Ashley Cole

Athlete

1980-12-20

English former professional footballer who played primarily as a left back for clubs including Arsenal and Chelsea and for the England national team. He won major domestic titles and European competitions and later moved into coaching. He is widely regarded as one of his eras top full-backs.

Quotes by Ashley Cole

In football, you can't always have it your own way. You can't always have the good times. You are going to have bad spells and periods when you are not playing well. It is something I have to deal with. I have learnt to deal with it.
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My dad's from Barbados, but I lived with my mum. She brought me up; my uncle took me to the football. I grew up in a white family, I'd say.
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I want to continue to win things, hopefully something with England, and if I can score the winning goal at the World Cup, then maybe they will like me again.
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