Top 40 Kieran Trippier Quotes

Representing England makes me emotional.

My brother is brutally honest with me – he always has been – and he’s the first one I text after games. He has a nice chat with me and tells me how I did. He’s one I’ve always looked up to, and I’ll always respect him for that.

At Tottenham, we are just bombing on as wing-backs, but sometimes on the international stage, where there is so much quality, you need to be more careful about the distance between yourself and the right-sided centre-half.

I’ve had to work so hard in my career to get to this point, from leaving City and going to the Championship to work my way back up. I believed I could do it, and I’m grateful to Burnley and Tottenham for letting me do it in the Premier League.

Beckham was the one I always looked up to – the technique, his crossing on the move or set-pieces. But as a kid, I just played with my brother. He was playing for Oldham, in League One and League Two, and he’s the one I really looked up to.

You never know what could happen. Someone could get injured early in the game, so everyone knows they have to be ready. Anyone can come on at any stage in the game and make the difference.

In the World Cup, you can only play who you are drawn against.

At Tottenham, it took two years for me to try to break in there. I knew my opportunity would come – it was just about being patient and working hard on the training pitch – and it did.

I used to watch Beckham and Andrea Pirlo. Players like that, they had a fantastic right foot on them; everyone knows that.

All I can do is try and keep doing my best in training and games.

I always liked how David Beckham played – his set-plays and his dead balls.

I wasn’t in the best shape when I came to Tottenham, and the manager let me know that. Within six months there, I was in great condition.

I’ve picked up a lot of injuries, and there’s been games when I’ve looked back and watched and thought, ‘I could have done this better,’ ‘I could have done that better.’

When I played for the first time against France, I wanted more.

You can learn a lot in the Europa League or from playing different teams from across Europe, and European football has improved me as a player.

All of us have our own journeys.

I wouldn’t be were I am now without my parents.

If someone makes contact with you, it is a foul, and you are going to go down.

There is a lot of room for improvement for everybody, no matter who you are, so that is all I did, really: practice.

In football, things happen so quickly.

You know when you’ve had a bad game.

Obviously, when I was playing in the Championship, I always dreamed about playing for England, putting on the jersey.

Coming off the back of the World Cup, it is important you get that rest.

I know I played for England at a World Cup with millions and millions of people watching, but I still stick to my same routine – I train, then go home to see my wife and little boy.

I loved Gary Neville’s energy, to get up and down for 90 minutes, and his leadership as well. He was always organising; he was passionate. It was just his all-round game. He was a quality defender and could also chip in with a goal and an assist.

Spain are certainly one of the best teams in the world.

The training at Tottenham is intense, but the structure is set out perfectly – in the gym, running, sometimes double sessions. Every player at Tottenham is in great shape.

Sometimes you have to wait. Sometimes you have to be patient, and your chances will come.

Gary Neville played a similar position to me. Defensively and offensively, he was a quality player for Manchester United and England. His trophies speak for themselves.

I used to watch David Beckham on YouTube for ages when I was younger.

I give everything, 100%, every game – win, lose, or draw.

Everybody knows what Harry Kane is all about; he’s a goalscorer, a great professional.

I thought I was in good shape. When I was at Burnley, and we got our body fat done, I had a really good percentage. Sean Dyche was happy. I went to Tottenham, and I was well high – I think they pinch you tougher at Tottenham – that’s what I think. Unless it was my all-inclusive holiday in Mexico.

It’s the World Cup, and everyone wants to be there. No one will be burnt out; everyone will be raring to go.

Playing at Wembley wasn’t easy.

At Burnley, I’d enjoy myself with my missus and friends, but because at Tottenham we’re playing Saturday-Tuesday, even Wednesday-Sunday, and with the intensity we play at, playing in the Champions League, we can’t afford to have a night out.

As full-backs, we like to get high and wide. It’s the style of football that I enjoy playing.

Coming back to Tottenham, you feel confident with these players and the manager – the way he talks to you and wants you to play.

I want to stay in England.

I went for a tackle with Radamel Falcao against Colombia, and he just dropped to the floor. I said to him ‘Just get up!’