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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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" 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

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" 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 want to play. I want to play as much as I can. "

" 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. "

" I want to work really hard. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Coming to Crystal Palace, I'm really excited to be playing. There's still massive competition here. "

" Everyone's journey is different in football; no one's the same. "

" My dad produces good footballers. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I'm confident in my ability that I can do well wherever it is. "

" 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. "

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

" I won't be intimidated by any player or team, I think that is fundamental in football if you want to do well. "

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

" 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. "

" Chelsea is always hard to break into, but I believe in myself, and if I work hard, then hopefully things will go well. "

" 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. "

" I definitely don't want to be compared with Dele anymore. "

" You can only improve so much in training. "

" The experience of being a Premier League player playing every week is just massive. "

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

" At Palace, I feel like a first-team player, and I have got the opportunity to play every week. "

" 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. "

" Playing at the World Cup stage excites me. "

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

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