Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Ross Barkley - Page 2
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Last updated on December 21, 2024.
When you go through the youth system you're always going in to do analysis work, looking at every way of improving and your coaches are always on top of you.
My first tattoo was when I was 14. I was a bit young, like. I was a big lad so they didn't question my age at the time.
I signed as an 11-year-old for Everton. I broke into the Under-18s at the age of 14, then the reserves at 15, then I was in the first-team squad at 16.
We are not in the game to accept where we are at.
I've matured, I understand the game much more, which can be natural as you grow up.
Some players are more fortunate than others to have coaches who are more focused on improvement.
My aim is to be a winner.
Hopefully I will continue to thrive.
Everton means the world to me.
You've seen players at Everton who have been built up but haven't made the grade.
It was hard for me to leave because Everton were my boyhood club. I supported them from when I was a young kid.
You play football to enjoy the game and the manager wants to be happy on the sidelines watching unbelievable football.
I have turned 25, come into my own and focused on improving at day-to-day level.
When I broke into the Everton side under Roberto Martinez, I was playing in the No. 10 role, and I had never played there before, so I was getting used to that role as a first-team player.
I'd like Everton to be known as the better team in Liverpool.
My approach to games is much better and I am going into games with the right preparation and I am more relaxed, rather than thinking about things too much.
I have had expectations on me from a young age and I have dealt with them.
I was always a good cook from my mum showing me when I was a young lad, but hiring a chef helped me to understand food better.
I feel like I am ready to understand every aspect of the game.
When I was at Everton, I went through a lot of up and down spells, lacking in confidence.
I have got a lot of confidence in my ability now, and I feel like I am going in the right direction and this shows in my performances on the pitch. As a person I feel a lot more confident.
The Premier League's the most competitive in the world.
I believe in my ability and I believe that through hard work things will pay off and be good for me.
Compared to when I was 18, 19 or 20, I would say my diet is the big difference. It is much better.
On derby day it's not down to form, it's on the day, who's prepared for the game and who wants to battle.
With each individual, everybody takes instructions in a different way.
As a kid, I looked up to Gazza, and to Wayne Rooney because he came through at Everton. Zidane has been one of my favourite players and I was always watching videos of him.
Day-to-day training with world-class players, there is no better feeling than that.
I've got a defensive responsibility as well as trying to get goals and assists. I'm trying to do that.
I understand now the different games and the different approaches that you need to take at different times, with different styles of play.
Chelsea are always competing to win things and that was my thought to push myself and reach a new level.
You can never stop learning in football and I'm always trying to take little things on board that other players do.
As a youngster as I was a centre-half, I liked being on the ball and coming out from the back. I took chances so I got put in midfield and then I was playing all over the pitch so adjusted wherever I needed to play.
I've added a bit more composure on the ball and defensively got a bit cuter and improved in one-on-ones.
I know how important it is to take different tactics from different managers on board.
In my mind I always think positive.
Mum has been the biggest influence on me.
Mum used to have my sister to look after, so I had to make my own way to training. I would get a bus to town and another one to Netherton. It would take about an hour.
Everybody develops at different rates.
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