QUOTES by Chris Smalling
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Anyone who wants to be a centre-half would have to say that John Terry is a role model. Every centre-half in the game would agree with that. It is the way he leads the team and the way he reads the game.
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Fabio Capello has probably seen me play more games at centre-half but for him to have the faith in me to play in a different position is great for my confidence and I hope I did him justice.
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If you would have told me that I'd be in a European final back when I was at Maidstone then I wouldn't have believed you.
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I always hoped I'd get a chance to prove myself at the top level because I believed I could do it, but making your way up the football ladder is very tough.
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It makes me very proud that a club like Manchester United have wanted me to be here as long as I have been.
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Just to be able to be at a club like Manchester United for so long when I first joined, you never know how it's going to turn out.
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As players you need to have thick skin and we need to have belief that you will have bad days but it's about making sure you have more good days than bad.
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I just have to make sure that, whenever an opportunity arises, I keep taking them.
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When you get the shirt and a position in the team, you don't want to give it up.
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Obviously with a knee injury there are certain protocols that need to happen.
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As players we don't want to be sitting on the touchline or watching the games in the directors' box. That is no fun.
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It's nice when you can have that battle on the pitch and then there's respect after the game because, ultimately, you are just trying to do your best.
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I think every manager has that, the so-called hairdryer treatment when things need a little turnaround.
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You know that without the whole team working together, it's a very hard job for the defenders, so everyone plays a part.
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I think a lot of managers say that it starts from the front and us as defenders know it helps our job when the front two strikers put that pressure on. If they can do that it makes our job a lot easier.
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You learn that you can't take what's happened in the previous years for granted.
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I love a challenge and when a new centre-back comes in it makes you raise your game. You have to show more, you have to be more consistent.
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To have a chance at a big club, if it goes well and the club is happy and I am happy, then I can definitely see a longer-term future in Italy.
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I think I've played a lot in the Premier League and now I can bring my qualities that I've learned to Italy, and that is something I am looking forward to.
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I think Serie A has always been a goal of mine to play in one day, because as a defender if you get the chance to experience Serie A you want to do it.
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I think racism is unacceptable and should not be stood for. It is not an issue just in Italy, it is around the world.
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When we're winning or losing, when we're doing warm-ups or even when I'm walking down the street, there are United fans talking to me. I think that's something we all love.
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Everyone becomes a lot more focused when you come towards the critical stages of the season.
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I knew when I did get a consistent run that I could go from height to height.
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Ultimately it's your club form that decides whether you play at a World Cup because there aren't many England games throughout the season.
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I have a collage of pictures of my dad holding my brother and me. I look at that before every game just to remind me about having no fear or regrets and to go out and enjoy the moment, because I know how precious life is.
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It's hard to sit back and just go through your whole career, because everything's always moving so fast. But the odd milestone is always a nice moment, and when you look at the previous players to have hit those kind of milestones, it's nice to be in that company.
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I didn't see myself playing regularly at right-back for Manchester United or making my England debut in that position.
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I think the more games the better and I am always one that would rather play than train.
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You're never going to be bulletproof, but if you're feeding yourself good food and making sure you're eating the right supplements, I think you reduce the chances of getting any niggling injuries.
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Even before I went vegan, in terms of cutting out red meat, my tendinitis and recovery after games was vastly improved.
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