A biography for Jermaine Jenashasn’t been written yet.
“It doesn't really matter how much you've got saved up in your bank account. If someone offers you £10 million to play football for a year in a beautiful part of the world, who would turn that down?”
“I had a couple of moments struggling with imposter syndrome throughout my career as a player.”
“When I talk to my mates, they all have their opinion and though I'm a professional who's played the game and lived it they still don't agree with me. Every fan thinks they knows best, every fan is passionate about their club and their team and their points are valid because they watch them all the time.”
“There is no doubt that not having Harry Kane and Son Heung-min will have an impact on your team.”
“Playing Tottenham seems to rile up West Ham like nothing else - something that when I first went to Spurs I didn't really understand.”
“I'm not saying coaching has never crossed my mind. But it's worth pointing out that if I decided tomorrow that I wanted to be a manager and I started getting my badges through the FA, it would take me four and a half years to complete my training.”
“I want to be the kind of footballer who is willing to help out the young lads, even if it is only in a small way.”
“Me and my dad are mates now, it is quality, I love it. I feel like we are now on an even keel.”
“No player has a right to be in the team, but the minimum you expect is basic respect.”
“I never wanted to be a pundit who chases headlines.”
“Aleksandar Kolarov has technical ability, but I'm not sure he has what it takes defensively.”
“I remember when I left Newcastle to join Tottenham Hotspur, the money was in no way a motivation for me, it was all about becoming a better player.”
“A lot of the time at Spurs, I was fitting in around other people, letting the likes of Luka Modric go and do what they wanted to so I had to be the disciplined one.”
“I was quite fortunate as a player. I was always the one who needed to eat more. My body fat was three to four per cent at times, so I was always encouraged to overeat.”
“In life it is easier to criticise people than be out there doing it yourself.”
“I can bring my drive, I can get behind centre-halves, get on the other side of midfield players, score goals. That's what I can bring to a team when I am at my best.”
“I had been played at left back, right back, and I just felt like I wasn't developing as a player. I saw the opportunity to join Tottenham and I took it, because I felt it was the best decision for all parties.”
“Around the time Andre Villas-Boas became manager I went to a summer training camp in America. But when I got back, to my horror, I found that all my kit had been moved into the reserve team changing room. I was told I wasn't allowed in the first team dressing room anymore.”
“As a player, you have a certain relationship with a coach or a number two, and it's a completely different to the one you have with the manager.”
“In the weirdest way possible, I would rather be losing games but seeing a performance that suggests it is going to come good.”