The England international who has featured more as a striker for the club this season after playing as a winger previously during his time at the club has stated his determination to continue score more goals for the club.
The former Southampton forward has also revealed how he is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Ian Wright and become an Arsenal legend.
Englishman Ian Wright scored 185 times during his seven-year spell with the gunners becoming the club's all-time top goal-scorer before he was eventually dethroned by Thierry Henry in 2005.
Walcott, who is capable of playing as both a right winger and a central striker revealed he is trying to learn from Wright's movement and composure.
Speaking to Arsenal Player he said:
"I loved him [along with] everything about his style of football because he always played smiling."
"He obviously scored so many goals and caused havoc for defenders. He wasn't the tallest man in the world but the amount of pressure he would put on defenders just scared them."
"I can learn from the runs he made, the pace he had in his game and his finishing. When he was in the box he didn't panic."
"That's something that I have been learning, that when you're in the box you have a lot more time than you think."
"He made it look very easy. That's something that I'm taking out of his game and I'm starting to learn."
"He's obviously scored so many goals for the club and they're all so different as well. He scored all sorts of goals and that's what you want from a striker, to be able to score any goal."
"He could just change a game just like that and that's the sign of a special player. He is one of those who is in the history books and he is definitely a cult hero."
Walcott has bagged 78 goals in all competitions for Arsenal since joining them from Southampton in January 2006.
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