Top 45 Kyle Walker Quotes

It’s better to play football with a smile on your face.

It’s an enjoyable sport; we all love to play the game, and fans love to support it.

I have justified why I wanted to come to Manchester City because I have won trophies and improved.

Gary Neville never seemed to know when he was beaten, and Ashley Cole never gets beaten.

The Tottenham way is attacking football – that’s what the fans expect.

As a player, you don’t put a price tag on your own head. You can’t go around thinking, ‘I’m worth that much.’

Its always good to go above a local rival.

It’s disappointing to lose a game with the chance to go into the semi-finals of the Champions League.

I thought it was really important for my son to come to a World Cup with my missus, who has been there for me from day one and supported me.

Every game is important.

I’m a perfectionist. I want everything done right. When it’s not done right, I’m not happy.

I’m a defender first and foremost, and if I’m playing right centre-half, I am even more of a defender than the wing-backs.

I used to play central defence for Sheffield United. I had Chris Morgan at the side of me, which helped me a lot because, if I did anything wrong, I’d be sure to find out about it.

Once I remember shouting, ‘Mum, can I get a pound for an ice cream?’ and she said, ‘I haven’t got a pound, Kyle.’ People take so much for granted, but I will never forget that.

I’ll always be thankful to Villa for giving me the chance to play first-team football regularly.

I’m not looking into the future. I take every game as it comes, and as long as I am on the pitch and playing football, that is what keeps me happy.

I like to think I’m a grown-up, but it’s just nice you can have a civil conversation with your boss, you’re both on the same page, and you’ve had a text, not about football, just about golf.

When you don’t give the forwards the service, then it’s difficult for them to score. Not everyone’s a Gareth Bale.

I was unfortunate at Tottenham.

I needed to prove to myself – to the manager, to the fans, even to my mum and dad – that I’m not just an average player.

You have to remember that professional football is a job, too, and some people have to get results on the pitch to pay to live.

I’ve come a long way from the area where I grew up in Sheffield. It’s been a journey, but I’ve fully enjoyed it.

It’s a big part of my game, attacking.

If you’re lucky enough to get into a Premier League or Championship team straight away, well done to you, but I feel really grateful for the experience that I had at the lower end.

I am thrilled to be signing for City and can’t wait to get started.

Chelsea have fantastic players.

Pep is highly intelligent.

My family didn’t have much. You know, we didn’t have much and everything. From when I was 17, I moved to London, you know, and I – obviously, it’s bettered my family, and I’m just grateful, really.

I’m going to repay my mum so much because she has kept my feet on the ground.

Sometimes you can almost play the game with a blindfold on.

I am listening to a book by the guy who founded Nike, and I can relate to it. He struggled.

I’m a sucker for ‘Jeremy Kyle,’ sad as it sounds. I just go home and watch that, or whatever the missus is watching.

They say that the best form of defence is attack, but maybe I have to take a look at how I defend.

I’ve got an England shirt hung up in my house from when I was an unused sub against Denmark. I cherish that.

I got my first taste of real professional football on loan at Northampton. I was 18 at the time, and I played only nine games, but it was a massive opportunity for me.

I’m a team player. I will do anything for the team.

It’s always nice to see familiar faces.

I gambled when I left QPR to go to Aston Villa half-way through the season when we were winning every Championship game, and that paid off. You just get a sense inside you, and you have to go.

It’s always hard to sleep after a night game.

I just think I have to be a defender. If I can attack, it’s a bonus.

Pep Guardiola is one of the most respected managers in the world.

I watched Pablo Zabaleta countless times on YouTube and clips, because I think his timing of runs into the box is fantastic.

As footballers, we do get lazy sometimes and take the ball with our preferred foot to control it, but that split second of controlling it with your left foot and playing with your right can make all the difference in creating a chance or scoring a goal.

I want to be the best in the world – everyone wants to be the best in the world – and that’s what I want to strive to do.

If I can force my winger backwards, it just comes down to who’s fitter, and I like to think I’m pretty fit.