Danny Welbeck Quotes

When I think back to what my dreams were as a kid, the only one I had was to play for England.

Ever since I was kid, I dreamed of playing for England.

Gary Neville said he thought it was a waste of time playing for England because he has not won anything. I kind of understand where he is coming from. But the players we have here, a lot of them have won things and have the attitude that we need to win.

If I'm called up by any England team, I'm willing to go. I'm not going to pull out of any England team. Ask any young kid who wants to play for their national team, and everyone's the same. We're all dying to do it.

I wanted to be a soccer player. I knew that couldn't happen.

Pulling on your country's shirt is the greatest honour a footballer can have. It's what I always dreamed of as a kid and I get a buzz every time.

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

I've played at a European Championship; to represent your country at a World Cup is every boy's dream, and for me, it would definitely be a dream come true.

Obviously, I am hoping to go on and win many trophies for Spurs and for England. That's always been the aim since I was a kid, dreaming of lifting the trophy one day for them, so that's what I've got to do.

It's every kid's dream to represent their country at a World Cup.

My earliest memory of the Olympics was watching the 1996 Games in Atlanta. I remember everyone being so excited to watch. Seeing the American athletes on the podium, I saw myself. I knew that that was what I wanted to do. I wanted to be one of those athletes on the podium representing their country and bringing home medals.

Playing for England is always the main priority.

I was watching the 2014 World Cup, and I was playing with the U-17s, I think, at the time. I remember watching it in the summer, and I was like, 'You know what? It's a pretty crazy goal, but I want to be there in 2018.'

Of course I have aspirations and ambitions to play for my country.

All I ever wanted to do was play cricket for England and be successful.

When you're a child, you watch Brazil on TV and feel that desire to be a national team player, so when you get here, you make a dream come true, and it's a huge honour to me and to every player who wears the Brazil shirt.

It is a proud moment to lead England out any time you do and on a world stage it gives it an extra oomph as well but it will be down there with the biggest lows if we don't win.

I always look forward to playing for my national team, especially at a major tournament.

It's always a thrill to wear the flag and ride for Canada in any competition, but especially the Olympics.

Obviously, it's good to play for India; it's been a dream.

I am never not going to want to play for England so I don't care how old I am. If I am doing well I hope I am going to get picked.

I think playing for England is the pinnacle of every young English player's career.

When I was 10 years old, 'Dancing with the Stars' premiered, and I told my mom, 'I'm going to be on that show one day.'

I've been playing for England at every single youth team level, so it's like a natural progression into the seniors, and I'm obviously delighted with my progress.

It's a pleasure to play for England, and I will never say no.