one day.
When you do well for a team like Everton, it's easier to go into a top team and establish yourself.
Every player wants to play in the Champions League.
Hard work eliminates fear. That's how I think.
I work hard and do everything to make sure I am in the starting line-up.
As a football player, I don't play for the individual.
I started playing when I was 16. Year in, year out, people expect 20 goals from me.
I'm very fast, I'm very strong, and I work a lot.
I try to remain calm and treat my club with respect.
The first thing I do on a Sunday is five hours in front of the TV watching football, football, football. I watch my games back and pick out what didn't go right and try to make sure it goes well next time.
I'm not a selfish guy.
My father has always been a big influence in my life.
I want my team to be the best. I want my team to be the most attractive to play in the league.
Everton as a football club has a great history.
People want to see you on the pitch. That was why I left Chelsea. I didn't want to hear people saying, 'Hey, he's doing well in training, blah blah blah... ' The game is what counts.
When you score, you are a hero.
As a youngster, you normally have to play. How will you be one of the best not playing?
At the end of the day, I just want to work hard for the team, and if I improve, I'm really satisfied.
You have to be ambitious in life.
I'm used to playing under pressure. In the Premier League, there are big players and big teams - we are used to it.
It's about winning games and scoring as many goals as possible.
You have to be patient in the Premier League.
As long as I win and lead my team to winning, that's when I will be really satisfied.
I don't dive. I'm not a player who dives.
I want to prove to other people that I have something in my mind and intellectual qualities, not just the ability to play football.
