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" 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. "

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

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" I feel like a first-team Premier League player at Palace. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" I don't really let the pressure get to me. "

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" I'm getting more confident the more 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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

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" 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. "

" A big side of football is reacting to what happens. "

" My dad produces good footballers. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "