68 Quotes by Jermaine Jenas

Aleksandar Kolarov has technical ability, but I'm not sure he has what it takes defensively.

I remember when I left Newcastle to join Tottenham Hotspur, the money was in no way a motivation for me, it was all about becoming a better player.

To go to Milan and play against the European champions at the San Siro is phenomenal.

My career has been like that - when I went to Newcastle, Kieron Dyer and Gary Speed were ahead of me and I got into that team. Then they bought Hugo Viana, who had just been crowned Young European Player of the Year, and I still got into the side.

Professional footballers get up, train, play games, and that's it. They don't worry if the club gets fined. They don't investigate the intricacies of the business.

As a player or as a manager, you want to go to the biggest and best club.

I've always had an appreciation of my life and the lifestyle me and my family have become accustomed to. It's more to do with the little things.

I want to be the kind of footballer who is willing to help out the young lads, even if it is only in a small way.

I'm only 24, which is still young, but I don't think of myself as one of the young lads anymore. I suppose that's how people have always seen me. But there comes a time when you have to take extra responsibility.