Kasper Schmeichel Quotes

"The grass is not always greener on the other side. It is about recognising what you do have and being grateful for what you do have."

"Watching people like my dad, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham and Eric Cantona every day in training was incredible. I saw how hard they worked, the perfectionism and absolute dedication required to reach the top."

"If you want to surround yourself with a lot of people and be pampered then that is a decision you make yourself. Personally I don't do it and I don't feel the need to do it."

"You have got to dream big."

"To me, as a keeper, you don't learn anything from sitting in the stands collecting a paycheck. You don't learn from eating the organic lunches at the buffet, you know what I mean? You can only learn from experience."

"Even when I was down in the fourth division with Bury at 19, fighting off relegation, training in a local park with dogs running around everywhere, literally stepping over broken bottles to take a goal kick - I was learning."

"The crazy thing about my story is that I only came to Leicester City because Leeds didn't want me. A lot of footballers say that, and it's almost a cliche. But the chairman literally told me that they didn't want me."

"When you go out on loan it's not the glitz and glamour, there's nowhere near the amount of money there is at the top level. People's livelihoods are on the line, mortgages and families. You are making decisions which can affect people."

"You'll make mistakes, but if you make mistakes by trying to do the right things, then they're mistakes that most coaches and most teammates can accept."

"You look at situations like Thibaut Courtois and Petr Cech at Chelsea, two of the best goalkeepers in the world at the same club, one of them's going to be unhappy."

"If you have got pace and awareness of where you want the ball and where you want to go yourself, you are getting in positions behind defenders and that is what defenders want the least."

"I might not be very approachable because through my whole life, from when I was eight years old, I had people camping behind my goal and hearing the whispers, 'It's Peter Schmeichel's son.'"

"I hated getting to a Saturday and not having a game. For me it was about playing."

"The FA Cup has a special place in our family's hearts because my dad won it three times with Manchester United."

"My dad was a fantastic keeper and I am extremely proud of his achievements."

"When you're a manager it's different from being a coach."

"I am happy with how my career has gone. What other people want to make of it is irrelevant to me."

"I can only have admiration for the Irish as a nation."

"You can never replicate the pressure you're under in a game."

"Pressure does things to people."

"You can train all you want but when the pressure's on it's a tough situation and anyone who has the nerve to step up and take one has my utmost respect."

"No one asks the players' opinions. They tell us the rules but they won't listen to us."

"The way Ederson plays is so brave. To dare to play like that is bravery and it also enables City to play with a much higher press. They are able to really press because they know any ball in behind he will sweep up."

"I used to love Mark Clattenburg."

"That is the just the beauty of football - anything can happen."

"I tend not to listen to pundits."

"For me, pressure is part of the game, that I really enjoy."

"It was part of my dream when I was a kid to become a footballer, is to have that pressure, to be the man who is going to be there when everything is on the line."

"I have no bad feelings towards Leeds. The fans were amazing and I hope, for their sake especially, that they get what they deserve."

"I'm happy to talk to anybody but do it in the right manner."