Jonny Wilkinson Quotes

In high school, I played basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, badminton - two sports every season - and I was named female athlete of the year twice.

I've played for England, played in the Olympics and made my Premier League debut.

I was growing up in England and England was the only national team I knew, so I was actually very pleased to play at the national level.

I've really enjoyed myself and the time I've had on the pitch, the opportunity to play for England.

I am still young and being the [England] squad is really good for me although I've still got a lot to learn.

I will never forget my first game for England at the World Cup, It was against Turkey... no I mean Tunisia.

Sports is an imitation of war - it is peaceful, without arms, but there is fierce rivalry in it. Sports demonstrate that Russia is a great power.

I've just enjoyed playing for England - it's an amazing job.

I really like to play to squash, because it's competitive, and I like basketball. I'm friends with a guy in L.A. called Andrew Bynum, who used to play for the L.A. Lakers NBA team. We play together sometimes.

I came to England because I thought it would help me to get back in the Brazilian national team.

I played professional tennis for about six years and I played football and handball in school as well.

In England I played everything - swimming, athletics, football, rugby, badminton, cricket - all of that stuff. I was in the first teams for all the sports at Brighton, played on the wing in rugby, and ran 100m, 200m, 400m, and did long jump and even the javelin at one point. In the States I did a bit of track, but mainly I was there for the boxing.

As for my personal ambitions, I always loved playing for England and always felt I did well.

The World Cup is the World Cup, and I'm sad I won't play in it; that's my only regret. But to play a friendly with my national team, I did it many times, so it's not something I'm missing.

Of course, I want to play for England as often as I can and at major tournaments.

I represented Mexico trying to go to the Olympics.

I ran track and played football... I was an all-American.

Being able to play at club level at a high level and then getting called into the national team, it's amazing.

I used to play rugby, which requires a lot of physical strength. The game requires you to get aggressive.

An opportunity to play for your country is never senseless and especially when the games are competitive.

I love playing against England.

I played rugby league, I probably played for about 10 years I think, and I wrestled before then. I did about a year of wrestling, and I think I got a bit tired of the tights, so I started to play football with the mates. I used to be a front rower, the big guys up front. I used to be 97 kilograms, which is like 210 pounds, or something like that.

To play for the national team is the most beautiful thing there is.

I think England has got some great players.

I always said if I didn't focus on basketball, then it would have been football. I was pretty good and was asked to go to England trials.