Phil Jones Quotes

I wanted to be a soccer player; I wanted to do it at the highest level.

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

Every kid dreams of playing in the Premier League.

At the end of my career, you never know what might happen. I think that a move to MLS... maybe.

If I would have had the absolute will, I would have been a starting XI player at Barcelona or would have played 10 years for Real Madrid or Manchester United.

If I couldn't get to the national team, I wanted to get as much as I could out of soccer, and I think moving abroad was my opportunity to do that. I think that, in turn, playing with that freedom and that spirit allowed me to play a lot better. I escalated my game quickly just by being happy.

I can look forward to that. Getting back over to Europe and playing at a little bit higher level, then hopefully becoming a leader for the national team.

I was at Boulogne, in the second team - the sixth, then the fifth division. I wasn't professional, so I kept studying because I wasn't sure if I would be able to make a living as a footballer.

We don't want to keep talking about 'potential.' That word is the most dangerous word in professional sports.

I started playing when I was about 16, and I got picked for the England youth team when I was 17 because I was doing quite well. It's all spiralled from there.

It was my dream to have an opportunity to play in a big league like the English league.

We accept that, in one way now, if you are 27, 28 and still playing for Ajax, you are probably not good enough for the top of Europe because players want to go to the top in Europe.

Not everyone is Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Even Cristiano Ronaldo's first years at Manchester United were quite difficult.

I would love to play for Manchester United and, if things go as I want them to, I believe I can achieve that.

I started playing with my dad, and then I started going to soccer schools in Sunderland and managed to get scouted from there.

I never expected that I would be somebody. I just started playing and when I was 12, 13, thought: 'Wow, I'm playing good.' Then Dinamo Zagreb were speaking about signing me, I thought: 'Hmm, maybe I can achieve something.'

If you lose three or four in a row, people start talking about retirement. They are not used to this sport like they are used to tennis. If you take a look at how many times Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer lost, it's all part of the game. Soccer is no different: teams go through bad times and then rise again.

I was lucky to get a professional contract. I wasn't that sort of talent that is considered to be a professional player.

When I moved to Hull and I was playing against players in the Premier League, maybe I pinched myself then.

For me, it is a dream come true to play in the Premier League as a No. 1 goalkeeper.

When I went to Real Madrid, I was only 18 or 19 years old. It was my first year as a professional footballer. I was very young.

It's not easy anywhere in the world for a young player to get opportunities at a big club.

All I dreamed of when I became a footballer was to play for a club as big as Real Madrid. It's maybe the most famous and best club in the history of football.

I remember when I was in college, my junior year NWSL was not a thing and my senior year, it started up and I had a place to play now. It's really great that it's been able to be stable for these last seven years and we can always continue to push for more growth.

I would love to play in the Premier League; which player wouldn't? I am happy at AC Milan, but never say never.