John Stones Quotes

When I signed for Lyon, I pictured myself lifting the Champions League trophy, and I don't think that has ever changed.

I just want to do the best I can, which means playing for the England full side one day and carry on playing well for Everton.

The Champions League is massive. I've had so much experience. I'm only 23, and yet I've played so much in the Champions League, and not many players my age would have had that experience.

I'm fine at Wolfsburg, and I'm happy to be able to play in the Champions League.

I really want to lift the Champions League trophy one day.

This is what you dream about as a footballer: playing with the best and against the best in Europe.

I've dreamed of playing in the Premier League since I was a young boy.

Everyone who has played in the Champions League wants to get back to playing in it again.

When you are a starting Real Madrid player, you have to think big. Think of the Ballon d'Or, FIFA's World XI.

Many young players tell you that they want to play for Manchester United or Arsenal. My dream was to play for Arsenal and I realised it. When I arrived, I thought: 'Wow, I'm here!'

I went away in Germany and I think I did well. But the main goal for me has always been playing in an Arsenal shirt week in, week out.

The Champions League must not be an objective but instead a dream for us to pursue.

Playing in the Champions League is a big dream of mine. When you are a player and have a chance to play in it, it's a good thing.

Did I ever think at the time, when I was with the Alouettes and the Chicago Blitz, that I would be head-coaching a team in the Super Bowl? It would be hard to believe. Is it a dream come true? Yes.

Champions league progression takes years.

I'm confident I can be a success in English football.

Some of my closest friends, the England lads, have played in the Champions League, so it's a big thing to be there as well.

I want to win the Champions League, which is a dream for all footballers, for a second time.

I've played three seasons at Real Madrid; I've given my all. I've scored goals, I've won two leagues, and that's not easy.

Playing in the Champions League and getting to the final is everything you could ask for.

I have big hopes and big dreams and aspirations to do great things in the NFL.

The truth is it's like a dream for me to play for a club like Manchester City and fight for titles and everything that comes with that.

To play in the Champions League is an experience a player of 33 may not have had in his whole career. To be doing that at 18... well, it's such a bonus.

In Holland, I have got the buzz back playing as a centre-forward, which is where I perform best. Ajax always appealed to me from when I was young and they gave me a chance to play in the Champions League too.

I definitely want to be successful in the Champions League, having never been involved in it before. It's where the best players prove themselves.