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" I love this club, and to be wearing number 10 for Tottenham is amazing for me. I could not resist. "

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" I always back myself as a finisher, but I always practise it as well. Every type of finish: left foot, right foot, headers, penalties, free kicks. "

" It depends on how my football career goes, but when I am finished, I would love to go the NFL and be a kicker. Even if I got to play just one game, it is something I would like to do. "

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

" As long as there's a vision with the club, and we're not stale, we're going forward as a club. "

" I take it season by season. I don't like looking too far ahead, because you never know what can happen. "

" My biggest weakness is steak. I have to be careful not to eat too much of it these days - but I do love it done medium rare, with peppercorn sauce. "

" I have a lot of self-belief, and I think it will happen. I think I will just get better and better. It's what great players do; they don't let up on anything. And I wouldn't do that anyway. "

" Obviously, I am hoping to go on and win many trophies for Spurs and for England. That's always been the aim since I was a kid, dreaming of lifting the trophy one day for them, so that's what I've got to do. "

" I do a lot of body weight stuff, power work, with your legs as well. There are weights involved now and again. There is a bit of mixture. "

" I want to keep working hard and looking to progress. "

" 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. "

" When times are down, keep believing, keep working hard, and things will pick up. "

" I've been to Wembley a couple of times to see England, but the match which stands out for me is the 2008 Carling Cup final against Chelsea. I was there as a fan with the family. That was a great day out. "

" A lot of people say second seasons are harder than the first because people are now expecting you to do stuff, so yes, that's down to me to work hard and try and improve and, like I say, just letting my football do the talking. "

" 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. "

" I am quite a calm player. I do have a go at players and refs in the heat of the moment, but I never throw my toys out of the pram. "

" 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. "

" The Under-21s was a good experience for me and one I will take into the Euros. "

" I play my best football when I'm calm mentally. "

" Tom Brady is a big inspiration and a big idol of mine. "

" Some people are motivated by money - I'm not one of them. "

" If I can be a role model for kids, then that's fantastic. That's what I want to do. "

" I've always wanted to be a footballer, and I've always believed that's the path I was going to go down. "

" There's no point playing up front just because you want to be the one who scores the goals. Make sure you have a knack for it. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" In a game, you never know what chance you're going to get, so I try and cover all bases and make sure I'm ready for that chance when it comes. "

" Heading is still a vital part of being a striker, and it isn't about being the biggest player. Heading the ball is about timing, so work on that in training. "

" I remember the European Championships in 2004. Wayne Rooney was a special player in that tournament, and I definitely cried when we got knocked out then. "