Representing Your Country Quotes

To be picked for your country at any stage is a massive honour, and to be at a huge tournament likes the Euros is such a bonus.

Any moment that you have the opportunity to wear the armband for your country is amazing.

At the Olympics, you there to do a job. I feel you should take it seriously. You should be respectful. You are putting on the red-white-and-blue and going out there to perform for your country.

At club level you have a lot of lads getting paid and stuff like that, but you would play for your country just for the love of playing for your country. That's the truth, for me anyway.

Anytime you've got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal, I think that takes it all. That's the greatest thing you could ever achieve in your sport. So, I have been very fortunate to play on great teams, but the gold medal was probably the best.

To put on an England shirt to represent your country is a great honour. That feeling never changes.

Every Olympics is something special. If you're fortunate enough to play for your country - there's just so much energy. It's truly amazing.

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.

There's nothing better than going out there and seeing USA on your leotard.

I don't want anyone to think I don't love playing for England because playing for your country is the greatest thing a cricketer can do.

I don't like the showy nationalism - a tattoo, wrapping yourself in a flag - that doesn't matter to me. The way to show your patriotism and commitment is to go and support or play for your team.

The second-highest honor is playing for your country, and the highest honor is wearing the armband for your country. It shows that the players have confidence in me, and that feels good.

Playing for the national team is not the same as playing for your club.

As a cricketer, everybody has a dream to play for your country.

I've often said it's not just the level of your opponent: it's can you handle wearing the shirt and playing for England?

Of course it's good when you win the Champions League, the league, the golden boot. But when you win something for your country it's completely different.

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.