71 Quotes by Mark Noble

I think playing for England is the pinnacle of every young English player's career.

I was at Arsenal as an 11-year-old. I really enjoyed it but I was at school and my dad used to drive me there after work. Sometimes we were in traffic for two hours. They wanted to keep me but I wasn't getting home until nearly 11 P. M. I loved it there but it wasn't right, so I came to West Ham and haven't looked back.

When I was a youngster, my dream was to play in the first team. I was constantly thinking, 'Will I make a career in football? Am I going to have to go out and get a job?'

We're not robots, we're not factory built. We have feelings, we have families and we go through tough times that people don't know about. Sometimes your form isn't good and there's a reason for that. Sometimes the team isn't playing well and you can't quite work out why.

I feel a lot older than I am.

Football is a game of moments now and if someone does four step-overs, they've had an incredible game. That's not something I do.

When you're 2-0 up and you lose possession, you sprint back. So much of it is down to confidence - it's really down to really wanting to make that run.

I've been lucky enough to experience some big tournaments at Under-21 level and would love to be part of a World Cup in England.

I'm as passionate as the fans, I want West Ham to do well whether I'm in the team or not.