John McGinn

You always need to be on your toes.

— John McGinn

I've never hidden the fact I'm ambitious at some point.

— John McGinn

It's one of the reasons you play football, to make people happy.

— John McGinn

I'm not your normal central midfielder.

— John McGinn

Every time I've come away with Scotland I've learned and improved.

— John McGinn

Everyone just needs to be his own man.

— John McGinn

There are always challenges that come your way and I'm probably better prepared to deal with them now I've been at Hibs.

— John McGinn

Going to places like Tynecastle, where you're so close to the crowd, you get reminded how ugly you are and stuff like…

— John McGinn

There's something special about big midweek games at Easter Road, under the lights, that makes us have that little bit extra about…

— John McGinn

I've always said the same thing - I'm learning, I'm getting better and I'm loving playing in front of sell-out crowds.

— John McGinn

You want to be challenging for titles and in semi-finals and finals. Everyone is excited by that.

— John McGinn

That's football. Sometimes luck swings your way and sometimes it doesn't.

— John McGinn

When you come to a club like Hibs not everyone can handle it, there's pressure in every single game to get results.

— John McGinn

I'd been with Saints for 13 years, so it was always going to be a bit strange going back for the first time.

— John McGinn

I was so used to playing at St Mirren and then Hibs all the time, so it was really important that the…

— John McGinn

I'm going from Somerset Park one week to Wembley the next. It's crazy but that's football. You don't get to where you…

— John McGinn

You will always have people to prove wrong. I always have done and I always will. I use that to spur me…

— John McGinn

I remember when I was at St Mirren someone called me the ugliest thing they had seen at Tynecastle, and two minutes…

— John McGinn

There's a lot of good midfielders all desperate to play for their country and all I can do when I get called…

— John McGinn

A lot of players and pundits can be talking the Scottish league down and it's not until players and coaches actually experience…

— John McGinn

The Villa boys will not be shy in telling me that I talk about Hibs all the time. I loved my time…

— John McGinn

You need to be brave to able to stand up to tough atmospheres and against top players.

— John McGinn

I won't jump two-footed into something without really thinking about it.

— John McGinn

I think everyone will agree that it doesn't matter how we get to an international tournament. We are going to do whatever…

— John McGinn

Hibs are such a brilliant club, amazing training ground, good coaches, and a great platform for Scottish players to get better.

— John McGinn

I want to play for Scotland at a major tournament, that is the dream and the drive for me.

— John McGinn

You just want to prove people wrong and, over time, people start believing in you.

— John McGinn

I feel as if I'm getting better all the time. At the same time, though, I'm ambitious.

— John McGinn

You have to beat the best if you want to win tournaments.

— John McGinn

You cannot look back and think what if.

— John McGinn

I'm ambitious, which is why I chose Villa.

— John McGinn

I feel loved at Hibs and I've loved my time here.

— John McGinn

Sometimes in football you have to take risks.

— John McGinn

You want to play in big games.

— John McGinn

I've got confidence in my ability.

— John McGinn

Playing away from home in Europe is never easy.

— John McGinn

You always have to get your head down, work hard and things fall into place.

— John McGinn

The advice I would give to young players is always give St Mirren an opportunity.

— John McGinn

The refs try their best. Sometimes they get it right. Sometimes they get it wrong.

— John McGinn

It doesn't matter the level whether it is League Two or anywhere, you want to win games.

— John McGinn