Kalvin Phillips

I remember getting my first Leeds shirt, me and my brother.

— Kalvin Phillips

I was at Wortley Juniors until I was about 12 and then left for a season at Farsley.

— Kalvin Phillips

I wasn't a defender and I didn't think of myself as one.

— Kalvin Phillips

Football is the biggest sport in the world.

— Kalvin Phillips

I didn't have much but my mum and grandma gave me as much as they could, but we weren't a rich family…

— Kalvin Phillips

Aston Villa had been in touch and they'd gone into the Premier League so I knew I could play in the Premier…

— Kalvin Phillips

My family are all Leeds fans, they always tell me about the times when Leeds were in the Premier League.

— Kalvin Phillips

I was growing up around Leeds and I idolised Leeds. I went to Huddersfield and thought it was a good chance but…

— Kalvin Phillips

Billy Bremner... was the captain of a very successful side. He was quite small but feisty as anything and that's what I…

— Kalvin Phillips

When I was younger, I was always that person that loved to get stuck in. When my mum and grandma used to…

— Kalvin Phillips

I'm from Leeds so it's a big part of me and I like getting to know people, find out about them, see…

— Kalvin Phillips

I'd gone to watch Wortley play in their home tournament but they didn't have enough players so I played for them. I…

— Kalvin Phillips

I just feel like when I come up against another team, I'll always look at their best players and I'll think, if…

— Kalvin Phillips

I've been using the phrase Black Lives Matter quite a lot. I'm not saying that all lives don't matter, I'm just saying…

— Kalvin Phillips

The manager is always on at us about mental strength anyway. He just comes in and stresses how important it is to…

— Kalvin Phillips

The props of being a Leeds United player in my own home city is good and the rewards in football are very…

— Kalvin Phillips