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" I was a fan once, and I remember what it was like approaching footballers for their autographs. I used to get starstruck a lot of the time. "

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" I remember washing Robbie Keane's boots and asking him a few questions. It's stuff you remember as a kid. You take that on and make sure you're a bit more hungry to go on and do what they've achieved. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" You can run in behind someone - one v. one, you're better - so I'm always trying to work on my speed. That's probably one aspect I've worked on the hardest as a player. I want to always improve on everything in my game, but that's one area I really work on. "

" Now we've got a little daughter; me and the missus won't talk about football as much. "

" I don't want to do all weights. I want to get strong using my core and my natural power. "

" I played in different positions as a kid, and it helped me learn different parts of the game, but I found that I was always scoring goals, and that continued as I got older. I've always enjoyed scoring, and it seemed to come naturally. Fortunately, that has carried on into my professional career. "

" London derbies are that little bit more special; there's that little bit more feeling. "

" It is down to the manager what he wants to do in the transfer window. Us as players, we just have to focus on each game that comes along and try and do our best. "

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

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

" It's harder to be angry at home when we lose. When it was just me and the missus, she didn't mind. She'd take the wrath of the loss! But it's harder when there's a little baby now. "

" Obviously, everyone's different, but I love just settling down and having a barbecue with my friends at the house. "

" All goalscorers go on droughts. It is how you cope with that. And it is not just about scoring, it is about what you bring to the team, bringing others into play and getting assists. "

" 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. "

" Getting respect from the opposition is a nice thing. "

" 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. "

" You come up against challenges in life, and it's how you deal with them that defines you. "

" 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. "

" If I can be a role model, or if I can maybe make another manager play a young player coming through rather than buy a player, that's incredible. "

" 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. "

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

" I want to go and get more goals, create my chances for the team, and do my best for Tottenham Hotspur. "

" All we can do is win our games. "

" 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 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. "

" The manager and the fitness staff condition every training session. They plan it out week by week on what players need. If players need a rest, they will do that; if players need to work hard, they will do that as well. "

" I try never to get too high or too low. You have to keep that medium. "