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" If we're on long-haul flights I've been known to sleep on the floor so I hear the engine. "

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" When I was about 16, I got my ball taken off me by the police for playing in the street - which is pathetic really. "

" You're trying to put yourself in that moment and trying to prepare yourself, to have a 'memory before the game. I don't know if you'd call it visualising or dreaming, but I've always done it, my whole life. "

" I play the game as honestly as I can. If the referee gives a penalty there is nothing you can do. "

" The lifestyle I lead as a footballer means I am always in the spotlight. "

" Diving has been in the game for years. Probably the coverage the game gets now, with all the cameras around, it gets highlighted a bit more. But it hasn't got any worse. "

" I want to score in every game and win things. That's the most important thing. "

" You just want to keep playing consistently now and keep working hard and I'm sure the goals will come. "

" I'm proud I'm English and I'm passionate about my country. "

" I'm not really that bothered by appearance. I know a few players who go off doing stuff in the mirror ages before they go out to play a game, but I'm not really interested in that. "

" Becoming a dad means you have to be a role model for your son and be someone he can look up to. "

" I've trained all my life. I've always been one who enjoys training so it's not something that I think I can just stop doing. It might not be as regular but I want to keep training. "

" If you're not scoring the frustrations build up. "

" I train as hard as I can every time I train and I do extra training every day and I've done that since I was a young boy. "

" Just to confirm to all my followers I have had a hair transplant. I was going bald at 25 why not. "

" Part of my preparation is I go and ask the kit man what colour we're wearing - if it's red top, white shorts, white socks or black socks. Then I lie in bed the night before the game and visualise myself scoring goals or doing well. "

" I love football, football is my life. "

" I love football, I've never really taken an interest in anything else. "

" The important thing is to be there, score when needed. It's better if the goals are beautiful, better still if they are important. "

" Unlike others who have been caught swearing on camera, I apologised immediately. And yet I am the only person banned for swearing. That doesn't seem right. "

" I am mentally strong. "

" I am not the first player to have sworn on TV and I won't be the last. "

" I don't normally cook, but if I did it probably would be beans, sausage, bacon and eggs. I never really get to eat that to be honest. "

" Everyone who watches me play knows I am an honest player. "

" When you are 16 there is no fear whatsoever. As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if you win or lose. "

" When they talk to me, people say, 'I didn't expect you to be how you are.' "

" I'll keep doing my training and I'm sure the goals will come. "

" Some players don't like training and I've seen some players who aren't bothered if they play or not. But I want to play every game. Sometimes you have to rest in certain games, but I want to play in every game. "

" I love football so when I finish playing I would like to still be involved in it somehow and a manager would be my first choice. "

" I've started doing my coaching badges, I'd like to be a manager one day. "