Top 62 Quotes & Sayings by Danny Ings
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English athlete Danny Ings.
Last updated on September 16, 2024.
I wanted to go somewhere I could be an important player. Be the player the whole city looks up to.
I want to give 100 per cent every day whether it's training, a cup final or a friendly.
As I said, the biggest competition is myself and it will always be.
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.
Burnley Football Club helped me mature from a boy to a man and I can't thank them everyone from the club enough, from the board to the staff at the training ground and the staff at the club.
As modern-day professionals it all comes down to how you perform on the pitch.
I don't want to limit myself on what I can achieve.
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.
That's all you can ask for, to learn and be the best you can be.
I will always back myself to achieve what I can achieve. It is all down to me.
When you are injured you have to keep a positive mindset and keep moving forward.
I like to think I would adapt to the way that any manager who came in would want to play.
I want to start every game but you have to respect the staff.
I always try and be positive, even if I'm not starting games or in the frame.
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 want to look back at the end of my career having numerous caps under my belt. That is one of my aims.
I can play in a number of positions, on the left, as a No 10, or off the right.
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.
For me there's nothing better than having more football.
Injuries are horrible for every player.
I've missed a lot of football.
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.
A club like Liverpool should always expect to be in finals.
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.
There were no toys or games when I was younger, just a football.
I don't want to be a guy that has got one cap.
As long as we're winning, I'm happy.
When you are at a club like Liverpool, it is not a club that you want to walk away from.
I still believe in myself.
Dorchester was probably the most important spell. I got kicked around a lot. I was young and it helped me mature as a man and a footballer.
You need young, hungry, developing players in your team, but you also need that experience to level things out and get hold of some of the youngsters when they need advice in certain areas of the pitch.
I like to give the fans what they expect to see from someone representing their club.
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.
No one turns up at Turf Moor thinking we are a soft touch.
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.
A lot of people have been rejected and they just give up. I have never had that mentality.
Everyone knows Jose Mourinho is a fantastic manager.
Making my England debut was a massive achievement.
I had been released by Southampton and was back playing Sunday League football when I signed for Bournemouth. I grew to love the club.
Any injury I have had, I have come back stronger.
Every football player has their own journey and unfortunately my injuries were out of my hands. There wasn't much I could have done about that except rehab to the best of my ability which I did.
I was quite small as a lad compared to everyone else so I didn't stand a chance at Southampton. They told me one day that they weren't interested so I moved on. I just went away and enjoyed my football.
All I have ever known is football.
When I was younger I started dancing. I picked it up off a couple of mates who were body-popping.
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.
Everywhere I have been, I have always found a way to make it happen.
Being outside on the grass is the easy, enjoyable part of being a footballer.
If you are in the spotlight, you have to get used to it.
My experience at Bournemouth made me who I am today.
I don't want anybody to feel sorry for me.
As soon as I knew Liverpool were interested in me, I knew I wanted to come here. It was everything about the club, the history and these players.
You cannot have players come on and not make the impact because the game will slowly slip away from you. It is important you are ready.
I'm just working every day to improve.
My preferred position has always been striker and I think I managed to show what I could do.
I had to turn off my Twitter notifications for a while as I got a small minority of people sending me some abusive tweets.
I base my game on work-rate and determination, that's what has helped me work up the leagues in previous years.
I've had injuries in the past and I've always said that we earn our money when we're injured, because it's the hardest time. Playing football is the easy part because you're enjoying it.
I learned a lot under Jurgen Klopp, even when I wasn't playing I was training with the lads every day and my game was still developing. I understood every decision he made and as a player you have got to respect that.
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.
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.
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