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" Chelsea is always hard to break into, but I believe in myself, and if I work hard, then hopefully things will go well. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
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Myself
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" It's tough being at Chelsea. I work hard every day in training. It's a massive club with really good players, so you don't get the opportunity every weekend. "
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" Playing with some of the best players in the world, you're going to get better every day. "
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" I'd say Eden Hazard is the best player I've trained with. But the best trainer has to be Frank Lampard. And John Terry, too. Their attitude to training. They train properly every day. They really stood out for me. "
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Me
" I'm not afraid of any competition. I'm not going to be intimidated by any player or team. That is fundamental in football if you want to do well. "
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" It's hard to compare the faith of Gareth Southgate and Roy Hodgson and my lack of chances at Chelsea because it's such a big club. "
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" As a youth player, I played for England and got used to it, and I have just to carry it on to the bigger stage. "
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" I do some yoga, but it's just about managing my back because that step up physically to men's football is big. I know I look big and strong, but it's still hard on my body. But I'm feeling stronger and stronger the more I play. "
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" I'd been at Chelsea for a while and progressed quite quickly until I got to the first team, and then it was different. I was used to playing every minute of every game, but when you get to that level, the step up is massive. There are world-class players in front of you, and no matter how talented you are, breaking in is difficult. "
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" I was 14, but it was on a thing called day release, so we took the day off school on a Wednesday to train and do school at Cobham, and at the end of the day, we got asked to train with the first team just because of numbers. There was a drill where it was like a 1v1 drill, and I got partnered with Drogba. I was going 1v1 with Drogba when I was 14. "
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