Nikita Parris Quotes

I'm a football fan, a sports fan, a fan of competition.

It's what you've been a part of for so long. I don't think I can watch a game without an interest in who wins.

My competition keeps me driven. My family and son and being home in Chicago keeps me humble, and my fans. They're the reason why I'm going hard and making sure everyone knows how to say my name.

The idea that I can provide for my mother and play at the highest level in the world for football and compete against the best guys in the world - it's a very exciting idea.

For any dad who has two footballing sons, to have them in a semi-final and know that at least one will reach the final is the best present in the world.

Seeing my teammates score, I love that. It is what I like about football.

It's true that in my family, everyone loves football. So it's great to have a family that's united behind you and doesn't leave you.

Just going to the Olympics would be a dream come true. I could finish last, and it would still be an amazing experience.

Fans want their emotions to come to the surface. How? By their team transmitting intensity, attacking, scoring goals, competing, winning. That awakens them.

I want to get the maximum out of my career. Football is my life. And when my career is over, I want to look after my family to help my children. That is all.

West Ham is a massive club and I want to do well. I want to create the same sort of feeling I've had at every other club.

My father's NFL dreams never really felt like motivation to me, but it was something to aspire to. He was such a great athlete, the least I could do is try and use my athletic talent to represent my country in a different way. He represented as a Marine. Maybe I could do something to represent as an athlete.

Winning a derby is always a beautiful thing.

Winning the World Cup is what we have to do with Brazil. Every day that is what is in my head.

It's not a personal mission to win La Liga, but I want it very badly.

I played in three World Cups, and I would say that it was the last one that I enjoyed the most.

There's no family in America that can celebrate a victory better than the Harbaughs. You'll never hear more laughter, more storytelling, or more embellishment.

I loved watching Arsenal, my son's an Arsenal fan.

I thought it was really important for my son to come to a World Cup with my missus, who has been there for me from day one and supported me.

As a player, you love to play in front of a big crowd.

Since I was 15 or 16 years old, my grandfather was my high school football coach and my life's been ball. Dinners we're talking about ball and college we're talking about ball.

When I watched the World Cup, I had the feeling that I wanted to be there.

I love travelling to the games and doing them pitchside with Gabby Logan.

I played for Chelsea for three-and-a-half years and I gave them my best to win against them and show my quality again. I didn't have anything to prove to them. I wanted to show my new club that I deserve to wear this Manchester United shirt.

There's a lot of good midfielders all desperate to play for their country and all I can do when I get called up is prove that I deserve to be there.