Shaun Wright-Phillips Quotes

I've always been fast, it's God-given talent. I just try and use that to my advantage, but I'm learning more and more positionally so I don't have to rely on my pace so much.

I much prefer playing in the centre of the park; that's where I feel comfortable.

I think everyone knows I'm better on the left side.

I like to play in the middle, even though I can play on both wings.

If you never pass or dribble or go on the outside, cutting inside will stop working.

Growing up, I played more centrally, which is why, whenever I do get asked to play there, I'm more than happy to do that.

I am a defender, but I can play the ball. I have a good technique.

I like to play anywhere in the middle.

Being on the court you can really negate your athletic ability by just being in the right position.

Sometimes when you play on the wing it gets a bit isolated and you can't help as much. But if you play a bit more central I can get the ball a lot more and help a lot more.

I was born a footballer. Before I could walk, I was chasing balls.

I can play left-back; I can play in midfield or on the left or right wings.

I was expected to run the same as Roberto Carlos or Cafu, but I just couldn't do it.

In soccer, you have to be sly.

I actually prefer playing as a left winger rather than a striker, but I just want to be very clear that I'm willing to play in either position.

I didn't have any natural instincts toward heading. It cost me lots of opportunities to score.

Defensively, I think I'm very versatile, I can guard different positions.

I can do a lot of stuff, score goals with my left, right, and head.

I like playing deeper, but I'm not Casemiro.

I don't often score goals that aren't with my head!

The No. 8 position is my favourite position. That's no secret.

I realized at a very young age that I had a gift to do special things with the ball.

I have played the World Cup qualifiers on the left wing, and that position suits me fine.

I just want to show my speed and my skills as a left back and it's a position where I can go forward and come back as well and help the team both defending and attacking.

In my youth-team days, I was always a left-winger who would stay close to the byline and put crosses in the box, so I could never cut inside and shoot. It was only when I joined Real Madrid and started playing in a more central position, and then on the right wing, that I suddenly realised I had a really dangerous weapon.