John McGinn Quotes

John McGinn

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 18, 1994

I'm not your normal central midfielder.

John McGinn

Alan Hutton and I are always fighting the corner for Scottish football. It's a really tough league down here with a lot of quality players trying to get into the Premier League.

John McGinn

There's a lot of good midfielders all desperate to play for their country and all I can do when I get called up is prove that I deserve to be there.

John McGinn

You just want to prove people wrong and, over time, people start believing in you.

John McGinn

When I broke into the St Mirren team thing went pretty well for me and I managed to hit the ground running.

John McGinn

Sometimes in football you have to take risks.

John McGinn

You work so hard to get to a level and you need to grab your chance with both hands.

John McGinn

There's something special about big midweek games at Easter Road, under the lights, that makes us have that little bit extra about us.

John McGinn

I remember when I was training with St Mirren as a young boy Ralston was my Hampden and my Wembley.

John McGinn

In football you can take the praise when it comes, but you've got to be ready to take the criticism as well.

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I've worked under a lot of managers, whether it's the national team or at St Mirren and everyone has their moments. I think it is important, you can't just let things pass if they are not good enough.

John McGinn

I was fortunate to be able to go to the Scotland games with my grandad and it's scary to think I could now be playing in one.

John McGinn

Hopefully I can challenge myself and establish myself as a Premier League player for Aston Villa.

John McGinn

I think people maybe had a perception of me that I was just a hard working player, just a runner. Don't get me wrong, I think I am that but I've got a lot more to my game than that.

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We can take these things for granted, when we have everything on a plate.

John McGinn

I'm the kind of guy who always gives 100 per cent.

John McGinn

Playing away from home in Europe is never easy.

John McGinn

The benefit of coming to a place like Greece and winning is priceless for your development.

John McGinn

You need to be brave to able to stand up to tough atmospheres and against top players.

John McGinn

If we can get Hibs into European football it would be massive for everyone involved.

John McGinn