Top 66 Joe Hart Quotes

Removing myself as a footballer, I watch the Premier League. It’s a great league. Fantastic football is played in it.

In the past, I’ve been lucky enough to receive some high praise, but when the experts have a go, I’m usually not particularly interested in what they have got to say.

You can say what you want about Carlos Tevez, but when he plays, he plays to win, and he plays for his team-mates.

I will try to give it everything for my country. I would love to get to 23, then 25 and 30 caps. They are things I love to do every time I line up. It’s a great feeling.

Playing to a decent standard sometimes isn’t enough.

I look at a clean sheet as a personal success.

I’m someone who wants to do well at their job. I am completely in what I am doing.

I absolutely love playing in Europe. The Premier League is fantastic, but once you get a taste for it, it’s the place to be.

I hate letting goals in, and some of them have come in a bit of an awkward manner.

You have to control your anger – you can’t be a baby when you lose.

I am a lucky boy. Being a keeper is something in me and which I enjoy doing.

I always assess what’s my fault, but I don’t dwell on mistakes, I never have; it’s not part of my make up. I know what I am and know what I can do. You just move on.

I’m very grateful for what Mr Capello did for my career. I was really honoured that he put me in as his number one.

I do what the manager asks of me to the best of my ability. I’m not saying I’m brilliant or saying I’m perfect.

That is one thing that is part of Manchester City, which we’ve taken with us from the olden days. We’ll never give up while anything is possible.

I’ve got quite a few people who I hold close to my heart and I trust, and a lot of footballing opinions that I care about.

I will never go into a game aggressive because I will cost my team the victory if I am reckless. If I have got a personal vendetta with someone, or I don’t like the way someone has done something to me in the game, I am just going to have to get over it.

I played for Man City, and I enjoyed it, and I have done every time I have played for Man City.

I’ve got a lot of energy and a lot of passion.

International football’s not always about playing the top three in the world – it’s about going to some of the tougher places around Europe and playing real tough games.

If crowds give you abuse, there’s no point standing there and giving it them back; you just move on.

I like stability.

Letting goals in doesn’t look great to myself.

There are places you should be and places you shouldn’t, and situations you should not be getting yourself into. If you’re turning up to games and not feeling right, that’s when you’ve got to address the situation.

It’s hard to get a chance in the Premier League for an English keeper.

Even if I was the only keeper left on the planet, I would still be trying to get better.

Playing at Birmingham helped me grow as a goalkeeper: it made me better all round, being a regular part of a team.

I am trying to grow and I am trying to improve every single day.

It’s hard to please everyone, and I learnt quite early that that’s never going to happen.

I’m cool with Pep. I think he’s a top manager.

To go into a game wondering, ‘What if I do this wrong?’ is a terrible way to think. You just have to believe in what you can do.

In my opinion, I think loans are for younger players trying to improve who have got the whole world in front of them.

Some people you struggle to argue with – they’ve got a lot of strong backing to what they say and what they do.

I think it’s important to feel good so that the football can take care of itself. If everything else is organised and ready to go, then you’re free to play football.

I love football, and if I could, I would play every day, even if it is my job.

I’ll keep supporting. I’ll be an England fan no matter what, and I’ll stay true to my word.

You look at some of the top teams in the world that have got the best strikers, and they are looking to buy another top striker. But if you have got a top goalkeeper, you are not often looking to buy another goalkeeper.

Growing up, David Seaman was a massive role model for me. Peter Schmeichel and him were the ones I looked up to.

I really appreciate the people of Man City, and it turns out they appreciate me.

Not everyone is going to like you, not everyone is going to want to play you, and that’s the business side of it, which I’ve grown into and I’m certainly not going to take personally.

I don’t believe footballers have to live like monks.

I always supported England as a boy; I think it’s great to support your national team.

I know how quickly things can change in football, and I am only where I am because someone else lost their place.

Whether it’s at club level or with England, I have to stay on my toes and make that place my own.

‘I don’t know’ are three words I don’t like saying.

Football is a game of opinions, and some people have a great opinion of me, and some people probably think I’m absolutely useless.

As far as I’m concerned, it’s just my mum getting it out there saying she wants her son to be England captain.

I’m going to keep loving football. That’s one thing I’m most proud of: my hunger and desire for the game has not stopped.

It’s a strange world, the goalkeeping world.

It’s in that moment – when millions of fans are holding their breath as the football hurtles towards me at 80 mph, and all I have is within 0.42 seconds to react – that I need to feel mentally and physically prepared.

When you become a professional footballer, there’s no written contract that says you have to strive to play first-team football.

I’m experienced. I’ve played at the highest level for a long time and done a lot of things in the game.

I love Manchester City. I love playing for them.

Whatever I’m capable of, I need to be the best I can.

You have teams on and off the field. You have your team off the field in terms of your family, friends, and people that you work with, and then you have your team on the field. You have to give to receive and be there for people and hope that they do the same for you.

Torino is a city that breathes football.

There are a lot of reasons why people quit international football. Some struggle off the field. Some struggle with injuries.

It’s difficult when you’re on loan, especially when you’re not a young player who people may have sympathy for.

I don’t see too many differences between Serie A and the Premier League. Both are unpredictable leagues, where anything can happen.

I keep my focus on the stuff that matters to me, and that is pretty much how I live my life.

I don’t hate Guardiola. These kind of feelings don’t suit with professional matters.

I’ve always found that you can enjoy your life a lot more if you can get on with people. If I don’t get on with someone, I don’t necessarily go out of my way to be best friends, but you learn as you grow up how to get on with people.

You can’t live in fear of preventing mistakes.

There are too many haters.

It’s difficult to make predictions in the Premier League, as unpredictable things can happen, and I know that well: I won the title in a crazy way and lost one unexpectedly.

I need to feel part of something.