50 Quotes by Dwight Gayle

Dagenham offered me a two-year opportunity really. It wasn't a pro deal, just a chance to impress. I was sent out on loan straight away. I got a professional contract on the back of that and it wasn't until I started scoring in League Two that I actually realized, 'I'm professional footballer.'

Newcastle has a massive fan base and a great history so it is amazing to be here.

At Stansted I didn't get paid. There was the occasional... well an old man there who used to give me a fiver if I scored the winning goal!

I played Sunday junior football for 6-7 years. Then I was at Stansted for two years between 19 and 21.

At the end of your career, you're going to look back at the match balls and be buzzing about them.

To be playing in the Premier League from where I've come from is a big achievement.

There's no point in getting too focused on other team's results, otherwise we'll forget to get the result ourselves and then we'll be struggling.

When I go back to see some mates and go back to watch my old teams, you just notice how far you've come, and that's when you really cherish it that bit more.

When you don't have your best results or best performances, you want to get back out there as soon as you can to get it out of your system.