Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Quotes

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Profession : Athlete

Birth : August 15, 1993

I think friendship in football is a massive part of the team.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

I have to improve to get to where I want to get and to be as good as I hope to be, so I keep working on it.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

To do well at a new competition, you need a lot of good performances.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

At Southampton, my dad was the academy coach at under-11 level.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

When I play in central midfield, that's my favourite position.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Sticking to a routine helps you get in the zone for the match. I always put my left shinpad on before my right. When I go out onto the pitch, I take three hops on my left leg - but I don't know why I started. I must have seen Messi do it or something.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

I'll handle living on my own. You've got to learn somehow. I'll take it all in my stride like I do everything else.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

When you have a good bunch of youthful players, it's good to start them off together earlier rather than later, as they build up friendships.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

You see the likes of the Barcelonas and Real Madrids, and you always want to play against them and, obviously, Bayern Munich too.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

You have to believe in yourself. If you don't, no one else will.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

People at school used to assume I was going to be a footballer, and it wasn't until I got to 16, when I was at Southampton, that I had a doubt for the first time in my life. Southampton said I wasn't big enough, but it was just because I hadn't grown. Simple as that.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

You want to play in finals, and they don't come much bigger than the Champions League final.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

When there's a lot of talk about a team that should or could be winning things, and it's not happening, it can become a little bit frustrating.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

I just want to be able to be an attacking influence and have that effect further up the pitch; whether that's from an attacking midfield position or one of the wider positions coming in, I'm not too fussed.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

All managers make decisions, and sometimes they are right, and sometimes people say they are wrong.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

My dad always pushes me, tries to make me do better, and maybe that's what gets the best out of me. He's tried to instil that in me.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

If you are good friends with someone, you get to know them better and their strengths and weaknesses. You have that respect for each other, and you learn the way one another play.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

You have good form, bad form, get criticised, get bigged up. You go through spells of trying to find out how much to listen to, what not to pay too much attention to.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

In the long run, it's probably better to tie yourself down to one position and really become established in one area to be as good as you can in that position.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

In my head, I was like any young kid: 'I'm going to be a footballer.' But at the same time, my mum and dad were making me do my schoolwork, and that was important.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain