Top 93 Quotes & Sayings by Ryan Mason

I don't think repetitive heading at a young age is doing the kids any good, that's for sure.

That's important as players, we have to be happy to perform to our best.

Dortmund are a top European side.

The most important thing for me is the connection between fans, players and everyone involved in the football club.

Representing my country is an honor that nobody can ever take away from me and something that I am so proud to have achieved.

There's plenty of points to play for in the Premier League.

It's very difficult in the Premier League to win three, four, five games in a row.

Between 18 and 21, a lot of people said I needed to put on weight.

Retiring was very tough, it's tough at the best of times. Nothing can prepare you for it.

When I was in the youth team, I didn't really see a path into the first team initially because there were managers who didn't really want to promote youth, they'd rather go out and buy someone.

I think City are probably four or five years ahead of us, they've had a manager for such a long time, worked a certain way for such a long time. Going forward, my idea and I'm sure everyone's idea of Tottenham is to be brave and try and dominate games like they do.

I was a luxury player. Having been pampered at Tottenham for so long, I went into League One and had to graft and learn the ugly side of the game. I grew as a player.

There are no guarantees in football.

A trophy is always welcome, especially after many years without one.

My main priority was to get my health back. I had my family around me and my partner had just had a baby. It put into perspective some of the things that were most important.

I am and always will be eternally grateful for the incredible network of people around me who have helped me to recover from what was a life-threatening injury in January 2017.

I'm a Tottenham player and am determined to go back into pre-season as fit as possible with the aim of impressing the gaffer to try and establish myself in the team.

Ultimately the specialists that I've seen and spoken to, if you do get a whack on the head and there's a small sort of concussion, and then you go and get another whack on the head within minutes, then that's when the damage can be done. And I think that's where we can potentially protect the players a lot more.

I watch football every day of my life and I've always watched football every day of my life.

I want to score more than 10 goals and help the team to win games.

I look at some kids and they head the ball with the top of the head and their technique is all wrong, therefore the pressure that it's putting on the brain is a lot more.

I think my thoughts were of pure fear in those seconds after the collision. A clash of heads is pretty common in football but the sheer impact of it was worrying, because it was in this temple area. It seems to be a softer part of the head. I remember being on the ground. It really did feel like a bomb had exploded in my head. It was so painful.

There were a few clubs in the Championship and I spoke to some managers, but I wanted to play for Tottenham. There was always that doubt that if I left I'd end up regretting it, and I would have definitely regretted it.

The teams who win things are those who, when the going gets tough, pull together, put their foot in, win tackles and second balls.

In England there's a philosophy that it's better to be bigger and stronger. I was in the gym doing bench-presses which had no relevance and it wasn't helping me on the pitch. It was extra weight I didn't need and I couldn't carry. A lot of injuries came through that.

We want to play nice football but there are times in games and situations where you can't do that, and you have to come together and be solid.

I don't think kids should be heading real balls.

I can confirm that following specialist medical advice I am having to retire from playing professional football.

There's always speculation around the best players.

I worked with Mauricio Pochettino and even as a player, he had certain mannerisms and his body language. There was so much to learn from.

To have had the honor of captaining the team fills me with immense pride.

I don't really like singling out players but it's hard not to.

There are not many managers in the Premier League willing to put homegrown players in and trust them.

If you have got a seven- or eight-year-old heading a solid ball, and his brain and his bone in his skull isn't fully developed, then that could potentially be doing damage.

We live in a world with men wanting to be brave. Not many will stand up and say, 'I don't feel right here.'

I've enjoyed learning, I'm still learning, and I'll always be learning like any coach or any player. It's important you are still open to learning.

Maybe bring in sponge balls to learn the technique and gain that experience of actually challenging for a header.

It's important to bring young players through if they're good enough.

I want us to be brave and aggressive and play like Tottenham Hotspur.

I understand there is a lot of pressure on managers to get instant results, but English players know the league, and for them to be given the opportunity and the time as well, there is plenty of talent out there.

I feel content knowing that I dedicated my life to be able to play football at the highest level, hard work really does pay off!

It was a big impact. I fractured the skull and it shattered into quite a few pieces. The plates I've had inserted will be there permanently, along with the screws.

There's always another press conference, another training session and more videos to watch.

It's not easy to win every game.

I'd never tell a player not to back his team-mate because it's part of being together.

When you're at a club that's stable and everyone is enjoying it, it's very hard to consider leaving.

I respect the fans, they're the heart and soul of the football club and their opinion matters, it really does.

For me it's pretty simple to diagnose concussion on a football pitch. If there's any doubt about it, then in my eyes, they should take the player off the pitch.

Harry Kane is one of the most professional guys I've ever seen or come across in my life.

Obviously I've had some injuries and it's kept me out of the team for quite a long time and it's always difficult to have long spells on the sidelines and then try to get back into the team.

It's important that we have the right mentality because it's not easy to win games in the Premier League.

I think every season in pre-season you go into it and everyone is saying, 'they'll be strong next season,' but you never know.

In terms of management, I love what I am doing, it's incredible, I love representing the club and having the honor and responsibility of helping a set of players get football results because there is nothing better.

I've always felt a massive connection with the fans. I've always felt loved.

Of course I'm a Tottenham man.

What separates the good players from the greats people remember is consistency.

Tottenham has always been a massive club and we're getting the mix right.

My opinion may be different to many, but I think Oliver Skipp is an incredible talent and one of the most professional guys I have come across in the academy.

That's all hypothetical - if we win, if we do this.' I've said all along my only focus is on the next game, I'm really not silly enough to starting thinking ahead of certain situations.

I want to be positive. I want to be happy. I want to work hard and enjoy the moment and have experiences to look back on when I'm older.