“To spend 17 months on the sidelines is tough for anyone, and it's hard...” — Jack Wilshere Quote

To spend 17 months on the sidelines is tough for anyone, and it's hard to see everyone go out training and then to go and watch games at the Emirates Stadium.

It's a dream to play for England, so if I'm selected, I'd look forward to playing. But it's down to the powers above me.

We have got loyalty at Arsenal, and players have shown that in the past.

With Arsenal, I've been playing out wide, which is not me.

The only people who should play for England are English people.

I was always too afraid to slow dance. But I do remember watching people slow dance. I was the guy on the sidelines. At the school dance, I was usually in the band, playing.

You're not going to see me on the sidelines. I enjoy it, I miss it, but not enough to get back.

There is power in seeing a face that looks like yours do something, be someone. There is power in moving from the sidelines to the center.

You can't sit on the sidelines of life.

Everybody wants to be the hero but sometimes the hero is the guy who isn't seen as much, who is doing stuff on the sidelines and being professional.