Playing in non-League gave me the resilience. I learned everything there. You needed to fight off hard tackles and I was playing against big men. You learn how to be strong and take them on and learn resilience. — Michail Antonio Copy Share Image
I'm quite ragged. People say 'raw,' and some people don't like raw. They prefer it neat and tidy but you can't be neat and… — Michail Antonio Copy Share Image
I want to always be better and make my career last as long as possible. — Michail Antonio Copy Share Image
I was semipro at Tooting & Mitcham. They paid the tax and we got paid cash in hand. I told my mum, 'I'm getting… — Michail Antonio Copy Share Image
Can you give someone a bad name for wanting to be ambitious? For wanting to move onto bigger things? That person is ambitious, that… — Michail Antonio Copy Share Image
Players that come from non-league don't ever want to go back there, so they have more fight in them to make sure they don't… — Michail Antonio Copy Share Image
I signed for Reading and then West Ham where people called me 'The Invisible Man' or a 'poster' because I was on the bench… — Michail Antonio Copy Share Image
When people run at me, I see what I don't like for myself. When I'm running at people I understand now what full-backs don't… — Michail Antonio Copy Share Image
Of course I want to get into the England World Cup team, especially having been so close, but I'm not going to be concentrating… — Michail Antonio Copy Share Image
