Top 75 Quotes & Sayings by Ashley Cole
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English athlete Ashley Cole.
Last updated on November 7, 2024.
I love Chelsea. I've been here seven years now, and I'd love to stay here as long as I can.
For me, above everything else, I want to win another title.
I've not just played for England. I've done it for all the black players out there - to prove that they can do it.
I watch football sometimes at home, but in my downtime, I play pool with my friends. Darts - I enjoy darts now, and when there is a game not coming up, I enjoy playing golf as well. I'm not very good at golf, but I enjoy being able to relax.
It is kinda strange when people know exactly where I've been because they saw it in the newspaper. But this is the culture we live in now, where people are interested in what you're doing on holiday, so we have to just basically accept it.
When you come out and know you're singing the national anthem, it gives you a buzz and gets you lifted for the game.
At the end of the day, I'm human. I'm English - I was born here. Of course I'm a different colour from you, but I'm still human. The main thing is, I'm human - like everyone else. Because I'm a different colour doesn't mean there is a difference.
I'm not a diva, I'm not an egotistical guy that comes and thinks he's bigger than anyone.
I do not fear the pressure to win because I spent 14 years in England always fighting for a starting spot, and that's what I want to continue doing.
A good coach is good in the management of his men; he gives all of his players the desire to fight until the last.
I have made mistakes and just have to live with it, but at the end of the day, I just want to play football.
Of course I'm a winner. I always want to win.
When I was a young kid, I never expected to play for Arsenal or England.
Of course it would be nice to go to another Champions League final and hopefully win it again one day, but for me, the Premier League is the best trophy to have.
To be honest, I don't think I've played bad for England, I've certainly not been as bad as some people say. That criticism has been hard to take. I don't think I've let the country down too many times.
I just play my football, and if I can help people, then I help people.
I'm not a goalscorer. It's not my job. Everyone always tells me I've never scored. I don't think I've had a shot.
I've always had a good relationship with Mourinho.
When I used to see things in the newspapers, going onto the pitch was the best way to get away from it.
People talk about what I did in my private life more than if I'm good at football. 'Oh yeah, he was good, but I don't like him because of this.' But you don't know me! Know me as a footballer.
Of course you don't want to hear racist chants, but sometimes, as a player, you have to take it.
I have been lucky to win trophies. That is my aim.
I want to continue to win things, hopefully something with England, and if I can score the winning goal at the World Cup, then maybe they will like me again.
A lot of people judge others too quickly without actually knowing the full facts or the actual real person.
All I can do is try to show people that I can play well and try to change their opinion.
I wake up every morning new, free as a bird.
Of course I've done stupid things in my career, and I do always seem to be in the paper, but I hate seeing myself.
I don't really like seeing myself on TV doing interviews.
I don't like to speak. I like to keep myself to myself - quiet.
I'd like to be a scout, go watch the games, and try and find a diamond in the rough.
I don't think it's my personality to be going around telling people what I'm doing.
Everyone says it, but if you finish above United, you're going to win the league.
I've always loved Jay-Z's music and loved what he's done.
No players want to hear their own fans booing the players, booing the team, but football is a hard game, and you can't win everything.
To win the Premier League proves you are a top team.
I'm definitely playing the best football of my time at Chelsea.
Judge me on how I play football, or judge me on when you meet me.
When you've got certain people like Jay-Z wanting to work with me, then it makes you think people do love me.
Soccer players in L.A. can kind of just walk the streets. They have bigger people to take pictures of. They see Sylvester Stallone walking down the street, I don't think they are going to want an Ashley Cole picture, to be honest.
Gary Neville said he thought it was a waste of time playing for England because he has not won anything. I kind of understand where he is coming from. But the players we have here, a lot of them have won things and have the attitude that we need to win.
I've got the chance to make history, and that means such a lot to me.
I've been to so many beautiful countries and never got the chance to see them.
My best memory was probably scoring a penalty against Manchester United.
It happens in football: you are loved one day and hated the next.
My dad's from Barbados, but I lived with my mum. She brought me up; my uncle took me to the football. I grew up in a white family, I'd say.
When I first came to Chelsea, I couldn't kick the ball, and it was pointless, me playing, really. But I tried to play through the pain for the manager who bought me.
To put on an England shirt to represent your country is a great honour. That feeling never changes.
English players are probably scared to come abroad. They are in a comfort zone in England: that's where we grew up; that's where we played in youth teams.
I can picture it now, where I grew and me playing in the cage where I used to play. To see what I've achieved and where I've been, the countries I've seen, tournaments I've played in, players I've played against, it's incredible.
You just want to play. You don't think about the money, how many followers you've got on Instagram. You just want to make it. You don't understand the demands, how intense it is at times - the scrutiny you're going to get.
I could look back and say I've had a good career.
I'm proud, privileged, and overwhelmed by how many times I've played for England.
I don't dance! Only when I'm on holiday.
People may say we got engaged too quickly or too young, but sometimes you just know it is right. That's how it is with Cheryl. I don't want anyone else.
I shouldn't have retired from England. I needed to respect the shirt.
As players, you never make one trophy a priority.
I've played 100 caps for England, for my country. Being the first black player, I think, is amazing.
Sometimes in the Champions League, I don't think it's always the best team that wins it. It depends on how you play on a certain day.
I don't do things to try and get publicity or anything like that.
I'm a normal person. I'm just like you and just like everyone else - I have feelings and thoughts.
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