Chris Smalling Quotes

Chris Smalling

Profession : Athlete

Birth : November 22, 1989

It is nice to hear some positive words from the manager.

Chris Smalling

To have a chance at a big club, if it goes well and the club is happy and I am happy, then I can definitely see a longer-term future in Italy.

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I knew when I did get a consistent run that I could go from height to height.

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It's hard to sit back and just go through your whole career, because everything's always moving so fast. But the odd milestone is always a nice moment, and when you look at the previous players to have hit those kind of milestones, it's nice to be in that company.

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As players you need to have thick skin and we need to have belief that you will have bad days but it's about making sure you have more good days than bad.

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I quite like being aggressive and horrible which gives you more confidence to dictate over strikers and to make them feel they have had a frustrating game when they've walked off the pitch, feeling very down.

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When you get the shirt and a position in the team, you don't want to give it up.

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I liked business studies and economics at school and it followed on from there.

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Even before I joined Manchester United, I knew of Wazza as a hard worker.

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You just have to learn that you can't always go and win that ball and there are certain moments to do it.

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I know from playing against Mata that he's a great player.

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Ultimately it's your club form that decides whether you play at a World Cup because there aren't many England games throughout the season.

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You can put too much pressure on yourself. You can start forcing balls, maybe trying too hard. You make things too complicated.

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When you come to Manchester United, in every transfer window - whether the team is doing well or badly - there are always players linked with the club because this club is always linked with the best players.

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All you can do is let your football do the talking.

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At cricket, I was mainly a bowler and tried to bat. I hit the odd four or six and then got out! In athletics, I was mainly triple jump and 200m.

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I would have gone to Loughborough to study business management and was looking forward to that very much.

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I think racism is unacceptable and should not be stood for. It is not an issue just in Italy, it is around the world.

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If they want to kick the ball up in the air, I will challenge all day long.

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As I've got older I've become a lot more conscious of my diet and making sure I was getting all the right things.

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