Recovery is a bit like an addiction; you take it day by day. If you set yourself too many goalposts, you'll have problems..

Becoming a public figure gave me a platform to help people..

If I'm out shopping and someone talks to me, I get startled, as I'm not a natural celebrity..

I haven't stopped working hard since I was 15..

I like to live life in an understated way because that's who I am - an ordinary guy who has experienced an extraordinary journey..

I received a wonderful email after I spoke at a school from a girl who'd lived in a war zone and endured horrors no human being should suffer, let al….

If you constantly dwell on the past that's where you end up living..

When I bought out my first autobiography I received the biggest tax bill of my life..

When I get angry, I start thinking about the people involved and they don't deserve my time..

I've always been very hopeful but I also know that as long as you've got a good work ethic, almost anything is achievable and I learned that in the a….

After I was injured, I had several good examples of "Get on with it, stop whinging and life can be what you make it," because the world doesn't stop ….

Everyone in my family was a very serious worker, always with a determination to provide for each other..

I've had well-paid jobs, but in comparison to what footballers earn, I've not earned serious money..

I prefer cash but so many places only take cards these days, it forces you down a line and I don't like that..