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“I enjoy signing autographs and giving something back to the fans.”
“I think obviously we want to be the best in the world.”
“Sitting on the bench is not what I'm about.”
“You have to emulate what Beckham did when he was younger, practising those free kicks, to be at that level.”
“When I was little I'd kick balloons or socks around.”
“Football is not always going to be a good rise and you are not going to progress all the time, you are going to get things in the way that halt you.”
“If you want to be good at anything you have to put the work and the hours in.”
“If you can jump when you strike the ball it can help you get it up and over the wall quickly which gives the 'keeper no chance.”
“I didn't really like tackling.”
“I've missed out once already before and it has definitely given me that hunger to be back there. These opportunities in an England shirt now become even more important to me and I have got to make sure that I give that everything to give myself the best chance to be there.”
“You must lead with your actions, be the best you can and work hard. If you can do that you obviously set a great example for the rest of the lads to follow.”
“To be in an environment with top class players and be on the same team as Wayne Rooney in training you don't do it every day.”
“They typify a midfielder. Box-to-box with lots of energy, could score goals, good technical ability and I want to try and replicate those sorts of players. The likes of Gerrard and Lampard, they were the guys I tried to emulate.”
“We maybe had the reputation of being a bit too nice and we've had to show a bit more aggression and a bit of that darker side in order to help us win games. I think it's just something that I have learned along the way.”
“We all want to be the best and give ourselves a chance to succeed.”
“When I go back to my club I feel I've benefited a lot from the experience I've had with England. That's credit to the whole system, the coaching, and the lads I'm with.”
“I was taken to my first game at Fratton Park. I was so tiny I just remember sitting on dad's knee eating sweets!”
“When I was younger, I just felt really confident with free-kicks.”
“Having come through the academy at Southampton I have always been known as the academy boy, the way to go.”
“I'm all about sport.”