When I came up with Burnley, I had my mind set that I've got a job to do in helping to keep Burnley up.
— Danny Ings
Luckily I've got family and friends to keep me grounded because there are a lot of negative people around who can suck the energy out of you.
There were no toys or games when I was younger, just a football.
When I was younger I started dancing. I picked it up off a couple of mates who were body-popping.
I always try and be positive, even if I'm not starting games or in the frame.
As soon as I knew Liverpool were interested in me, I knew I wanted to come here. It was everything about the club, the history and these players.
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.
I base my game on work-rate and determination, that's what has helped me work up the leagues in previous years.
If you are in the spotlight, you have to get used to it.
I want to start every game but you have to respect the staff.
Making my England debut was a massive achievement.
Everyone knows Jose Mourinho is a fantastic manager.
I've missed a lot of football.
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.
My preferred position has always been striker and I think I managed to show what I could do.
I like to give the fans what they expect to see from someone representing their club.
I appreciate it when supporters throw themselves behind the team, and I'm sure for them, they appreciate it when they see a player who is going to give everything he can of himself for the club.
To work with Brendan Rodgers and the players at Liverpool is an unbelievable dream come true for me, really.
I was quite small as a lad compared to everyone else so I didn't stand a chance at Southampton. They told me one day that they weren't interested so I moved on. I just went away and enjoyed my football.
For me there's nothing better than having more football.
All I have ever known is football.
I learned a lot under Jurgen Klopp, even when I wasn't playing I was training with the lads every day and my game was still developing. I understood every decision he made and as a player you have got to respect that.
My experience at Bournemouth made me who I am today.
You don't want to have a good couple of years, come through the Championship, have a good first year in the Premier League and then not play in the Premier League for another year or so because that is a backward step.
I will always back myself to achieve what I can achieve. It is all down to me.
That is how I have been at any level, whether it was semi-pro at Dorchester Town or at Liverpool. I set myself targets. The mentality doesn't change.
You cannot have players come on and not make the impact because the game will slowly slip away from you. It is important you are ready.
When you are injured you have to keep a positive mindset and keep moving forward.
I wanted to go somewhere I could be an important player. Be the player the whole city looks up to.
I don't want to limit myself on what I can achieve.
Being outside on the grass is the easy, enjoyable part of being a footballer.
I don't want to be a guy that has got one cap.
Football is not just a game, it means the world to me and I'm so thankful of what it has given to me and my family, so every opportunity I get, I want to give my all in return.
Burnley Football Club helped me mature from a boy to a man and I can't thank them everyone from the club enough, from the board to the staff at the training ground and the staff at the club.
You see a player come through from nowhere every now and again and getting a top club. It shows there are players out there.
Dorchester was probably the most important spell. I got kicked around a lot. I was young and it helped me mature as a man and a footballer.
A lot of people have been rejected and they just give up. I have never had that mentality.
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 to turn off my Twitter notifications for a while as I got a small minority of people sending me some abusive tweets.
I had been released by Southampton and was back playing Sunday League football when I signed for Bournemouth. I grew to love the club.
That's all you can ask for, to learn and be the best you can be.
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.
I can play in a number of positions, on the left, as a No 10, or off the right.
Any injury I have had, I have come back stronger.
As modern-day professionals it all comes down to how you perform on the pitch.
As long as we're winning, I'm happy.
I'm just working every day to improve.
No one turns up at Turf Moor thinking we are a soft touch.
I couldn't change the fact that I did my ACL, but I could control how I reacted to it. That's what I focused on, becoming stronger mentally and physically.
I want to give 100 per cent every day whether it's training, a cup final or a friendly.
