I'm not the kind of player to see out my time and sit with my bum on the bench too much. I want to be involved. That's my character..

My dad shaped the footballing side of me, and Mum shaped me as a person. I've always been very close to her - we've only ever had one argument, and t….

Every season will have its dips and hard moments, and the challenge then is to make sure you don't get too down in those moments and make sure you co….

I am a man who likes to play consistently; I always play better when I'm on a run of games..

I have never seen a player as driven and determined as me, quietly determined; that's why I always want to do the best..

If you're going to be a man that reads the papers and takes everything as gospel truth, that's a sign of who you are, that isn't a sign of the realit….

There is such a belief in the squad that we could really do something..

In international football, you need pace and you need your players up top to create things out of nothing and run at people..

When you take a lot of stick you want to ram it down people's throats..

Before my mother died, she told me not to leave Chelsea..

You remember the finals you lose as much as the ones you win..

Goals never come easy. No one gives you goals..

I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused..

I remember being in West Ham's youth team and seeing Jody Morris play for Chelsea at 17 and you scoring for Liverpool on your debut when you were 18.….

Nobody expects a footballer to have any kind of an IQ, which is a bit of an unfair stereotype..

If I lose the ball, I lose it trying to do the right thing. That's the way it is..

When you see young players coming into the squad and pushing you, no matter what age you are, you have to react. You have to worry about yourself and….

A lot of things happened when I left there, and to be fair they treated me really bad, and now I have to play against them so I don't have any feelin….

For present buying, I go to Harrods because there are great personal shoppers, who point me in the right direction..

Barcelona are my favourite team in Spain, let's put it that way....

I'm like everyone else: I want to play every game, but it's not possible..