I've had two or three injuries when with England and it's been a bit bizarre..

Sometimes, you just get a label and it sticks..

I've been at Liverpool for eight years, and the time has come for us to start achieving..

Physically and mentally I'm stronger right now because an injury is not playing on my mind all the time..

In his youth Michael Owen was literally a greyhound..

I haven't counted, obviously, but I reckon I've lost over a year and a half of my career through injury so far..

You can't just play on the edge of games - you have to be in the thick of it..

It's not enough just being a good passer of the ball..

I never got to the point when I felt like running away from it all..

The importance of a warm up and cool down can't be stressed enough..

You want to win things and I am at a club where we have the players to do that..

You look at Patrick Vieira and Emmanuel Petit at Arsenal or Roy Keane at Man United, and they are players that can do everything..

You've got to do it all, the physical as well as the skilful..

At no point was my career under threat, so I always knew that I would get back into action..

I know I'm 25 now, but there's still that little lad inside me who likes his dad there to see him..

I'm a footballer, that's my job and that's all I want to be known for..

From a personal point of view I want some medals because that is what you aim for when you start out playing..

The way I am, I like to look forward instead of looking back..

You could have the best suit in the world, but if you haven't got the right shirt and tie with it you could look like a bag of rubbish. I think the s….

People ask me why I keep getting injured but I have just had to accept it is one of those things that happen..

I've worked on the physical side and I think I'm a player that can do most things..