Euro 2004 is your first major tournament for England, Wayne! How excited are you about playing in it?
I'm very excited! It's a big tournament for anyone who's involved in it, and especially for an 18-year-old like me.
Will Euro 2004 be the highlight of your career so far?
Yeah, I'd say that—it's definitely14 the biggest time of my career so far and the biggest matches of my life.
Most 18-year-olds going to Euro 2004 would be unknown—do you think it's different for you?
A: I've been playing senior football for two years now so possibly yes. But as I say, it's going to be a big, big tournament for the lot of us, and it doesn't matter whether you're 35 or 18 years old—It's just going to be big for England!
How does it feel to become the youngest scorer ever in the European championships?
A: It's always great to break a record, but it's more important that I helped the team to get the right result. But as I say, to break a record like that is very nice for me as well!
Were your two goals against Switzerland the most important of your career so far?
A: I think the second one was—it finished the game, because Switzerland were having a good spell15 and the second goal killed them off16.
Rooney＇s Teammate Kieron Dyer Says
“They always say there's an up-and-coming17 star in every tournament, and he was our best player in the first two games against France and Switzerland. There are times when we need a little lift18, so he'll take the ball and do something and off we go again! He's a massive19 player for us.”
Sven－Goran Eriksson20 Says
“He is 18 but he plays like he's 28. He's not worried about anything. He's very better in the future but if he stays like this level then I'll be happy. ”
David Beckham Says
“… everyone, including the players, are very proud of him because his performances have been pretty amazing and we're very lucky to have him as an English player.”
2004年欧锦赛是你代表英格兰参加的第一个重大赛事，能参加这场比赛你有多兴奋？
我非常兴奋，对任何参加的人来说，这都是一次重大的赛事，对像我这样18岁的年轻队员来说尤其如此。
欧锦赛会不会是你到目前为止事业中最辉煌的一部分？
是啊，我要说那是我足球生涯中最重要的时刻，也是我一生中最重要的比赛。
像你一样18岁就参加2004年欧锦赛的球员多数可能会默默无闻的，你认为你会有所不同吗？
我有两年参加重大赛事的经历，所以对我来说可能有所不同，但是我已经说过，欧锦赛对我们大家来说是一个非常重要的赛事， 不管你是35岁还是18岁——对英格兰而言这就是一次重大的比赛。
作为欧锦赛历史上最年轻的射手，你感觉如何？
打破一项纪录总是让人感觉良好，当时更重要的是我帮助英格兰队取得了理想的结果，但是就如我所说的，能像那样打破一项纪录对我而言也很不错。
和瑞士队对阵时进的两个球是不是到目前为止你职业生涯中最重要的两个球？
我想第二个球是这样的，那个球决定了比赛的最后结果，因为瑞士人有一段时间踢得很不错，我进的第二个球彻底把他们击垮了。
鲁尼的队友基隆·戴尔如是说：
“人们常说每次欧锦赛都要诞生一个耀眼的新星，在头两场同法国和瑞士队的比赛中，鲁尼是英格兰队中发挥最好的队员，有些时候我们需要一点激情，于是鲁尼总会挺身而出，闪亮发挥，激发了全队的士气，他是我们当中有影响力的队员。”
英格兰队教练斯文-戈兰· 埃里克松如是说：
“他只有18岁，但踢球时像个28岁的人，他毫无所忧，非常镇定，比赛经验丰富。希望将来他表现得更好，但就是保持现在的状态，我也会很高兴的。”
贝克汉姆如是说：
“……每个人，包括英格兰队队员都为他感到骄傲，因为他的表现是令人惊讶的，我们很幸运英格兰队有他这样的队员。
5． suburb n． 市郊，郊区
6． council house (英国市、镇、郡等)地方当局营造的简易住宅
7． pennant n． 三角旗
8． spot v． 发现
9． scout [skaut] n． 此处意为四处物色人才的“球探”
10． academy n． 学院
11． go to one＇s head 使人自负自傲
12． glamour n． 魅力
13． emerge v． 出现，浮现
14． definitely adv． 的确