I've been working to be a pro since I was 11 years old.

At Manchester United, we play to win. That's my first mentality when I get onto the pitch. Then everything else comes with it.

Every striker has to have that edge. When they are not scoring, or when the team is losing, they explode.

People used to talk to me about that and say, 'Rom doesn't play with passion.' I do, but I don't show it too much because in my mind, I'm a guy that thinks a lot about how to win the game. Sometimes I let the emotions just come now, and it helps me.

I love English, Spanish, and German football.

Chelsea and Arsenal tried to sign me when I was 13, 14.

As a young kid, you dream of playing in every big team.

I give my best every day in training and in games; this is the only way that I know how to play football.

I think I've proven that I've improved every part of my game.

At the end of my career, you never know what might happen. I think that a move to MLS... maybe.

I play with Sacha Kljestan, and I talk a lot with him about playing in MLS.

I live day by day.

I just want to become the best player I can be.

When you play for United, you have to perform every week.

I try to remain calm and treat my club with respect.

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 want to prove to other people that I have something in my mind and intellectual qualities, not just the ability to play football.

I'm very fast, I'm very strong, and I work a lot.

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.

I started playing when I was 16. Year in, year out, people expect 20 goals from me.

I just want to improve and show the people what I can do on the pitch.

You have to be patient in the Premier League.

I'm used to playing under pressure. In the Premier League, there are big players and big teams - we are used to it.

Every player wants to play in the Champions League.

Every player wants to play at the highest level.

You have to be ambitious in life.

When you do well for a team like Everton, it's easier to go into a top team and establish yourself.

I always said to my friends that I would play for Chelsea one day.

There is no denying that the English league is perfect for me, but there are nice clubs elsewhere, too.

As a youngster, you normally have to play. How will you be one of the best not playing?

If I don't score, I try to give an assist; if I do score, I try to give an assist and score another.

When you score, you are a hero.

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.

You cannot only be remembered by scoring goals; you want to be remembered by winning trophies.

I want my team to be the best. I want my team to be the most attractive to play in the league.

If you don't have ambition to be one of the best, someone will always come and take your place.

Obviously, the World Cup is nice and the Euros is really nice as well, but I have always dreamed of the Champions League.

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.

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.

I never lift weights.

My physique? It is a gift from God.

Hard work eliminates fear. That's how I think.

People in football love to talk about mental strength. Well, I'm the strongest dude you're ever going to meet.

I have to make sure I stay focused and have the same ambition I've always had and work hard - that's the key to success.

If you weren't with me when I had nothing, then you can't really understand me.

I'll never say it's good enough. It's a pressure I put on myself.

I wanted to be the best footballer in Belgian history. That was my goal. Not good. Not great. The best.

Ever since I was six or seven, I wanted to be a professional footballer.

I'm Romelu Lukaku. I want to create my own 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.