I was a bit afraid of a tackle and wasn't really ready for the men's game so my dad suggested that I go to train with Havant & Waterlooville in the Blue Square South and get kicked and have that sort of feeling.

More Quotes by James Ward-Prowse

Everybody leads in different ways but the best captains lead by example.

People at Southampton have been showing me the way and I am still learning all the time about being a leader.

Football is not always going to be a good rise and you are not going to progress all the time, you are going to get things in the way that halt you.

If I can put the ball where I'm aiming to put it, then the goalkeeper shouldn't save it.

Every team goes through a blip in the season where they struggle a little bit.

I think obviously we want to be the best in the world.