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" I'm confident in my ability that I can do well wherever it is. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Well
I Can
Confident
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" It's been so difficult to go from playing every game then get to the seniors and not be given a chance. It's really difficult mentally. There's only so long you just enjoy training with top players. "
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" At Palace, I feel like a first-team player, and I have got the opportunity to play every week. "
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" All I do is try to do my best, and I try to enjoy my football as well. "
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" You can only improve so much in training. "
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" I've really enjoyed myself and the time I've had on the pitch, the opportunity to play for England. "
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Time
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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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People
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" Arsenal-Chelsea games can go either way. They are always competitive and physical and really good games technically. "
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" I want to play. I want to play as much as I can. "
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Want
" It was amazing to be playing at Stamford Bridge with the stadium full. "
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Playing
Full
Bridge
" I'm glad I came to Palace because I am getting the game time I wanted. I am also learning to fight with some good players. "
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Learning
Fight
Game
" I don't really let the pressure get to me. "
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Pressure
Me
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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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Know
Strong
Men
" 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. "
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Growing Up
Growth
Problems
" I feel like a first-team Premier League player at Palace. "
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I Feel Like
I Feel
Feel
" It was tough mentally at Chelsea, obviously not getting the game time. I had to be really patient and have the mentality to still train right and do all the right things. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Time
Game
Patient
" The experience of being a Premier League player playing every week is just massive. "
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Playing
Just
Experience
" Everyone's journey is different in football; no one's the same. "
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Journey
Different
Everyone
" I really liked watching Thierry Henry and Zidane, especially Henry in his Arsenal days. "
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Henry
Days
Arsenal
" Games and training are completely different. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Training
Games
Different
" Coming to Crystal Palace, I'm really excited to be playing. There's still massive competition here. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Crystal
Here
Competition
" 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
Me
" 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. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Calm
You
Need
" To compare players at different stages in their career shouldn't happen. "
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Different
Career
Compare
" A big side of football is reacting to what happens. "
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Reacting
Happens
Side
" Zidane was just so majestic on the ball, relaxed. He oozed class, and I loved watching him. I remember France against Brazil in 2006. One of those game, I just couldn't believe the class of him. "
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Class
Remember
Loved
" Playing at the World Cup stage excites me. "
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Stage
Excites
" 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. "
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Palace
Come
Fight
" 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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Team
Day
End
" Playing with some of the best players in the world, you're going to get better every day. "
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Every Day
Best
Day
" 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. "
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Need
Progress
Feel