Danny Ings

A lot of people have been rejected and they just give up. I have never had that mentality.

If you are in the spotlight, you have to get used to it.

I'm absolutely enjoying the Premier League, as you can imagine. I knew it was going to be tough. It's the best league in the world and you are up against players who have been in it for years so they know it inside out.

Being outside on the grass is the easy, enjoyable part of being a footballer.

Every football player has their own journey and unfortunately my injuries were out of my hands. There wasn't much I could have done about that except rehab to the best of my ability which I did.

I had been released by Southampton and was back playing Sunday League football when I signed for Bournemouth. I grew to love the club.

When I was younger I started dancing. I picked it up off a couple of mates who were body-popping.

No matter what contract anyone is on it is important you are playing football. It is a short career and you have to earn a living but at the same time playing football is the best way to get better contracts anyway.

My experience at Bournemouth made me who I am today.

You need young, hungry, developing players in your team, but you also need that experience to level things out and get hold of some of the youngsters when they need advice in certain areas of the pitch.

When you're doing well, a lot of people will recognise it, and when you're not doing well it's the same. It is about how you deal with it and control your mentality.

No one turns up at Turf Moor thinking we are a soft touch.