It was unusual to see a bald nine-year-old so I would play football in hats. — Jonjo Shelvey Copy Share Image
I've always known I could play football. I went to Arsenal and West Ham as a kid, but I took a year out because I wanted to play with my mates and get that competitiveness back. I got that fighting… — Jonjo Shelvey Copy Share Image
If I'm not playing well, or I'm trying things and they're not coming off, the one thing I will always do is work hard.… — Jonjo Shelvey Copy Share Image
I was at Arsenal but I didn't like the manager of the under-10s at the time so I went to West Ham where my… — Jonjo Shelvey Copy Share Image
I welcome the responsibility of being a key player. I want to put on a show every week. I want to be a leader. — Jonjo Shelvey Copy Share Image
I'd gone very quickly from playing in a park with my mates to sitting next to Wayne Rooney at dinner. It was a bit… — Jonjo Shelvey Copy Share Image
I had a year out playing local football before I went to Charlton at 12. West Ham was the club I supported so it… — Jonjo Shelvey Copy Share Image
I couldn't care less what people have got to say as long as I have the backing from the people that matter - the… — Jonjo Shelvey Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter who you play against in midfield, you need to try to come out on top and more often than not when… — Jonjo Shelvey Copy Share Image
My dad brought me up to respect people but if you have your opinion and feel you're in the right, not to be afraid… — Jonjo Shelvey Copy Share Image
When you die, I think you re-live your life in a different dimension, in a different world but I don't believe in aliens. — Jonjo Shelvey Copy Share Image
I understand football's changing and I'm evolving with it but stats are stats. You can run 15km if you like but I'm a footballer. — Jonjo Shelvey Copy Share Image
When I was eight or nine, we had a goal in the back yard of our council flat. We used to flip it over… — Jonjo Shelvey Copy Share Image
The way I see it is, the better you play, the more money you're going to earn. It's like working in a car garage,… — Jonjo Shelvey Copy Share Image
