--- title: "1 Needed Respect Quotes By Ashley Cole" description: "1 Needed Respect quotes by Ashley Cole. Plus more from Ashley Cole and more Needed Respect sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/ashley-cole-9160_england_i-shouldn-t-have-retired-from-england-i_2762014.jpg" --- > [I shouldn't have retired from England. I needed to respect the shirt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-cole/i-shouldn-t-have-retired-from-england-i-needed-to-respect-the-shirt/) [Ashley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-cole/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/ashley-cole-9160_england_i-shouldn-t-have-retired-from-england-i_2762014.jpg) ## More by Ashley Cole > [I'm not a goalscorer. It's not my job. Everyone always tells me I've never scored. I don't think I've had a shot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-cole/i-m-not-a-goalscorer-it-s-not-my-job-everyone-always-tells-me-i-ve/) [Ashley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-cole/) > [I don't think it's my personality to be going around telling people what I'm doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-cole/i-don-t-think-it-s-my-personality-to-be-going-around-telling-people/) [Ashley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-cole/) > [When you're growing up and thinking about being a footballer, you want to make as many caps and play as many games as you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-cole/when-you-re-growing-up-and-thinking-about-being-a-footballer-you-want/) [Ashley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-cole/) > [I came to AS Roma to play in the Champions League](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-cole/i-came-to-as-roma-to-play-in-the-champions-league/) [Ashley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-cole/) > [I do not fear the pressure to win because I spent 14 years in England always fighting for a starting spot, and that's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-cole/i-do-not-fear-the-pressure-to-win-because-i-spent-14-years-in-england/) [Ashley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-cole/) > [To win the Premier League proves you are a top team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-cole/to-win-the-premier-league-proves-you-are-a-top-team/) [Ashley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-cole/) > [I never think I want to go to another World Cup just to be in the record books again and play in six tournaments…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-cole/i-never-think-i-want-to-go-to-another-world-cup-just-to-be-in-the/) [Ashley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-cole/) > [Of course you don't want to hear racist chants, but sometimes, as a player, you have to take it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-cole/of-course-you-don-t-want-to-hear-racist-chants-but-sometimes-as-a/) [Ashley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-cole/) > [When I used to see things in the newspapers, going onto the pitch was the best way to get away from it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-cole/when-i-used-to-see-things-in-the-newspapers-going-onto-the-pitch-was/) [Ashley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-cole/) > [I'm so lucky to have had the career I've had and play with so many amazing players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-cole/i-m-so-lucky-to-have-had-the-career-i-ve-had-and-play-with-so-many/) [Ashley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-cole/) > [I have been able to fulfil nearly all my ambitions at Chelsea. I have won the Champions League, the League, I have won FA…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-cole/i-have-been-able-to-fulfil-nearly-all-my-ambitions-at-chelsea-i-have/) [Ashley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-cole/) > [I don't really like seeing myself on TV doing interviews.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-cole/i-don-t-really-like-seeing-myself-on-tv-doing-interviews/) [Ashley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-cole/) > [I've got the chance to make history, and that means such a lot to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-cole/i-ve-got-the-chance-to-make-history-and-that-means-such-a-lot-to-me/) [Ashley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-cole/) > [I'm not a diva, I'm not an egotistical guy that comes and thinks he's bigger than anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-cole/i-m-not-a-diva-i-m-not-an-egotistical-guy-that-comes-and-thinks-he-s/) [Ashley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-cole/) > [It happens in football: you are loved one day and hated the next.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-cole/it-happens-in-football-you-are-loved-one-day-and-hated-the-next/) [Ashley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-cole/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/needed-respect/ashley-cole/#itemlist", "name": "1 Needed Respect Quotes By Ashley Cole", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I shouldn't have retired from England. I needed to respect the shirt.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ashley Cole" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-cole/i-shouldn-t-have-retired-from-england-i-needed-to-respect-the-shirt/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/ashley-cole-9160_england_i-shouldn-t-have-retired-from-england-i_2762014.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/ashley-cole-9160_england_i-shouldn-t-have-retired-from-england-i_2762014.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/ashley-cole-9160_england_i-shouldn-t-have-retired-from-england-i_2762014.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I shouldn't have retired from England. I needed to respect the shirt.” — Ashley Cole", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/needed-respect/ashley-cole/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/needed-respect/ashley-cole/", "name": "Needed Respect Quotes by Ashley Cole", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/needed-respect/ashley-cole/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/ashley-cole-9160_england_i-shouldn-t-have-retired-from-england-i_2762014.jpg" }, "description": "1 Needed Respect quotes by Ashley Cole. Plus more from Ashley Cole and more Needed Respect sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/needed-respect/ashley-cole/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/needed-respect/ashley-cole/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Needed Respect", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/needed-respect/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "Ashley Cole", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/needed-respect/ashley-cole/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```