Top 50 Robert Snodgrass Quotes

That’s the beauty of the play-offs, it’s the fear of losing that drives you forwards.

You need to win your home games and that’s what gets the crowd behind you.

There’s been many highs throughout my international career which I’ll always remember with fondness, including my debut against Northern Ireland, winning two international player of the year awards, and my hat-trick in Malta.

The first thing I remember was going up to Celtic Park to watch Celtic, feeling the full effect of the stadium. When you see the players on the park for the first time, you get sucked in and it’s like a dream.

You want to have a great pre-season, you want to play games.

My mum has had heart-attacks, a stroke, and it all coincided with me being called up for Scotland so the timing was not good. Thankfully, she is a great woman.

I’ve got nothing to prove to anyone.

I had a very rough upbringing.

I firmly believe that the Premier League is the best league in the world, and when Norwich came in for me, I made the step because I believe that Norwich can kick on again.

People are quick to think if you are not playing you are a bad player and it is not that at all.

I’m not really one for regrets, but one thing I do wish is that I’d gone down south sooner.

I still love going back to Celtic Park now, whether it’s for Celtic or Scotland games, and seeing the atmosphere.

From a personal point of view, when you’re hitting the back of the net at Premier League level people recognize that you’re doing something right.

The football was really good at Villa. It was all worthwhile.

I wish we could get back to those days, just let kids go and play and enjoy themselves on the streets instead of at academies too young.

There’s always that element in the back of my head, thinking if it’s meant to be I’ll play for Celtic one day.

I don’t like being away from my family, I genuinely don’t.

As a Scotsman, my accent can sometimes be difficult for people to understand.

I was a fan like everybody else, even before I got called up for Scotland.

My future doesn’t lie in the hands of Neil Warnock, it’s in the hands of Robert Snodgrass.

I wanted to be a team player, chipping in and earning my wage. There’s no other way for me.

I’m not a left midfielder. I hate that position, I don’t like it.

I’m a realist, I understand football and situations in the game.

Me and my two brothers painted a football pitch and used the net from scaffolding for goals with bits of wood, although they were burnt down in the end.

There are many stages, but the first step is an absolute given – the fans want blood, sweat and tears for the badge. That is no different in any workplace.

Coaches from Celtic actually came to my door but I wasn’t interested. I thought I’d get lost in the system. I wasn’t ready for it.

You see a lot of depression among injured sports stars who would rather be reaching their goals or at least doing what they love doing.

There is a different sort of edge when you come up against England. Even when it’s a friendly game you still get that fear in you that if you get beat it won’t be good but if you win it will be the best thing going.

I think you go through a stage where you’re constantly asking questions because you’re learning every day, and when it’s like that you need to bring results with it.

I think I probably would have gone into stand-up.

Football brings changes and different direction in your life. It’s about how you adapt to it and move on.

I trained at Celtic when I was a kid. I used to train at Rangers as well. I wore my Celtic shorts underneath my Rangers shorts when I trained there!

The physical side of my game – I know I’m hitting the stats I want to hit, but I want more assists and goals.

I’m just delighted to get on the scoresheet.

I’ve played at the top level for years now and know it’s the small percentages that matter. That’s what the difference is between you getting to a major tournament or not.

I enjoyed every second at West Ham with the lads and the staff.

There are loads of things you can sit and assess but it does come down to one match at a time. This game does speak for itself.

This is what footballers are used to. You’re used to playing matches throughout the Christmas period so for us it doesn’t feel weird. We’re working on Christmas Day and we’ve always done it.

I relish going to places such as Stamford Bridge.

I had some dark days, but not once did I think I wouldn’t play again – it was just a case of what sort of level I’d get back at. Would I get back to where I wanted to be?

I learned a lot in my last year at Livingston and even more since coming to Leeds, as a player and on the sports science side.

One thing the Scottish boys want in the changing room is the bragging rights over the English lads.

Luckily, I have a thing inside me that I wake up and I am happy every day. But boys and girls want to live the dream and are looking at everything you do on a day-to-day basis.

When I started going to see Celtic, it was just before Henrik Larsson signed. We used to try to skip into the games. You would stand outside, waiting for someone who had a spare ticket and then give him the wee puppy eyes in the hope he’d give it to you!

To get the best out of any player you need to play him in his best position, it’s as simple as that.

I’ve scored nearly 100 goals in my career and done it with a smile on my face.

For me, it was just a case of seeing what stage I could actually get to. For every kid it’s the same, you don’t know how far you can go until you get a bit older and things start to become a reality.

I’ll keep going. That’s one thing about myself – I’ll roll my sleeves up and keep going.

Playing left midfield a lot at West Ham has been tough but the manager has put me there and I’ve got every faith in what he’s doing.

I’ll say to you truthfully – I don’t want be away from my three kids, but I’m here because I love playing for Scotland.