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“I get the normal stats, like tackles and pass completion and high-intensity runs. I get them after every game to see how similar they are to every game and to make sure I'm hitting the targets - or not too far away from them.”
“I always had games on Saturdays as I was growing up.”
“I used to pretend to be Ryan Giggs.”
“I've always been able to get into the box, but in the past, I'd been very rash in my finishing; I wasn't clear with what I was doing in the final third. When it came to shooting, I was very rushed. I wasn't hitting the ball cleanly.”
“You would want to play in every game if possible, but I am realistic.”
“You have to take each game as it comes and not get ahead of yourself.”
“I am quite a down-to-earth person.”
“It's important to take your mind off football; otherwise, you become too obsessed, and you look into things too much.”
“I know I am not a screamer and a shouter, and I won't change the way I am.”
“I drive a Mercedes SLS, which is fun.”
“Being a midfielder, I need to get up and down, whether it's to get back and defend or get away from my opposite number. Extra effort in training makes all the difference.”
“I came from a rugby school and rugby nation, but I fancied giving football a go, and luckily, it paid off.”
“I give everything when I'm on the pitch. When I'm at the training ground, working in the gym or whatever, I always give everything I've got.”
“It's unbelievable what the rewards are like with being a footballer, but I'm not stupid - I don't go around flaunting it.”
“I've said it once: I would love to someday play in La Liga at one of the greats. I see their league each week. It suits my style.”
“You need to stay in that one position to get consistency that way. Different things are going through your mind when you are playing out right to when you are playing through the middle, so you can't get through that routine of where you want to play.”
“It's always been something I've wanted to try and do, to take Wales to a major championship.”
“I had to grow up quite quickly.”
“Obviously, I was disappointed to lose the captaincy. I was very proud to be captain of my country.”
“I am not the life and soul of the camp, but I do speak a lot throughout the team and to everyone.”