James Milner Quotes

Buffon has been a star from the moment he began his senior career with Parma.

I started in League One and went up into the Championship and then into the Premier League, so I've played a lot of games from quite a young age.

I was very young in the past at Arsenal, at Real Madrid as well.

I've loved my time at Sunderland. It's benefited me so much, as I've just gained invaluable experience playing week-in, week-out in the Premier League and mixing it with the big boys.

I enjoyed my time in the Premier League and in Qatar.

I wish Michael Sam nothing but the best in his quest to become a star in the NFL, and I am confident he will get the opportunity to show what he can do on the field.

It's brilliant for me to even be considered as being a player who could become as good as Duncan Edwards was.

The one player I have looked up to since I was a kid is Ryan Giggs.

Tottenham is the club that first gave me my opportunity to play in one of the strongest leagues in the world.

There's been a lot come through at Everton: Wayne Rooney, obviously, and lately, Victor Anichebe has made it, James Vaughan, and the likes of myself.

Playing in the Manchester derby definitely helped me.

I moved to Manchester United when I was a 17-year-old kid. Nemanja Vidic was five years older than me and Rio Ferdinand nearly nine years, and at the time, they were the best central defenders in the world. They never had a bad game.

People in Real ask me about Mateo Kovacic all the time. He is a phenomenal talent and will play in some of the biggest clubs. Inter is a big club, no doubt, but Kovacic will play in even bigger.

Generally speaking, I think that Frank Lampard is one of the best players in international football.

I love the thought of the AAF giving players a chance to earn experience through playing the game of football at a high level. And letting players showcase their skills and continue to develop.

I spent my career at big clubs.

I thank God for having played for four years in the best Barcelona team in history, but playing in the Premier League is also very important.

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.

I had the opportunity to play in the Premier League, and I did.

When Manchester United and Jose Mourinho come knocking at the door, it is an opportunity of a lifetime and one that I could not turn down.

Ryan Giggs pretty much won everything there is to win in the game. He made over 900 appearances for the club and always stayed loyal to Manchester United, which is really impressive.

Kiko Alonso is a tremendous football player.

If you're lucky enough to get into a Premier League or Championship team straight away, well done to you, but I feel really grateful for the experience that I had at the lower end.

I've played for Liverpool's first-team pretty much every week for 16 years.

I arrived at Inter when I was very young and I had the chance to play with Giuseppe Bergomi, and I met Giacinto Facchetti too.