Ashley Young

Athlete

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A lot of youngsters in the game think they've made it before they've done anything. But at United, they're given that winning mentality and an ethos of always trying to improve.

I'm a versatile player, can play in numerous positions, and I have a good football brain, even if it is getting older.

I've shown I am deserving to be in the England squad, but I don't just want a place in the squad; I want to be in the team.

I'm still operating as a wide player, and I'm still free to express myself, try to get one-v-one and get past someone, and there's no better feeling than getting over a great cross and someone scoring.

I'll relish playing at Wembley in a major cup final. It's a great achievement for me, and it's why I became a footballer, because I want to win medals.

If I've gone to get a takeaway, and I get chips... I like to match up the chips in length. That is actually quite weird. Obviously, if I've got chips, I pick them out in twos. That's a weird thing as well. You know, if they're not the same length, well, I go hunting for the same length in chips.

Everyone has got to be prepared and ready to play when the manager calls on you.

I'm a born winner.

I'm not a cheat. I'm not a diver.

Of course I have aspirations and ambitions to play for my country.

I've played at a European Championship; to represent your country at a World Cup is every boy's dream, and for me, it would definitely be a dream come true.

My dad worked in the IT industry, although I haven't got a clue what he did. He always tells me but it just goes over my head.

There are a lot of players competing for that wide attacking role, and if I'm brutally honest, if you aren't playing regularly, you can't get picked. I found that out, missing out on the World Cup.

When you lose a game, there's obviously disappointment, and you want a game straight away.

You want to be in touch with the fans. The fans want to get to know your personality and character.

To play at Wembley for my country is just incredible.

I want to play every game.

If you are in the team, there is always going to be someone biting away at your heels trying to get in.

I've come through it and seen people in football that are sharks. They are ones to stay away from.

Kids ask me about what they should do to make it, and I tell them, 'Just get your head down and work, work, work.'

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