Top 44 Kieran Trippier Quotes

It’s the World Cup, and everyone wants to be there. No one will be burnt out; everyone will be raring to go.

I didn’t think twice about coming to a big club.

It’s just about confidence and believing in your own ability. If you hit it over the wall, you’ve got every chance of it going in.

I want to stay in England.

Gary Neville played a similar position to me. Defensively and offensively, he was a quality player for Manchester United and England. His trophies speak for themselves.

When I was playing week-in week-out, I was playing 46 games a season, and there’s nothing better than playing every week.

At Burnley, I’d enjoy myself with my missus and friends, but because at Tottenham we’re playing Saturday–Tuesday, even Wednesday–Sunday, and with the intensity we play at, playing in the Champions League, we can’t afford to have a night out.

I work hard on the training field every day.

Representing England makes me emotional.

My career has totally changed. Burnley helped me get to where I am, and I’ll never forget that.

All of us have our own journeys.

The training at Tottenham is intense, but the structure is set out perfectly – in the gym, running, sometimes double sessions. Every player at Tottenham is in great shape.

You need to keep working hard on the training field to show the manager you want to play.

I wouldn’t be were I am now without my parents.

At Tottenham, it took two years for me to try to break in there. I knew my opportunity would come – it was just about being patient and working hard on the training pitch – and it did.

When I played for the first time against France, I wanted more.

Playing at Wembley wasn’t easy.

If someone makes contact with you, it is a foul, and you are going to go down.

I give everything, 100%, every game – win, lose, or draw.

Beckham was the one I always looked up to – the technique, his crossing on the move or set-pieces. But as a kid, I just played with my brother. He was playing for Oldham, in League One and League Two, and he’s the one I really looked up to.

At Tottenham, we are just bombing on as wing-backs, but sometimes on the international stage, where there is so much quality, you need to be more careful about the distance between yourself and the right-sided centre-half.

My delivery is something I always worked on.

I was still going out when I was younger – drinking – and I wasn’t looking after myself properly.

Spain are certainly one of the best teams in the world.

I loved Gary Neville’s energy, to get up and down for 90 minutes, and his leadership as well. He was always organising; he was passionate. It was just his all-round game. He was a quality defender and could also chip in with a goal and an assist.

I thought I was in good shape. When I was at Burnley, and we got our body fat done, I had a really good percentage. Sean Dyche was happy. I went to Tottenham, and I was well high – I think they pinch you tougher at Tottenham – that’s what I think. Unless it was my all-inclusive holiday in Mexico.

As full-backs, we like to get high and wide. It’s the style of football that I enjoy playing.

I wasn’t in the best shape when I came to Tottenham, and the manager let me know that. Within six months there, I was in great condition.

You never know what could happen. Someone could get injured early in the game, so everyone knows they have to be ready. Anyone can come on at any stage in the game and make the difference.

After the World Cup, I feel more mature, more confident.

I used to watch Beckham and Andrea Pirlo. Players like that, they had a fantastic right foot on them; everyone knows that.

I used to watch David Beckham on YouTube for ages when I was younger.

Me and Steve Eyre, the coach at Manchester City, used to stay behind for ages after more or less every session.

Everybody knows what Harry Kane is all about; he’s a goalscorer, a great professional.

In the World Cup, you can only play who you are drawn against.

I got let go at City, but I always believed I could play at the top level.

If the manager selects me to play, I will always give everything I can.

There is a lot of room for improvement for everybody, no matter who you are, so that is all I did, really: practice.

Ever since I was in the youth team at City, I’ve always loved crossing the ball.

I always liked how David Beckham played – his set-plays and his dead balls.

My dad was a tree surgeon. When I was younger, he was working away five days a week for weeks on end, just trying to get as much money.

Obviously, when I was playing in the Championship, I always dreamed about playing for England, putting on the jersey.

Obviously, I don’t go into a game not wanting to do well. I go into every game to try to do my best for my team-mates and the club.

I know I played for England at a World Cup with millions and millions of people watching, but I still stick to my same routine – I train, then go home to see my wife and little boy.