Danny Drinkwater Quotes

Danny Drinkwater

Profession : Footballer

Birth : March 5, 1990

People like Paul Scholes were in my way at United - what are you going to do with that? You just look at him as an idol. I have watched him since I was a little kid. I couldn't have had a much better teacher.

Danny Drinkwater

Going to Leicester, suddenly, football was just my living. This was the way I was going to support my family. That is when I started to mature as a player.

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I'm open to going abroad, even though it will be difficult with my son.

Danny Drinkwater

I would love to play for Manchester United and, if things go as I want them to, I believe I can achieve that.

Danny Drinkwater

I didn't have any stability in my life, so I was probably a bit lost as a person. I didn't know where I fitted in professionally and I didn't really know where I fitted in with my personal life and seeing my son, and it was really confusing. I think if you have one solid, then the other one you can manage.

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I am just playing every game as it comes and, if I impress people, brilliant.

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Arsenal are a massive club, and a club a lot of people would love to play for.

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We need to keep fighting for every ball.

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Obviously international football is going to be different, I understand that.

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I have taken a good look at myself loads of times.

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There were a few things going on then away from football, my nan and grandad passed away quite close together and, this might sound daft to anyone who doesn't have a dog, but my dog passed away and that hurt me.

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I need an anchor and I need to sort out one side of my life, so if I can sort my football out, even if it is abroad, then that will help in the long term.

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Look, I know my Chelsea move hasn't worked out how anybody would have wanted and I've made mistakes, but it's not as simple as me just not playing football or picking up a wage.

Danny Drinkwater

Money doesn't solve anything.

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There have been things that come above football that have not been as simple as I'd like.

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Weirdly, me and Sarri got along off the pitch, but on the pitch it was totally different.

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I'm definitely a closed book and that's extended through most of my life, not just football.

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There's nothing more important in my life than my son.

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I wasn't able to see my son as much as I wanted. I thought it would be easy living on my own, do what I want and then travel up to Manchester to see my son, but it wasn't like that.

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I told myself that I needed to clean myself up big time.

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