Chris Smalling Quotes

Chris Smalling

Profession : Athlete

Birth : November 22, 1989

It is nice to hear yourself being compared to great players.

Chris Smalling

It's nice when you can have that battle on the pitch and then there's respect after the game because, ultimately, you are just trying to do your best.

Chris Smalling

Transfer speculation during the off-season does spur you on.

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I always hoped I'd get a chance to prove myself at the top level because I believed I could do it, but making your way up the football ladder is very tough.

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Ultimately, what you're feeding yourself has a bearing on how you're going to perform.

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If you would have told me that I'd be in a European final back when I was at Maidstone then I wouldn't have believed you.

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I think every manager has that, the so-called hairdryer treatment when things need a little turnaround.

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When you have come from the bottom and worked your way to the top, you are more grateful.

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It makes me very proud that a club like Manchester United have wanted me to be here as long as I have been.

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I was playing regularly for United up to when I left.

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I like Thai food, Jamaican stews with yam, pumpkin and sweet potato.

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I think I've played a lot in the Premier League and now I can bring my qualities that I've learned to Italy, and that is something I am looking forward to.

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When you've got the experienced players around you who've won countless trophies and titles between them, you want to rise to them.

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People might think it's all about getting up for a game but it's often the opposite.

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I guess football is a game of opinions.

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All of us are professionals and no player wants not to play.

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Hopefully I can take my chances when I get them.

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At home we try to plan what we cook in the week.

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I just have to make sure that, whenever an opportunity arises, I keep taking them.

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Football was always a dream, but a distant dream until when I was about to go to university. I'd had a couple of trials, but it wasn't a realistic dream, it was a kid's dream.

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