JAMES MADDISON

I don't think you can ever get bored of winning awards.

Representing your country at any level is amazing.

I don't get nervous, because I have confidence in my ability.

My ambition is to play in the Premier League, like every player.

It was a hard decision to leave Norwich, and you have to take into account a lot of things - could I make the step up? Do I want to have another season of really showing what I can do?

I go into each game with the same mindset of showing people what I can do and letting the rest take care of itself.

Norwich is a brilliant platform for me.

If, just because it's the Premier League, I started trying to play the simple pass instead of trying the harder pass, that is not the type of person I am, to be honest.

I feel like I'm quite harsh on myself.

Playing in the Championship and starting games, I'm learning something new every day and constantly improving my game.

When I represent the Under-21s and sing the national anthem, there is no better feeling.

Every footballer wants to play in big games, in front of full houses, live on the telly.

In the Premier League, you don't have one second to breathe - you have to be on it from the first minute. If you lose focus - just for a few seconds - the game will pass you by. It's 100 miles an hour.

The No 10 position is my favourite role, and I'm a player who likes to play in between the lines and try and break that midfield line.

The reason I'm in good form is not just down to myself: it's down to the manager and coaching staff improving my game.

Me being at Coventry, instead of a big Premier League club, probably helped me develop. You don't get put in the academy system, playing Under-18s and Under-23s.

Norwich gave me the platform to perform in the Championship, and between Daniel Farke and Stuart Webber, the manager and director of football, they gave me the opportunity to go out, express myself, and play. That's what led to my England call-up, which was something I'd always dreamed of, so it's something I'll always be grateful to them for.

I was an 18-year-old lad playing in a Scottish League Cup final at Hampden in front of 60,000 against Celtic. That's an experience I will never forget.

I've always believed in myself.

In the academies, people develop differently, and going into that No 10 role helped me because central midfield was always packed with big, strong boys.

I've dreamed of playing in the Premier League since I was a young boy.

I like playing in the later stages of games because there is more space when everybody's legs are tired.

Whether Under-17 level, the 21s, or senior team, it's my dream to play for England as often as I can.

I've been brought up in a really lovely family, so I'm lucky.

I think I have the right balance of believing in my own ability and having that confidence on the pitch: people watching you thinking, 'He knows he's a good player,' but without taking it to that level where it's, 'He's an arrogant so-and-so.'