Reece James

“It's the pinnacle, representing your country in a major tournament.”

“My toughest time was when I was around 15 or 16 years old. It was around the time of my exams that I wasn't sure I was going to get a contract. So, everything was up in the air. That was the toughest moment in my academy career.”

“I've always had that dream of coming on and playing for my boyhood club, and I am thankful I got to fulfil it.”

“It's hard when a new manager comes in.”

“We dedicate our whole lives to football. Everyone wants to be the best and have the best career.”

“I wouldn't say there's competition. You know, she is my sister. Our games are the same, our professions are the same, but it's still different. I play men's football when she plays women's football, you can't compare them.”

“Eden Hazard - I just loved the way he played.”

“When a new manager comes in and you're not in the starting team straight away you have to accept the decision straight away, you have to accept the decision and work hard, try and prove to the manager that you should be playing and you're definitely capable of playing.”

“Providing opportunity is one thing, but taking opportunity is another. Having it in front of you is a hard thing, but taking it with both hands and not letting it pass is probably the harder thing.”

“I think if you are a player that has faces racial abuse you should come out and say it.”

“I admired Lampard and all the main leaders of the team when I was a kid. Every other game, he would score a brilliant goal. When I heard he was the manager, it was great - he's a Chelsea legend.”

“So many people have helped me along the way.”

“It's a great feeling to help people and put a smile on other people's faces, and I hope I inspire other people to have a positive effect on their communities as well.”

“All we did was play football, whenever we had a chance we'd be playing.”

“Dad and I would go through technical drills, and if you do that when you're young, you pick it up much quicker when you're older.”

“We all wanted to play football and grew up loving it and were focussed on trying to get to the top. Our brother doesn't play any more but he also helped us a lot. It was always competitive. Lauren was four years younger than our brother and two years younger than me but she always wanted to win.”

“I think every brother and sister would kind of have that competitive edge.”

“My toughest opponent has been Sadio Mane.”

“When you bring in high-level players it brings the competition up and makes everyone work harder to get into the team.”

“When you play against foreign teams, they know what to do to get through games so you sometimes have to give some back to them as well.”