Declan Rice Quotes

Zidane is a Real Madrid legend. He teaches us things in every training session - even just by playing with us.

Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career.

Obviously, Thierry Henry is someone I have looked up to ever since I started playing football.

There are a lot of players that I wanted to play with, but I always wanted to play with Ronaldinho. He's been always my idol, I am a fan of his.

Playing with Wayne Rooney was a dream come true. He's a legend and a role model to me.

In my career, Diego Maradona had the biggest influence on me.

I remember how inspiring it was to meet players like Bobby Charlton or Bryan Robson when I was a kid. I still remember Clive Allen showing up when I received a trophy for my Sunday league team.

As a kid, I looked up to Gazza, and to Wayne Rooney because he came through at Everton. Zidane has been one of my favourite players and I was always watching videos of him.

Everyone knows what a great player, as well as a person, David Beckham is. I am just hoping that I can learn from him. I know if I want to go far in my football career I have to do as well as him.

Once I started playing as a striker, I'd say I looked up to Julie Fleeting and Thierry Henry.

Beckham was a great inspiration to me growing up.

CR7 is a model to all footballers.

LeBron James has always been the biggest one - I just love to watch him. I'm a big fan, and he's a big inspiration of mine.

When you think of Bolton you think of the likes of Kevin Davies. He is a captain who leads by example and his qualities got him an England cap.

I'd compare myself to Zinedine Zidane - a humble guy who just happened to be the best.

I wanted to be Ronaldinho. I studied him a lot. He was my hero.

Thierry is an Arsenal legend and I had an opportunity to spend time with him when he was a coach at the academy.

I am trying to do everything that Ribery did for Bayern because he is a guy I like so much. He is my friend, who gives me lots of advice.

Steven Gerrard was someone I looked up to massively. I'd always try to copy him, right down to the boots he was wearing. It was his attitude on the pitch that stood out - you could really see how much he hated losing.

I'm just a lad playing for Liverpool, trying to achieve his dream, so to see a lad with my name on his shirt - when I grew up having the names of other players on my shirt - it meant a lot.

I believe in Coach Louis Wong. He is so much more than just a football coach.

I'd give my life to be the national team coach.

I am going to continue and bring this club forward. I am Paul Gascoigne the footballer.

Anyway, I've never been captain in 16 years in the NHL. But that didn't stop me being a leader in my own way.

I used to imagine what it would be like to do what Jim Brown was doing. I used to imagine what it would be like to be like a Tony Dorsett. I used to imagine what it would be like to be like a Walter Payton. I was imagining Emmitt Smith doing exactly what they were doing.