Aaron Ramsey Quotes

I’m happy to be in the centre for Wales – that’s my favourite position and where I play my best football.

The worst position you are in is when you are on the medical bed, and you can’t get out on that training pitch.

On away trips, I’ll listen to my iPod sometimes or watch some TV, see what’s on of a Friday or Saturday night – I’ll usually save the TV box sets until I’m at home with the wife.

I was a good reader of a rugby match. I could kick, too.

You need to stay in that one position to get consistency that way. Different things are going through your mind when you are playing out right to when you are playing through the middle, so you can’t get through that routine of where you want to play.

I watch a lot of golf, but I’m only a fair-weather player.

Nothing’s in my head when I’m out there; I’m just trying to have fun on the football pitch.

When Bale first started at Tottenham, they were struggling to win whenever he played at left-back, but it is unbelievable how quickly things can change in football.

I’m a very motivated guy.

I much prefer playing in the centre of the park; that’s where I feel comfortable.

I stay away from desserts, but every now and then, I have a sticky toffee pudding or a cup of tea with some biscuits.

I am a central midfielder, and that’s where I like to be.

All I want to do is play football.

Hopefully I can be one of the best midfielders in the world. That’s what drives me on: to try and achieve that and to try and go on and win many things.

As a midfielder, you have to have vision. If you see an opening that might create an opportunity, you have to believe in yourself and go for it; a 40-yard pass or an eye-of-the-needle ball. You have to feel you are going to make it. That’s the way I play. I have a picture in my mind, and I go for it.

The Premier League used to be two teams going for the title, but it has come on a long way since then.

I think there’s always pressure at Arsenal to win trophies – it’s nothing new – and to us, as players, we know what we are capable of doing.

I came from a rugby school and rugby nation, but I fancied giving football a go, and luckily, it paid off.

I drive a Mercedes SLS, which is fun.

I think a top-class midfielder needs to be able to tackle, get up and down the pitch, pass, create opportunities, and score goals. That’s why I try to do everything; that’s what I judge my game on.

I am not the life and soul of the camp, but I do speak a lot throughout the team and to everyone.

Arsene Wenger gives youngsters opportunities, and if he thinks that you’re good enough, he’ll play you.

It’s quite strange looking down the list of players who’ve won the young player award in the past and then thinking I’m in there too now. There’s some great names like Ryan Giggs, Craig Bellamy – and I can’t miss out Chris Gunter – and it’s a big boost to be included.

We have to take every game as it comes.

One day, I would like to go over to Spain to play just to see what it’s like and to experience that.

Having the chance to win a gold medal doesn’t come around very often.

I’ve always been able to get into the box, but in the past, I’d been very rash in my finishing; I wasn’t clear with what I was doing in the final third. When it came to shooting, I was very rushed. I wasn’t hitting the ball cleanly.

Ever since I was a boy, I have wanted to be a professional footballer and to captain my country one day.

I’ve said it once: I would love to someday play in La Liga at one of the greats. I see their league each week. It suits my style.

All I want to do is improve as a player.

You would want to play in every game if possible, but I am realistic.

When I was in school with my friends and stuff, you always used to put yourself in the situation of footballers of the time and pretend to be them.

Competition is to be expected at a club like Arsenal.

I always had games on Saturdays as I was growing up.

You have to take each game as it comes and not get ahead of yourself.

All I have ever wanted to do is be a professional footballer.

I’ve always been passionate about animals.

I like to be involved as much as I can in the game, and in the middle, you’re definitely the heartbeat of the team. When you’re on the right, you can go minutes without seeing the ball, and that’s a long time when you’re out on the pitch.

Every time I step on the pitch, I feel proud to play for my club and my country, so to get to show this pride through my boots has meant a great deal to me.

I give everything when I’m on the pitch. When I’m at the training ground, working in the gym or whatever, I always give everything I’ve got.

When you’re playing, it’s important to focus 100 per cent on what you’re doing.

When you’re wide, you’re taught to try and get in at the far post so the ball doesn’t go straight across, but from that central position, you can use your instinct where to go.

I am quite a down-to-earth person.

I had to grow up quite quickly.

The main factor in joining Arsenal was meeting with Arsene Wenger and to hear what his plans were for me.

It’s a massive difference when you play in front of full stadiums; you can sense the buzz around the players, and it helps us get that extra one or two per cent that may be the difference in games.

I am not shy.

We’re professional footballers, so we have to go out there and perform as best we can and try and get the results that we want.

Everybody talks about the FA Cup being special, and now I know from personal experience it is really special to be involved in.

To win the FA Cup – scoring the winner in the 2014 FA Cup was very nice.

I’m an Arsenal player, and I want to remain an Arsenal player.

I know what I’m capable of doing. I just want to stay fit and healthy and let my football take care of itself.

You have to give 100 percent in the Champions League, as you’re up against the biggest teams.

In all ways, I want to be better in all of these things that top midfielders can do.

I was playing first-team football at Cardiff at 16.

I try to give my best for the team, help the team, and try and go out there and play the best I can for myself as well.

I want to be the complete midfielder, someone who can defend and attack. Steven Gerrard is someone who’s done that very well over the years, and he is someone I am trying to emulate.

I get the normal stats, like tackles and pass completion and high-intensity runs. I get them after every game to see how similar they are to every game and to make sure I’m hitting the targets – or not too far away from them.

It’s important to take your mind off football; otherwise, you become too obsessed, and you look into things too much.

When you haven’t got the ball, while we’re defending, sometimes I am not always where I need to be.