A biography for Jack Butlandhasn’t been written yet.
“To be in the England squad, you have got to be playing well and your standards have got to be up there.”
“It can be a lonely place when you are injured. You miss being out there with your team-mates and just experiencing the highs and the lows.”
“Regardless of what happens, I want to be part of a successful England team and if I have to swallow my pride and disappointment at not being the number one, then I've got to do that for us to be successful and obviously to help whoever is in goal perform at their best.”
“I love playing any sport.”
“Ask any keeper what it's like when there's a recognised No. 1, the competition might not be as high. You're after that competition because it drives you on further.”
“You want to make an impact and show what you're about.”
“I get on with Joe Hart really well. He joined Birmingham on loan when I was there and to see him working day-in, day-out was brilliant. As I've progressed I've tried to model myself on him.”
“If I could wish to steal anyone's attributes whose would it be? Good question. Maybe not a specific attribute, but if I could replicate the longevity of Buffon's career I'd be a happy man.”
“I want to test myself, playing with the best and against the best. I can do that at international level, so that's my target and what I want to reach.”
“I'm at Stoke, I'm enjoying it, it's not my fault and I shouldn't be discriminated against just because who I play for.”
“When I am No. 2, and I am working as hard as I can, then quite often the keeper ahead starts to raise his game even more.”
“I was doing up to 10-12 hours a week sitting on a train to get to training but it was something I needed to do. But I still passed all my GCSEs - two As, six Bs and a C.”
“As soon as I was given the opportunity at Stoke it was head down, this is what I want. This is where I want to be, this is my opportunity and I was fully confident about taking it.”
“I've dealt with bigger things than the odd performance, dealt with a hell of a long time out of the game from an injury which shouldn't have kept me out for that long. I've had to deal with fears of not playing again, I'm a bigger man for it and I will be better for it in the future.”
“I am not someone who enjoys being on the bench.”
“We have to be aware of our profile all the time now, there are cameras everywhere. It can be difficult at times, we are young men after all. But we know we have to be careful. We have to be responsible.”
“I want to be playing in the Premier League.”
“There's always people watching you, no matter who you are or who you're playing for.”
“I learnt at the Euros that that is the level I want to be at. That is where I want to be. The standard of the strikers there was top class. That is where I want to be for a long period of my career.”
“I've been very lucky to have great support around me.”