Ben Chilwell Quotes

Ben Chilwell

Profession : Athlete

Birth : December 21, 1996

If you want to be a top player you have to play well for the whole season and then ten more seasons, not just three or four games.

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Maybe I was an even better cricketer than a footballer.

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I have been at Leicester since I was 12 and to play for England at the King Power is obviously going to be my dream.

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I was enjoying my football, even though it wasn't really going well. That's when I said to my dad, who as a New Zealander was very keen on me playing cricket, that I would choose football.

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I'm at Leicester and with Brendan Rodgers coming in we're all loving him being there and that's where my head's at.

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When you're young and search your name on Twitter to see what everyone is saying about you, which everyone does when you're young... it was one of those things I had to get on with.

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Then started playing men's cricket when I was 15. That's when I stopped enjoying it. It was long days, 50-over games with men 15 years older who you don't really have anything in common with, all talking about going to the pub.

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I had what Leicester gave me but then I worked with a guy around my house, a guy that my agent recommended. I worked with him for the three weeks solid, leading back into pre-season. We were just doing horrible running. Minging running! It wasn't pretty to be fair!

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I have always had confidence and known what I am capable of. So it is frustrating when you are not showing everyone.

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I feel like as a young player you have to play consistently because you're going to make mistakes. If you make mistakes you have to keep playing to learn from mistakes.

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There's a lot of pressure we put on ourselves because we want to do well for ourselves and obviously do well for your country.

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I was an all-rounder but more of a batsman, maybe second-choice bowler.

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If I keep playing well for Leicester, all I can do is keep trying to knock on the door.

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Over the summer, you do have to take that time to relax and go on holiday with your mates and get away from football.

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I'm very critical of myself and I know the levels I want to achieve so I'm very hard on myself. So the staff and players are very hard on me as well, which is what I want as I want to get to as high a level as possible.

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Obviously there are questions when anyone comes up to the Premier League about whether they can cope.

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