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title: "79 Playing England Quotes by 66 authors"
description: "Browse 79 Playing England quotes by 66 authors. Discover the best Playing England sayings and thoughts."
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> [I love playing against England.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dejan-lovren/i-love-playing-against-england/)

[Dejan Lovren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dejan-lovren/)

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> [Me, I like playing in England.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thibaut-courtois/me-i-like-playing-in-england/)

[Thibaut Courtois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thibaut-courtois/)

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> [Playing for England is the most important thing in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/playing-for-england-is-the-most-important-thing-in-my-life/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

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> [It's always tough playing England at home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kane-williamson/it-s-always-tough-playing-england-at-home/)

[Kane Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kane-williamson/)

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> [Playing for England is always the main priority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-stokes/playing-for-england-is-always-the-main-priority/)

[Ben Stokes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-stokes/)

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> [Ever since I was kid, I dreamed of playing for England.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikita-parris/ever-since-i-was-kid-i-dreamed-of-playing-for-england/)

[Nikita Parris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikita-parris/)

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> [As a kid I always dreamed of playing for England.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jude-bellingham/as-a-kid-i-always-dreamed-of-playing-for-england/)

[Jude Bellingham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jude-bellingham/)

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> [I liked playing in England, I liked playing for Arsenal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gervinho/i-liked-playing-in-england-i-liked-playing-for-arsenal/)

[Gervinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gervinho/)

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> [It's strange, but I remember just before I moved to Hoffenheim that I had a dream about playing in England.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-firmino/it-s-strange-but-i-remember-just-before-i-moved-to-hoffenheim-that-i/)

[Roberto Firmino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-firmino/)

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> [I have enjoyed playing in England, and have enjoyed the reception I've got from the people here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-lara/i-have-enjoyed-playing-in-england-and-have-enjoyed-the-reception-i-ve/)

[Brian Lara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-lara/)

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> [Playing for England was a massive honour and when I was in the team, that was all I wanted to focus on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-tindall/playing-for-england-was-a-massive-honour-and-when-i-was-in-the-team/)

[Mike Tindall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-tindall/)

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> [I've just enjoyed playing for England - it's an amazing job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-anderson/i-ve-just-enjoyed-playing-for-england-it-s-an-amazing-job/)

[James Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-anderson/)

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> [When I was playing in England, I started to realise what Arsenal meant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikel-arteta/when-i-was-playing-in-england-i-started-to-realise-what-arsenal-meant/)

[Mikel Arteta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikel-arteta/)

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> [Even when I was playing in England, I used to watch Bayern Dortmund games on TV.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/serge-gnabry/even-when-i-was-playing-in-england-i-used-to-watch-bayern-dortmund/)

[Serge Gnabry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/serge-gnabry/)

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> [I just love playing for England, whether it's opening or middle order.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-root/i-just-love-playing-for-england-whether-it-s-opening-or-middle-order/)

[Joe Root](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-root/)

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> [I don't know why, but playing for England, I always feel I am going to score.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-crouch/i-don-t-know-why-but-playing-for-england-i-always-feel-i-am-going-to/)

[Peter Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-crouch/)

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> [I've often said it's not just the level of your opponent: it's can you handle wearing the shirt and playing for England?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-southgate/i-ve-often-said-it-s-not-just-the-level-of-your-opponent-it-s-can-you/)

[Gareth Southgate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-southgate/)

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> [In the end, playing for England means very little if you don't see the rest of the world around you. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/in-the-end-playing-for-england-means-very-little-if-you-don-t-see-the/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

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> [My mind became so frazzled by the end of the 1974 season that I decided the thing to do was give up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-boycott/my-mind-became-so-frazzled-by-the-end-of-the-1974-season-that-i/)

[Geoffrey Boycott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-boycott/)

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> [People in the U.K. should support who they want to but I would like them to think that playing for England is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isa-guha/people-in-the-u-k-should-support-who-they-want-to-but-i-would-like/)

[Isa Guha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isa-guha/)

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> [I knew my knee was getting worse at Villa. The first season was dreadful and we went down. But speak to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/micah-richards/i-knew-my-knee-was-getting-worse-at-villa-the-first-season-was/)

[Micah Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/micah-richards/)

