Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Quotes

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Profession : Athlete

Birth : August 15, 1993

Whenever you're playing on the pitch, you have to step up to the plate and perform.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

I started going training with Southampton, and they were selecting the team for the under-9s. I did a six-week trial and got in. I was quite lucky to play at a good standard from a very young age.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

When I played in goal at Stamford Bridge, I realised that's not my best position.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

If I hadn't wanted to become a footballer, Dad wouldn't have made me do it.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Any chance I get, I'll try and take with two hands.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

I want people to like me, and I care what they think.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

When my dad was still playing, he was away for five years on and off, so it just used to be me and my mum at home until my little brother came along when I was five.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

I'd be lying if I said there weren't times when I hadn't lost a little bit of confidence. But the people around me, close to me, were the ones to tell me I'd been playing slightly differently, not as confidently as I had been.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

You want to play as much as possible, but I am not the type of character to go bursting walls down.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

I've had loads of kicks over the years, and I'm not really too fussed about them. I get kicked, and I don't like to roll around or anything. I like to get back up pretty quickly, even if it hurt.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

I got to be around an England team at a World Cup in Brazil, and that was an amazing experience.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

I'm quite confident to take people on - if there's a one against one, I'll definitely take it on if I feel I can get a cross in or set someone up.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Every time I come and try to work hard in training, and when I get opportunities, try to work hard and do the things the boss asks us to do.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

It's nice when you know the crowd are on your side. I can only repay them by working my hardest when I do get on and trying to impress them.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

You can have one good game, but the next one could be a bad one.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

When you have watched someone long enough, you know what they can do.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Playing in a team like Arsenal helps massively having all of these players around you giving you advice. When they are playing well, you feel comfortable, and it helps you to play well, too.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Arsenal have a great manager in Arsene Wenger, top quality players and an attractive style of play. These were all important factors in me choosing to sign for Arsenal.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

I think I play with no fear: I run at players regardless of who they are and try to make a difference.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

My senior school didn't play football. It was a rugby and cricket school, and as I was on a sports scholarship, I was forced to play rugby.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain