Aaron Ramsey Quotes

I loved being back out on the pitch. Although I have not been in full training, I felt pretty good.

As professional cricketers, we have to ensure that we are battle-ready all the time.

Number two, we're going to play with a lot of effort. Our guys are going to be in such good shape that fatigue is not going to be a problem. We're going to play with full effort from snap to whistle on every play the entire game.

I wasn't a natural defender. I was a striker as a kid. I have learned a lot but there is more to learn, of course.

I like to be involved as much as I can in the game, and in the middle, you're definitely the heartbeat of the team. When you're on the right, you can go minutes without seeing the ball, and that's a long time when you're out on the pitch.

For my whole career, I concentrated on that cycle of games from August to May and being mentally and physically ready.

Coaches will say that it's not important for their team to run more, and they prefer to make games the right way. I want to make games only the right way and run 10 km more.

If I can force my winger backwards, it just comes down to who's fitter, and I like to think I'm pretty fit.

It's a 90 minute game for sure. In fact I used to train for a 190 minute game so that when the whistle blew at the end of the match I could have played another 90 minutes.

As long as I have that support from my team, and I have that confidence in myself that I train really hard, I think there's no one out there who can defeat me in my weight class.

Some players don't like training and I've seen some players who aren't bothered if they play or not. But I want to play every game. Sometimes you have to rest in certain games, but I want to play in every game.

Playing football was like being trapped in a rhythm, and my whole career was like that. You have very little time to switch off.

I used to play football for Real Madrid, and to be on stage for two hours, I can tell you it takes the same amount of strength.

When I'm out on the football field, I have so much confidence in what I'm doing.

I have great admiration for athletes. They are just like actors in a lot of ways. They have tremendous pressures and conflicts. They have to compete, and they can't stay home just because they have a head cold.

I would like to be as fit as I've always been. I've been blessed with good health, I've been blessed with stamina. Particularly for those great classical roles, you need an Olympian stamina. I, fortunately, have that.

I think I work harder on the pitch, I cover more ground and my passing is more accurate.

A coach once told me there are four factors that determine a players' performance: his tactical awareness, his physical condition, his technical ability and his mental strength.

Mentally and physically, I find I can play with these people.

I am very fit and by playing sweeper I can control the speed of the game.

I probably visualize myself, the shots I'm going to get in the game, how I'm going to play defense, what we have to do to stop the other team's best player, what it's going to take out of me, the whole aspect of the game.

You can wish as hard as you like but all that really matters is the shape you're in on the day of the race. I've always felt these really big races aren't necessarily won by whoever is the fastest. They're won by the athlete who is the smartest and in the best shape on the day.

My good health, coupled with joy of tobogganing and my desire to be the best, has helped me stay in professional sport for so long.

I have good stamina and good endurance.

If you talk to most athletes, the place you're most comfortable is your playing field. I'm not so comfortable at a podium or talking about events.