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" I love going to the Algarve and playing golf. "

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" Maybe when I was younger, people didn't always believe in me; they didn't think I would make it to where I am now. "

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" I'm a very patriotic England fan, actually. I always wore my heart on my sleeve. "

" I went to see England against Switzerland at Wembley with my dad and brother, too. That was in 2008, Fabio Capello's first game in charge. Jermaine Jenas scored, and we won 2-1. I remember the national anthem was incredible. I sang it with pride - always do. "

" I'm always disappointed when I don't score. "

" I will always try to be as normal as I can. Obviously, there may have to be some limits with it, but I am still a fan at heart and want to live like a normal person. "

" Watching all the football over the weekend - and having to wait until Monday night to play - gets you ready, gets you firing. "

" All I can do is my best for the team, whether that's from the bench or if I start. "

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" All we can do is win our games. "

" Sometimes, I put a couple of mannequins on the edge of the box and do these things called bounce balls. You pass against it, and it comes back; you take a couple of touches 'round the mannequins and shoot. "

" It is a great boost for confidence in a squad when there is not just one or two players scoring goals, but the whole team is contributing. "

" To go out at Wembley and score is what you dream about as a kid. "

" It doesn't always click for a new player in a new team: you don't always go in and hit the ground running and score all the time. "

" I watched all the games in the pub with my family. We used to go to a place called The Sirloin in Chingford. It was quite a good atmosphere in there. "

" Maybe defenders don't always get the recognition like the other players get. "

" Whenever a new manager comes in you want to impress him. "

" You have to choose whether to take the money or follow your own ambitions, playing in the best league in the world and winning titles. "

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" I can't remember the last time I went to a club. "

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" At Norwich, I was injured, and then I went to Leicester, and I found myself on the bench. But I still used that to my advantage as an experience - I had to do that here at Spurs for a while, be on the bench and wait for my chance. It's definitely something that's helped me with my game. "

" Whenever I'm on the pitch, I feel confident. "

" When people think Arsenal had a bad season and we've had a good one, yet they still finish above us, it hurts. "

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" I think self-belief is a massive thing in football. If you don't believe in yourself, not many others will. Work hard and believe in yourself, and I think you'll go as far as your body will take you. "

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" The more players who come through the academy and make it into the first team, that's what we want. Not just for the club but for the country. If they're young English players coming through, that's fantastic. I'm happy to be part of that. "