Quotes from Danny Ings

Luckily I've got family and friends to keep me grounded because there are a lot of negative people around who can suck the energy out of you.

I had been released by Southampton and was back playing Sunday League football when I signed for Bournemouth. I grew to love the club.

I couldn't change the fact that I did my ACL, but I could control how I reacted to it. That's what I focused on, becoming stronger mentally and physically.

When I was younger I started dancing. I picked it up off a couple of mates who were body-popping.

I like to think I would adapt to the way that any manager who came in would want to play.

I appreciate it when supporters throw themselves behind the team, and I'm sure for them, they appreciate it when they see a player who is going to give everything he can of himself for the club.

I can play in a number of positions, on the left, as a No 10, or off the right.

When you are injured you have to keep a positive mindset and keep moving forward.

No matter what contract anyone is on it is important you are playing football. It is a short career and you have to earn a living but at the same time playing football is the best way to get better contracts anyway.

My preferred position has always been striker and I think I managed to show what I could do.

You don't want to have a good couple of years, come through the Championship, have a good first year in the Premier League and then not play in the Premier League for another year or so because that is a backward step.

I'm absolutely enjoying the Premier League, as you can imagine. I knew it was going to be tough. It's the best league in the world and you are up against players who have been in it for years so they know it inside out.

Making my England debut was a massive achievement.

That is how I have been at any level, whether it was semi-pro at Dorchester Town or at Liverpool. I set myself targets. The mentality doesn't change.

I base my game on work-rate and determination, that's what has helped me work up the leagues in previous years.

As modern-day professionals it all comes down to how you perform on the pitch.

A club like Liverpool should always expect to be in finals.

I always try and be positive, even if I'm not starting games or in the frame.

I want to give 100 per cent every day whether it's training, a cup final or a friendly.

Football is not just a game, it means the world to me and I'm so thankful of what it has given to me and my family, so every opportunity I get, I want to give my all in return.

For me, it's not about price tags. It's about your individual qualities, how hard you work and it's important to make full use of the opportunities when they come.

I don't want to be a guy that has got one cap.

When you're doing well, a lot of people will recognise it, and when you're not doing well it's the same. It is about how you deal with it and control your mentality.

When I came up with Burnley, I had my mind set that I've got a job to do in helping to keep Burnley up.