Growing up Quote by Joe Hart

Billy Bremner... was the captain of a very successful side. He was quite small but feisty as anything and that's what I love, playing…

— Kalvin Phillips

One of my biggest role models was David Beckham because of how he performed on and off the pitch.

— Rafael van der Vaart

Paul Scholes was the main figure for me growing up. His attitude, he's humble off the pitch - you didn't hear much about him…

— Jesse Lingard

I have three goalkeepers who really inspired me. Jens Lehmann was my idol because he played for Schalke and was really progressive in the…

— Manuel Neuer

Ryan Giggs and David Beckham were the two players I've always looked up to.

— Jordan Henderson

Frank Lampard was always the player I tried to model myself on. The amount of goals he scored from midfield was incredible. On and…

— Gylfi Sigurdsson

When I played for Stuttgart, I met Manchester United and Chelsea. With United, I immediately think of the duels with Ryan Giggs and Paul…

— Philipp Lahm

Obviously Schweinsteiger is a great role model for me.

— Joshua Kimmich

For me, growing up, my main role model was Rio Ferdinand when he was playing with England. He was a centre half. I liked…

— Joe Gomez

I grew up with the team of Cristiano Ronaldo, Vidic, Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney, Paul Scholes... Edwin van der Sar, the Dutchman.

— Matthijs de Ligt

In my years at United, I witnessed some signings who, over their careers, transformed the fortunes of the team. From Eric Cantona, when I…

— Paul Scholes

My father Lloyd Bridges was very versatile in his parts, but he had a hit in the '60s 'Sea Hunt,' where he played a…

— Jeff Bridges