Danny Welbeck Quotes

There are a lot of players that I wanted to play with, but I always wanted to play with Ronaldinho. He's been always my idol, I am a fan of his.

Who doesn't want play with Thierry Henry?

Growing up, John Terry was my obvious idol. I based my whole game on him.

Once I started playing as a striker, I'd say I looked up to Julie Fleeting and Thierry Henry.

I really like Ronaldinho. He is the player I have watched the most and tried to copy the most, but I am still learning.

Playing with Wayne Rooney was a dream come true. He's a legend and a role model to me.

Rooney's a legend. He's one of my favourite attackers of all time. He's a guy I really do look up to.

I remember how inspiring it was to meet players like Bobby Charlton or Bryan Robson when I was a kid. I still remember Clive Allen showing up when I received a trophy for my Sunday league team.

My heroes were always soccer players.

Zidane is a Real Madrid legend. He teaches us things in every training session - even just by playing with us.

As a kid, I looked up to Gazza, and to Wayne Rooney because he came through at Everton. Zidane has been one of my favourite players and I was always watching videos of him.

I promised my mother that I'd be a famous footballer one day after seeing players such as Croatia's Davor Suker and Serbia's Predrag Mijatovic shine in France.

Playing with Neymar is something extraordinary.

Del Piero is a player who I have always enjoyed watching. Del Piero has been an inspiration for me throughout my career.

I hope maybe one day I can be like Wayne Rooney. Maybe then some young players will be proud to play against me. That would be amazing.

Scoring goals is nice, but I'm nowhere near Platini. I hope I can get closer to him.

I want to play right-back. I have worked my whole life to get to where I am now in a World Cup squad and to showcase my talent in the World Cup stage, playing in my position.

People compare me to Batistuta, and he is the player I base myself on.

For me, the best player in the world is Messi, but the second one is Cristiano.

Some young players think that they want to be like Manuel Neuer.

I have the dream of playing at a World Cup and winning a Champions League.

I'd compare myself to Zinedine Zidane - a humble guy who just happened to be the best.

Growing up, David Seaman was a massive role model for me. Peter Schmeichel and him were the ones I looked up to.

I'd love to play with Messi.

At the academy the coaches would show us Arsenal games on TV and my idol was Thierry Henry. He inspired me. That's why I became an Arsenal fan.