Quotes from John McGinn

When you experience lows like I have it just makes you hungry to go and succeed even more, and make sure days like that don't happen as much as they have done.

If I could achieve half as much as Broony's achieved in his career, I'll be delighted.

Every time I've come away with Scotland I've learned and improved.

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.

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

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.

You have to beat the best if you want to win tournaments.

Hibs are such a brilliant club, amazing training ground, good coaches, and a great platform for Scottish players to get better.

Every young kid growing up playing football dreams of playing in those big famous stadiums.

I won't jump two-footed into something without really thinking about it.

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

If you've not got the doubts to go and prove people wrong, that's when you get into that comfort zone and stop progressing.

In Scotland you can enter a comfort zone. I felt I had already developed a reputation there and felt it was important to prove I can play elsewhere.

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

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

You will always have people to prove wrong. I always have done and I always will. I use that to spur me on and stay hungry and that's the big aim.

There is not really any point in having a big squad if you don't use it.

It's always nice to be getting personal recognition, but I wouldn't be getting it if it wasn't for the help of my team-mates and the backroom staff.

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

All you want to do is first and foremost a job for the team but if you can entertain the people in the stands, and make then enjoy their day, then it helps.

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.

I'm grateful for what this club has done for me and I love playing for Hibs - I never take that for granted.

You learn more from defeats and it makes you hungry to go and improve the next time. That's the way I have dealt with things during my whole career.

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.