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You always need to be on your toes.
I'm not your normal central midfielder.
You cannot look back and think what if.
I'm ambitious, which is why I chose Villa.
I'm the kind of guy who always gives 100 per cent.
I've never hidden the fact I'm ambitious at some point.
You dream as a player of having fans chanting your name.
You have to beat the best if you want to win tournaments.
It's an amazing feeling playing at a packed-out Villa Park.
We need to go into every game believing we are going to win.
We don't want to have to rely on last-minute goals every time!
Every time I've come away with Scotland I've learned and improved.
You're always looking to go one step further and I'm an ambitious boy.
There is not really any point in having a big squad if you don't use it.
I won't jump two-footed into something without really thinking about it.
That's football. Sometimes luck swings your way and sometimes it doesn't.
We can take these things for granted, when we have everything on a plate.
I like to win the ball back for the team and I can contribute going forward.
We do our best to keep our feet on the ground and that's how it will remain.
Opponents know how to get the fouls and it's gone against me a couple of times.
Sometimes you just need a wee bit time away from football to freshen things up.
The advice I would give to young players is always give St Mirren an opportunity.
You just want to prove people wrong and, over time, people start believing in you.
If we can get Hibs into European football it would be massive for everyone involved.
You work so hard to get to a level and you need to grab your chance with both hands.
When you have a good relationship with a manager, and he leaves, it is disappointing.
I feel as if I'm getting better all the time. At the same time, though, I'm ambitious.
You need to be brave to able to stand up to tough atmospheres and against top players.
If I could achieve half as much as Broony's achieved in his career, I'll be delighted.
I want to play for Scotland at a major tournament, that is the dream and the drive for me.
The benefit of coming to a place like Greece and winning is priceless for your development.
Every young kid growing up playing football dreams of playing in those big famous stadiums.
Well I'm still a massive Celtic supporter. And I always will be. That will never leave you.
You want to be challenging for titles and in semi-finals and finals. Everyone is excited by that.
Hopefully I can challenge myself and establish myself as a Premier League player for Aston Villa.
I remember when I was training with St Mirren as a young boy Ralston was my Hampden and my Wembley.
No matter where it is or who it's against, I will always be available for Scotland as long as I am fit.
That is what all the top players do and if you want to be the best you know you are going to get marked.
Two-footed players always get a lot more recognition, so I always practised as a kid with my right foot.
When I broke into the St Mirren team thing went pretty well for me and I managed to hit the ground running.
In football you can take the praise when it comes, but you've got to be ready to take the criticism as well.
I'd been with Saints for 13 years, so it was always going to be a bit strange going back for the first time.
I'm grateful for what this club has done for me and I love playing for Hibs - I never take that for granted.
If you are going to be successful in football you have to make sacrifices and that's something I am happy to do.
People do like to talk us down, it's a Scottish thing. We are pessimistic, we look for the negatives all the time.
When you come to a club like Hibs not everyone can handle it, there's pressure in every single game to get results.
I've always said the same thing - I'm learning, I'm getting better and I'm loving playing in front of sell-out crowds.
You have to be able to deal with the pressures that playing for a big club like Hibs brings and it's not for everyone.
If you've not got the doubts to go and prove people wrong, that's when you get into that comfort zone and stop progressing.
Going to places like Tynecastle, where you're so close to the crowd, you get reminded how ugly you are and stuff like that!