Quotes from Ashley Young

I've come through it and seen people in football that are sharks. They are ones to stay away from.

Everyone has got to be prepared and ready to play when the manager calls on you.

If I'm asked to play a certain position, I'll do it 100 per cent.

I just want to do well in every game that I'm picked to play.

It's never easy in the Champions League, but you never know what can happen.

There's no better feeling than coming off the pitch knowing you've won the game.

As players, we have to concentrate with what happens on the pitch, not off it.

It's up to me to use my brain, be clever, find the pockets of space, and get on the ball.

My dad worked in the IT industry, although I haven't got a clue what he did. He always tells me but it just goes over my head.

I had the brain for football, but I didn't have the height. So I started using my brain to overcome those weaknesses and discovered football isn't just about size or power: it's about what's up there. That was the making of me.

In modern day football, you've got to play in different positions. I've played in numerous positions, apart from centre-back and goalkeeper, I think.

I'm just concentrating on my football. I'm not thinking about the length of my contract.

Different managers play different systems, and you've got to be able to play in different positions.

If I've gone to get a takeaway, and I get chips... I like to match up the chips in length. That is actually quite weird. Obviously, if I've got chips, I pick them out in twos. That's a weird thing as well. You know, if they're not the same length, well, I go hunting for the same length in chips.

It is always disappointing to obviously concede.

People saying I dive doesn't affect me at all. Not one bit.

I'm not a cheat. I'm not a diver.

I'm still operating as a wide player, and I'm still free to express myself, try to get one-v-one and get past someone, and there's no better feeling than getting over a great cross and someone scoring.

I'm enjoying playing football, and as a footballer, that's what you want to do, and that is exactly what I've been doing.

I follow tennis, and I actually went to Wimbledon during the summer, and it was nice to get a day off during pre-season to watch it. Basketball as well - I don't have a team; it's just a casual interest - especially when the play-offs come around and the intensity rises.

I've had the same hunger, the same desire to win, since I started kicking a football when I was five years old.

I'm a born winner.

Things happen on football pitches. Once the game is finished, you don't need to talk afterwards. That's just how it is.

If I do well for my club, I will get recognition.