A biography for Ashley Colehasn’t been written yet.
“I've always had a good relationship with Mourinho.”
“It is kinda strange when people know exactly where I've been because they saw it in the newspaper. But this is the culture we live in now, where people are interested in what you're doing on holiday, so we have to just basically accept it.”
“To be honest, I don't think I've played bad for England, I've certainly not been as bad as some people say. That criticism has been hard to take. I don't think I've let the country down too many times.”
“You just want to play. You don't think about the money, how many followers you've got on Instagram. You just want to make it. You don't understand the demands, how intense it is at times - the scrutiny you're going to get.”
“A lot of people judge others too quickly without actually knowing the full facts or the actual real person.”
“To put on an England shirt to represent your country is a great honour. That feeling never changes.”
“For me, above everything else, I want to win another title.”
“I wanted to stay at Chelsea because we are always fighting and challenging for trophies. That desire and the will to want to win things have not gone.”
“I love Chelsea. I've been here seven years now, and I'd love to stay here as long as I can.”
“I don't think it's my personality to be going around telling people what I'm doing.”
“I've got the chance to make history, and that means such a lot to me.”
“I've played 100 caps for England, for my country. Being the first black player, I think, is amazing.”
“I'd like to be a scout, go watch the games, and try and find a diamond in the rough.”
“I have been able to fulfil nearly all my ambitions at Chelsea. I have won the Champions League, the League, I have won FA Cups here, but you don't want to stop winning trophies, and being at a big club, you are always fighting to win a trophy.”
“English players are probably scared to come abroad. They are in a comfort zone in England: that's where we grew up; that's where we played in youth teams.”
“Of course I'm a winner. I always want to win.”
“I'm not a goalscorer. It's not my job. Everyone always tells me I've never scored. I don't think I've had a shot.”
“No players want to hear their own fans booing the players, booing the team, but football is a hard game, and you can't win everything.”
“Of course it would be nice to go to another Champions League final and hopefully win it again one day, but for me, the Premier League is the best trophy to have.”
“As players, you never make one trophy a priority.”