John Terry Quotations

What a great performance. We got a brilliant start. In the second half we pressed them and they didn't like it. We got our reward in the end.

We're not going to write them off, they're a good team. But if we keep winning, there's nothing they can do.

We were a lot of points in front and we've dropped a few - we lost to Fulham and a couple of results didn't go our way. But we are still fighting. We are seven points clear and any team would take that at the end of the season.

The referee was saying it was a two-footed tackle but he didn't touch the man at all.

The pitch isn't actually that bad. You've got to be a bit more careful with your touch as the bounce is sometimes uneven, but it doesn't stop us playing our football.

No disrespect to the teams that were there, but over the next 10 years I can't believe there will be four easier teams in the semi-finals. It was a great chance, a great opportunity, which is why I really don't like to think or speak about it. I watch Chelsea TV at home, and it has got to the stage where I can't even bear to see it.

If we keep winning and the others keep winning it's got to be so frustrating not catching us. We had that a few years ago with Arsenal.

I believe we have 14 goals in seven matches. And nobody has scored more goals than us. So if anyone is boring I don't think it is Chelsea.

I bought a few copies of the DVD and dished them out to the family. Obviously it was very pleasing to get the winner against such a great team, but the most important thing was to go through. It was fantastic for me.

He's been a different class since he's been here. It was going to be difficult but he's fitted in with everyone and has been outstanding on the pitch.

He is a fantastic player -- he scored a great goal the other night and is going to be a threat. I hope, having played against him a couple of times, I'll know a bit about him and be able to stop him.

He's been different class ever since he came. He's slotted in perfectly. The lads get on very well with him.

It has been good to see the fans cheering us on -- it gives us that extra lift,

I struggled... because my Mum and Dad didn't have any money. I had to borrow where I could for things like driving lessons.

I think his first booking was a little bit harsh as well. To jump over a board, and as long as you're ... going to celebrate, you've just put us 2-1 up away from home, grinding out a great result, there's no harm in that at all.

Maybe in a few months I can start to daydream if we are still top of the league. That is the main one for us.

Winning the Champions League again would be very special for the manager,

We're nearly there. If we can put in the performances like that, we've got a fantastic chance.

To retain it and get the result against them would be extra special and the fans would feel that too. They've been on a great run and put us under a bit of pressure.

The players are still behind the manager. He's the man in charge. He picks the squad and the team and the players respect him.

We've got the Portuguese boys who have won a few things and the rest of us who are hungry for a taste of it. It's the right combination to win things. I think we are quite popular at the moment because people like to see a new team coming through, but maybe our aim is to be hated because we keep on winning.

We've got a great record, 10 on the spin now with Man U losing (Saturday) as well but Liverpool are looking good and they've got two games in hand. We just need to keep plugging away and keep winning.

We got a telling-off at halftime and were much better in the second half. Our main aim before the game was to get a good start and keep their confidence low, but they got a lift and we didn't get out of first gear at all.

We got a bit of a telling off at halftime. We got a bit of a kick up the backside.

We got a bit of a telling off at halftime. We came out and we were much, much better in the second half.

We felt that the image wasn't exactly right for South Dakota State University rodeo.

Everyone was disappointed - but we've all picked ourselves up in training in the week. After a bad week, we're buzzing and everyone's happy. We've still got a great chance of the double - we know we can do it.

I should always like a John Terry with me.

It would be great for him to win it in consecutive seasons after doing so well at Porto. We've got a long way to go but we've got a chance. If anyone can do it, it's our manager.

the worst I've ever felt after a football match.

After I finish playing, maybe I will sit down and watch it properly, but I don't think I will be able to until I retire or until I win it.

It's the best feeling I have ever had,

It should have been a yellow card not a red, I didn't think it was two-footed.

It's very important for the knockout stages, it's important to come top psychologically and to win the group would be a great achievement.

They've shown on TV four or five other clubs doing the same and there was no punishment. We've had 80% of our games on telly and it's been highlighted a little more.

I just tried to go in the dressing room to see him but security wouldn't let me.

If he comes, the manager knows a lot about him and his character and will know he can fit in. Everybody can see he's got great ability.

He's one of the best in the world. He's a nightmare to play against but it's all about competing against the best in the world.

I don't envisage I will be captain again, but for two England managers, Steve McClaren and Fabio Capello, I was their first choice and I'm proud of that.

I like to play snooker, golf as well.

When I was little, I didn't like being left on my own in the dark.

Often it feels like we are at a home match when we have so many fans there. The singing, the cheering helps the players. (on Chelsea playing on the road)

Games are not so bad because the adrenalin keeps you going, but training on a daily basis when every time you move it hurts, that is a real battle.

The manager could not even talk to us at the interval. He said we were bad.

Some of the money from the senior players goes to helping out the younger kids. It is from the players' pool, the fines for being late and so on. Some will go to something like the tsunami appeal and some to helping out young players.

Politics come from man. Mercy, compassion, and justice come from God.

I love playing for my country. I see it as the biggest privilege of my career, so there's no way I'm going to volunteer to give that up. I want to go on for as long as I can. I've got 68 caps and I'd love to think I could get 100. I know there are some players who reach their 30s and announce their international retirement. I totally understand and respect their decisions. We are away a lot and for long spells. But although it's hard, we're doing one of the most privileged jobs in the world.

You don't have to be captain to have an opinion.

For me, Lionel Messi is quite clearly the best player ever. It’s a pleasure to put myself against him and when I finish my career it’s something I can look back on and know I’ve tested myself against the very best.

It's been a tough season for all of us, but all we can do is keep fighting and showing character to the end of the season

My mum dated a guy from Liverpool. The Liverpool fans made up a song that she 'loves Scouse c*ck'

I have played against (Michel) Platini, (Diego) Maradona, (Johan) Cruyff and played with George Best — a lot of big names, but none of them has been able to do what Messi does. Two years ago I said that the best player I played against was Maradona and the best player I have played with was Bestie. But I can now say I have never seen a player as good as Messi. He’s in a league of his own.

I still say if the ball is there to be won I will go for it, whether with my head or whatever, and if it means us scoring or stopping a goal, I won't think twice.

I had a little teddy bear called Gordon the gopher. I took him to bed with me, he'd come to school with me cos he was my favourite.

No, I love it at Chelsea. I've been here since I was 14, and I'm 28 now. All my friends are here, so I'm going to stay for ever unless Chelsea tell me I've got to go, which maybe one day they will, but for now I'm definitely staying.

The last few weeks, we haven't been too sharp from the starting whistle. But today we put them under a lot of pressure and it worked in our favor.