James Maddison Quotes

James Maddison

Profession : Athlete

Birth : November 23, 1996

I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Aberdeen.

James Maddison

Players judge their careers based on medals and trophies, don't they, and they look back on what they have achieved.

James Maddison

I have always been comfortable in possession, but it is tracking and tackling that I have been working on.

James Maddison

In the Premier League, you don't have one second to breathe - you have to be on it from the first minute. If you lose focus - just for a few seconds - the game will pass you by. It's 100 miles an hour.

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The ball is just whipped off you in the Premier League. You have to maintain focus.

James Maddison

I like playing in the later stages of games because there is more space when everybody's legs are tired.

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I was still only 19 when I went to Scotland, but it was a good loan move for me to play those extra games.

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My ambition is to play in the Premier League, like every player.

James Maddison

Dele Alli is probably the perfect example. He played loads of games for MK Dons at a young age. He got a move and kicked on from there because he had that experience behind him.

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The only way you're going to improve is playing games and learning, being a regular week on week.

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Derek McInnes gave me that platform to showcase what I can do, so I'm thankful.

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Even at 22, you just want a manager to trust you.

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I've got a lot of respect for Claude Puel because he brought me to Leicester and to the Premier League and played me in most of the games. I have a lot of respect on that front.

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I feel like I'm quite harsh on myself.

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I've loved every second of playing my first season in the Premier League. I feel like I belong here, and this is the level I want to be at for the rest of my career.

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It was a hard decision to leave Norwich, and you have to take into account a lot of things - could I make the step up? Do I want to have another season of really showing what I can do?

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There are quite a lot of young players around now with undoubted talent who get stuck in academies at big clubs.

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It definitely toughens you up. It makes you mature from a young age, living away from home.

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I've had to make lots of sacrifices, particularly off the pitch.

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I've always wanted to be a winner, the best player, the one that everyone is talking about. I'm greedy in that sense.

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