Top 55 Gary Cahill Quotes

Are Chelsea a hard club to turn down? Yes, of course.

Whatever is going on off the pitch, players relish playing football.

In football you go from hurdle to hurdle, there’s always something to motivate you, always something you want to get.

You always try to prove yourself.

As a defence, we have to strive for that clean sheet while also giving the attacking players the licence to go and create.

As players we are in control of what we do and the way we prepare for the games.

It has always been in my make up to play a high percentage of games.

Every time you come out of the team I know you don’t just disappear, you don’t just become a bad player overnight.

When you think of Bolton you think of the likes of Kevin Davies. He is a captain who leads by example and his qualities got him an England cap.

The scary thing about blood clots is where they can lead.

To be captain of such a huge club like Chelsea is a great personal achievement.

If you are not playing a player, any player, for two, three, four games, then you don’t have to give a reason for that. But if it gets to eight or nine games, then you have to explain the situation. What’s going on?

I’m ambitious in everything I do. That is never going to change.

It’s easy to play football when everything is going well and you are winning games back to back, winning, winning, it’s the best feeling ever, you can go out there and express yourself you feel like you are not going to make mistakes.

It has been a huge honour and I am hugely grateful to the managers for the caps that I have had.

I know what I’m capable of over many years.

There are challenges in front of you that you face all the time in football. You ride through and come out the other end.

Players at the highest level have got high football intelligence, so they can adapt, but at the same time you need a structure and an idea of how you’ve got to play that system.

It’s difficult to play in a new formation and have everyone grasp it straight away.

I have been hugely proud in terms of what I have achieved, in terms of over 60 caps, and I have captained my country on a few occasions which has been a huge honour and something I have been really proud of in my career.

The way that I prepare, the way that I play, the way that I like to speak to the lads or manage situations is the way that I do things.

I am constantly analysing my performances and I tend to focus more on things I haven’t done as well as I’d have liked.

When I first came to Chelsea, I realised there is an expectation on everybody here and history proved that this club wins trophies. I wanted to be a part of that. Thankfully, I’ve worked hard, got in the team and I’ve played my part.

The most important thing is that the team is doing well.

Where you have a little setback or you are out of the team you’re considered a different player but you know you will come out of the other side of it.

It is easy to play well when things are going rosy.

I don’t think you sit there as a young boy thinking you want a full set of medals, you just want to achieve something.

I’d rather do my talking on the pitch.

For myself it’s about winning competitions.

I went to the World Cup and didn’t play, but I came back with an even higher opinion of Gareth Southgate. It’s all about how you treat somebody.

I was told ‘you can’t play for England, you’re at Bolton.’ I proved them wrong.

The majority of Chelsea fans have been unbelievable, but there is maybe five per cent always thinking, ‘Get the next best thing in.’ I feel that.

It’s all about playing. Your career’s short enough as it is.

This is what playing football is all about – trying to reach finals and trying to lift trophies.

I realise that sometimes things go well and sometimes they don’t. But it is very important for me I feel personally, even selfishly, the need to be playing football matches.

Every experience, good or bad, is a learning process.

Rafa Benitez was keen on defending – all dropping back together if you lose the ball.

I am sure for every striker, scoring goals gives them confidence.

My best World Cup memory as a fan? The Michael Owen goal against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup in France.

That’s what I want to do, to go out and perform back to the levels I know I’m capable of, the levels you can produce with consistent games and to win football matches.

Everything gradually comes to an end or there’s a new challenge around the corner.

Not every single minute of your career will go well, individually and collectively, and not every season will go how you want it to, but it’s how you react to that.

When I was growing up I would always watch the more experienced players to see what they were doing and why they were doing it.

I always think the same: English players don’t generally leave England, which is strange. But of course, the Premier League’s got the reputation as one of best leagues going, and one of the most competitive leagues.

It’s tough to be left out. At Chelsea I’ve probably played 90 per cent of the time. It’s not something I handle very well.

Having people doubt you is what gives you that fire in your belly.

Every season I think it’s right every great team tries to improve the quality of the team.

Hopefully, I’ve got rid of the question marks over whether I can play at the top level.

For me, it’s about consistently churning out performances and looking to improve at the same time.

I would never try to fill John Terry’s boots. You can never fill that position.

When Chelsea came calling for me, it was an opportunity, it was a chance and looking from the outset you may not be sure how it’s going to go. But it’s one you can’t turn down, you have to grab it with both hands. Then you have to work as hard as you can to make it work.

I’m my worst critic when I’m playing.

When you are in a squad, you are looking around to make sure that everyone is focused and feels the same way.

It’s always difficult not playing games and that match fitness and sharpness is something you always lack when you don’t get that opportunity.

I don’t want to be stale.