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title: "2 Defender Quotes By Patrick van Aanholt"
description: "2 Defender quotes by Patrick van Aanholt. Plus more from Patrick van Aanholt and more Defender sayings from other authors."
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> [I've always played left-back and I'm an established defender so that is the focus for me in games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/i-ve-always-played-left-back-and-i-m-an-established-defender-so-that/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/patrick-van-aanholt-16658_always_i-ve-always-played-left-back-and-i-m-an_1562107.jpg)

> [I'm a defender and that's what I will always look to do first. If you do that right then the other things will be easier, but my job is to defend and that's what I'll focus on more than anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/i-m-a-defender-and-that-s-what-i-will-always-look-to-do-first-if-you/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac3/patrick-van-aanholt-16658_defend_i-m-a-defender-and-that-s-what-i-will-al_2257739.jpg)

## Other authors on Defender

## More by Patrick van Aanholt

> [Why is racism still a conversation in 2020? We are all one. It hurts me. It upsets me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/why-is-racism-still-a-conversation-in-2020-we-are-all-one-it-hurts-me/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [When Sunderland turned down an offer for me from Crystal Palace I went to see Moyes in his office three or four times. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/when-sunderland-turned-down-an-offer-for-me-from-crystal-palace-i/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [I didn't want to play in the reserves. It was the wrong attitude. I could have trained for myself, so when I got the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/i-didn-t-want-to-play-in-the-reserves-it-was-the-wrong-attitude-i/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [Everyone who knows me knows there is nothing wrong with me - and there is nothing wrong with my heart either. Did I get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/everyone-who-knows-me-knows-there-is-nothing-wrong-with-me-and-there/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [I can defend and attack - I am capable of everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/i-can-defend-and-attack-i-am-capable-of-everything/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [I wanted to find a club where I can stay a couple of years and try to do well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/i-wanted-to-find-a-club-where-i-can-stay-a-couple-of-years-and-try-to/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [Ideally, you want to play games, and you don't want to train every day without the matches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/ideally-you-want-to-play-games-and-you-don-t-want-to-train-every-day/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [Vitesse was my hometown club. They helped me in my career. It was Vitesse who helped me get in to the national team squad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/vitesse-was-my-hometown-club-they-helped-me-in-my-career-it-was/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [I was 16 and went straight into the reserves. I had to adapt to the language, adapt to a new country, adapt to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/i-was-16-and-went-straight-into-the-reserves-i-had-to-adapt-to-the/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [It feels fantastic to score my first goal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/it-feels-fantastic-to-score-my-first-goal/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [I wanted to be a centre back but I was always stepping over the ball and playing one-twos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/i-wanted-to-be-a-centre-back-but-i-was-always-stepping-over-the-ball/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [My family lives in London and my kids go to school in London.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/my-family-lives-in-london-and-my-kids-go-to-school-in-london/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [My mum and dad were very strict with me and I am grateful for that because all I wanted to do was play football…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/my-mum-and-dad-were-very-strict-with-me-and-i-am-grateful-for-that/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [I could have stayed at Chelsea, signed a new contract, but I chose to go different ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/i-could-have-stayed-at-chelsea-signed-a-new-contract-but-i-chose-to/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [I want my children to have a normal life and not face racism and their children's children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/i-want-my-children-to-have-a-normal-life-and-not-face-racism-and/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

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