99 Quotes by Chris Smalling

I want the supporters to know that we're always striving to improve.

You're never going to be bulletproof, but if you're feeding yourself good food and making sure you're eating the right supplements, I think you reduce the chances of getting any niggling injuries.

I know from playing against Mata that he's a great player.

Ultimately it's the simple things that make a difference.

I think a lot of managers say that it starts from the front and us as defenders know it helps our job when the front two strikers put that pressure on. If they can do that it makes our job a lot easier.

Football was always a dream, but a distant dream until when I was about to go to university. I'd had a couple of trials, but it wasn't a realistic dream, it was a kid's dream.

You know that without the whole team working together, it's a very hard job for the defenders, so everyone plays a part.

You work every day technically, physically but so much is in the mind. Look at when players go on big scoring runs, then stop scoring. It's not that they are any different physically, it's very often mental, confidence, concentration.

I was born in London but, after my dad passed away, we moved to Kent for a fresh start.