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> [I don't want to say I see myself playing for England. I played with the likes of Daniel Sturridge and Danny Welbeck…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-rose/i-don-t-want-to-say-i-see-myself-playing-for-england-i-played-with/)

[Danny Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-rose/)

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> [It does take a lot of effort to perform, playing for England. It's a huge amount of sacrifice to do and one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/it-does-take-a-lot-of-effort-to-perform-playing-for-england-it-s-a/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

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> [No one used to recognise me at all but now it's different. So many more people come up to me, all on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-bridge/no-one-used-to-recognise-me-at-all-but-now-it-s-different-so-many/)

[Wayne Bridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-bridge/)

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> [From Under 15s to Under 19s, I was concentrating playing for England, it was close to me, I could just go to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-iwobi/from-under-15s-to-under-19s-i-was-concentrating-playing-for-england/)

[Alex Iwobi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-iwobi/)

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> [Gary Neville said he thought it was a waste of time playing for England because he has not won anything. I kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-cole/gary-neville-said-he-thought-it-was-a-waste-of-time-playing-for/)

[Ashley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-cole/)

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> [I want to play in the Premier League, the Champions League, and I want to continue playing for England. If I'm going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-wilshere/i-want-to-play-in-the-premier-league-the-champions-league-and-i-want/)

[Jack Wilshere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-wilshere/)

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> [Playing for England was always something I dreamt of and, of course, you then think of the captaincy. It was something I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-flintoff/playing-for-england-was-always-something-i-dreamt-of-and-of-course/)

[Andrew Flintoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-flintoff/)

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> [People have to understand one thing: at the age of 18, I arrived at a dream club like Manchester United. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cristiano-ronaldo/people-have-to-understand-one-thing-at-the-age-of-18-i-arrived-at-a/)

[Cristiano Ronaldo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cristiano-ronaldo/)

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> [I'm not one to bow under immense pressure. I know how to deal with it. As a youth player growing up and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruben-loftus-cheek/i-m-not-one-to-bow-under-immense-pressure-i-know-how-to-deal-with-it/)

[Ruben Loftus-Cheek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruben-loftus-cheek/)

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> [Obviously, when I was playing in the Championship, I always dreamed about playing for England, putting on the jersey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kieran-trippier/obviously-when-i-was-playing-in-the-championship-i-always-dreamed/)

[Kieran Trippier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kieran-trippier/)

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> [Social media is one of the hardest things about playing for England.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/moeen-ali/social-media-is-one-of-the-hardest-things-about-playing-for-england/)

[Moeen Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/moeen-ali/)

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> [It was very good for me to get out of Germany, to experience something new, to adopt the way of playing in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kai-havertz/it-was-very-good-for-me-to-get-out-of-germany-to-experience-something/)

[Kai Havertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kai-havertz/)

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> [My first experience playing for England was very scary and nerve wracking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eniola-aluko/my-first-experience-playing-for-england-was-very-scary-and-nerve/)

[Eniola Aluko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eniola-aluko/)

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> [As for my personal ambitions, I always loved playing for England and always felt I did well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-crouch/as-for-my-personal-ambitions-i-always-loved-playing-for-england-and/)

[Peter Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-crouch/)

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> [I think it's a good match, Dutch players playing in England.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-van-der-vaart/i-think-it-s-a-good-match-dutch-players-playing-in-england/)

[Rafael van der Vaart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-van-der-vaart/)

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> [Playing for England is such an honour, it's the highest level you can play at.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bukayo-saka/playing-for-england-is-such-an-honour-it-s-the-highest-level-you-can/)

[Bukayo Saka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bukayo-saka/)

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> [The IPL is a different ball game. Going there and playing in England against England is a different thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prithvi-shaw/the-ipl-is-a-different-ball-game-going-there-and-playing-in-england/)

[Prithvi Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prithvi-shaw/)

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> [Playing in England was a fantastic experience. In Liverpool, I felt at home and really, thoroughly enjoyed it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/javier-mascherano/playing-in-england-was-a-fantastic-experience-in-liverpool-i-felt-at/)

[Javier Mascherano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/javier-mascherano/)

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> [I have always dreamed of playing in England and I have seized the opportunity that has come my way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/serge-aurier/i-have-always-dreamed-of-playing-in-england-and-i-have-seized-the/)

[Serge Aurier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/serge-aurier/)

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