Football Quotes by Ivan Toney

18 Football quotes by Ivan Toney

Ivan Toney’s straightforward style comes through in these eighteen excerpts. They paint a clear picture of his mindset around football, making it a handy reference for anyone wanting to understand his approach.

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At 18, I jumped to the Premier League from League Two which looks good on paper but it's about the journey and…

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I moved to Newcastle as a young boy aged 18 and went straight into the Premier League. It was crazy.

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Going on all those loan spells helped me massively. They turned me into a man quicker than I should have.

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The boost in confidence that kept me going in those early days when I was at Newcastle came from Peter Beardsley.

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I want to play at the highest possible level - the Premier League.

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A top striker like Harry Kane turns half chances into full chances by scoring them.

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My agent is a Birmingham fan and I don't think Birmingham and Aston Villa get on too well.

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So from that first loan at Barnsley, I thought I needed to get into the gym and get a bit stronger. I…

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There's always pressure but I don't feel it. That's why Brentford brought me in. They believed I could fill the shoes of…

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I think I bring power and strength to the top of the pitch. I've scored goals but I know I could be…

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When you're a striker, confidence is key. The only person who can do it - and sometimes the only person who believes…

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If you see yourself as a winner, you're going to be a winner, you're going to make sure you become a winner.…

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And physically and mentally, there were times when Newcastle first sent me out on loan, where I felt I was getting bullied.…

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It is up to me whether I continue to stay a Premier League player or just get caught up in the lights…

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Peterborough brought me in to do a job for them, which was to score goals. In the past they brought in strikers…

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You've got to be confident otherwise there's no point setting out to try and play at the top level. I feel like…

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I see myself as a Premier League player. If I see myself as a Championship player, that's not good enough. You have…

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I want to be the man to take Brentford into the Premier League, but it's not just myself, it's going to be…

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I see myself as a Premier League player. If I see myself as a Championship player, that's not good enough. You have to aim…

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People can hide behind a screen. No one is going to do it at a match, in front of you, like throw a banana…

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I think I bring power and strength to the top of the pitch. I've scored goals but I know I could be more ruthless…

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My mum has played a massive part in my life.

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At 18, I jumped to the Premier League from League Two which looks good on paper but it's about the journey and the stepping stones.

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Do I think I can get 25 goals? Yes. If you set targets, they must be sky high because if you finish just under…

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Peterborough brought me in to do a job for them, which was to score goals. In the past they brought in strikers like Britt…

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I believe in myself and I know I'm capable of doing certain things that nobody can really do, I would say.

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I want to be the man to take Brentford into the Premier League, but it's not just myself, it's going to be the other…

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You must have high ambitions and high ambitions scare small-minded people.

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And physically and mentally, there were times when Newcastle first sent me out on loan, where I felt I was getting bullied. I was…

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My agent is a Birmingham fan and I don't think Birmingham and Aston Villa get on too well.

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If I had a pound for every time I heard Ollie Watkins' name I could buy half of London!

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If you see yourself as a winner, you're going to be a winner, you're going to make sure you become a winner. If you…

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