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" Ever since I was in the Chelsea academy, I've had that awareness that people were saying I would be the first one to break through since John Terry. I believed I could, but the opportunities didn't quite come for me. "

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" As long as I get an opportunity, with my ability, I can do well. My England debut was an opportunity for me to show that, and I was really happy with how I did. "

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Opportunity

Happy

Long

" I believe that if you do all the right things, in time, you will get your opportunities. "

" 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. "

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Best

Attitude

" I'd had success with the junior England teams. "

" Playing at the World Cup stage excites me. "

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Stage

Excites

" Since I was a young kid, I have always been calm on the ball. That comes down to awareness as well. When you have good awareness and you know what's going on around you, you don't need to panic. There is no point. It just makes things worse. You have to stay calm, cool, and collected. "

" It was tough, mentally, at Chelsea not getting the game time, but I had to be really patient and have the mentality to still train right and do all the right things. "

" Playing with some of the best players in the world, you're going to get better every day. "

" Any game in the World Cup is a tough game. The atmosphere brings a lot out of both teams. "

" All I do is try to do my best, and I try to enjoy my football as well. "

" My goal simply was to have an impact, to try to make a contribution and help the team win. I wasn't thinking, 'I want to play well, so I start the next game.' But every kid's dream is to play in the World Cup. Watching at home with your parents when you're 10 years old, you never think you'll be there in the future. "

" I've really enjoyed myself and the time I've had on the pitch, the opportunity to play for England. "

" I'm getting more confident the more I play. "

" When you don't play, you really feel the difference of what matches give you. The match-sharpness, the fitness. It's what you need to progress. "

" It's hard to keep training at your best, but I made sure I did for when the time came, or when I did get opportunities like at Palace. "

" I'm not one to bow under immense pressure. I know how to deal with it. As a youth player growing up and playing for England, you deal with it then and get used to it. You just carry on into the bigger stages, and it has become natural to me. "

" I realised to keep improving, I needed to play more. It wasn't easy not getting many chances, but I knew I just had to keep working hard in training and take the opportunities when they came. "

" Training has always been top level. No matter if it's at a World Cup or not, training's been really good and at a high level. "

" Arsenal-Chelsea games can go either way. They are always competitive and physical and really good games technically. "

" To compare players at different stages in their career shouldn't happen. "

" I had problems growing up. I had a sudden growth spurt at 15 or 16, and I got a lot of injuries as a result. I gained all this muscle, and my bones couldn't cope. I used to get so tired. "

" I want to work really hard. "

" I'm confident in my ability, and I just try to enjoy myself when I play. "

" I do understand Chelsea are a big club, and there is always pressure on managers to win games and trophies. So I understand they might not be willing to take a chance on someone at a bigger club. "

" 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. "

" It's important for me to work hard and give 100 per cent in training to try to improve. "

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Important

Training

" I really liked watching Thierry Henry and Zidane, especially Henry in his Arsenal days. "

" Every game means something, the supporters are fantastic, and since I've come to Palace, I've learnt to fight as a team and for the three points. "

" I don't understand what's going on behind the scenes fully, but Chelsea's a massive club, and I understand why chances don't come so often. "

" 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. "