John McGinn Quotes

John McGinn

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 18, 1994

You are professional so you want to win every game you play.

John McGinn

No matter where it is or who it's against, I will always be available for Scotland as long as I am fit.

John McGinn

I want to play for Scotland at a major tournament, that is the dream and the drive for me.

John McGinn

I'm going from Somerset Park one week to Wembley the next. It's crazy but that's football. You don't get to where you want to be without going through all these different places.

John McGinn

You always need to be on your toes.

John McGinn

You're always looking to go one step further and I'm an ambitious boy.

John McGinn

People do like to talk us down, it's a Scottish thing. We are pessimistic, we look for the negatives all the time.

John McGinn

When you are growing up to even be involved in a Scotland squad is a massive achievement, to go on and play for your country is an amazing thing, something I will never take for granted.

John McGinn

You want to be challenging for titles and in semi-finals and finals. Everyone is excited by that.

John McGinn

The Villa boys will not be shy in telling me that I talk about Hibs all the time. I loved my time here, it was a special three seasons so I have a lot to be thankful for from my time here.

John McGinn

I think everyone will agree that it doesn't matter how we get to an international tournament. We are going to do whatever it takes.

John McGinn

We don't want to have to rely on last-minute goals every time!

John McGinn

It is not easy to get out of it. It is much nicer to be fighting at the top of the league but it is only nicer if you can get something at the end of it.

John McGinn

It's never nice looking over your shoulder and needing other results but sometimes that happens in football. It's a lot better to know your future is in your own hands.

John McGinn

The advice I would give to young players is always give St Mirren an opportunity.

John McGinn

Sometimes a manager will assess the other team through the warm-up and try to get an inkling as to what way they are going to be playing.

John McGinn

When you come to a club like Hibs not everyone can handle it, there's pressure in every single game to get results.

John McGinn

If someone is going to spend a whole game marking you, then there may be games when I will have to sacrifice myself for the team and take them away and create space for a team-mate.

John McGinn

That is what all the top players do and if you want to be the best you know you are going to get marked.

John McGinn

Going to places like Tynecastle, where you're so close to the crowd, you get reminded how ugly you are and stuff like that!

John McGinn