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" I'm a proud Welshman. "

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" I don't think I've changed since I was a little kid. "

" I love playing for Wales. "

" My friends and family keep me grounded. "

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" Once you win something, yeah, you enjoy it. But then it's on to the next game. "

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" When I was younger, I had some close friends who always loved European football, and Real Madrid at that time were the dominant force. I remember family holidays when we used to go to Spain, and we'd bring back replica shirts of Real Madrid and pretend to be the players when we played in the park. "

" You've just got to listen to what experienced people are telling you. You've obviously got to listen to what they want you to do in training and in matches and commit to improving every aspect of your game. "

" Every second I'm on the pitch for Wales is an honour, and I love playing. "

" Anything is possible in football. "

Anything Is Possible

" I was quite small; then I had a big growth spurt that led to a problem with my back, which stopped me playing for a while. My bones were growing too quick for my weight. "

" Every time I pull on a Madrid or Wales top, I run myself into the ground. "

" Whenever I get days off, I go home, or friends and family come up. I'm in contact with them every day, so it's like we live next door, but obviously we live in two different countries. Football is my job, and everyone around me has given me the opportunity to purely concentrate on football, and everyone else worries about everything else. "

" You've just got to keep working hard, keep plugging along. That's how great teams win more trophies. "

" I don't go out, so I don't get attention from girls. They're not going to have posters of me on their walls. I just try to get on with my life. "

" I'm ambitious, I want to play in the Champions League, and that's the aim with Tottenham - to start qualifying for the Champions League on a consistent basis. "

" I don't think you ever feel 100 percent throughout a season. If you ask any player, I don't think they ever feel 100 percent fresh every week. "

" I've certainly not got any famous people's numbers on my phone. It's just not my thing, really. "

" When you play in the Premier League, say you're playing against a lower-end team, they set up to defend all the time, they set up to block you off. But when you play in the Champions League, all the other teams are used to winning every week, so it's more of an open game, it's more attacking, end-to-end. "

" I was never too much into school. I liked lunchtimes and breaks, but nah, I hated sitting at a desk. I was always looking out of the window, looking at my watch, thinking about when I could play football. "

" As long as I'm playing week in week out, I'm going to become a better player. "

" My dad's the one who's always been there; he's my hero, you could say. Even when he was working, he'd do anything for me. He's been the biggest influence in my life. "

" I don't give much thought to individual awards. "

" Between 12 and 14, I shot up a ridiculous amount. The muscles were struggling to stretch and grow at the rate my bones were growing. It gave me problems with my back and my hamstrings. "

" I still mess around and joke with my family and friends like I did when I was nine or 10. For me, nothing's changed. Sure, I play football, but I try to keep my life off the pitch as simple as possible. "

" Everyone knows that I like to play centrally, where I can drift around. I like coming in off the right flank and having more freedom. I don't mind playing on the left, although I prefer playing centrally or on the right. "

" When I go on a pitch, I just try to enjoy it as much as I can. The more you enjoy it, the better you play. "

" To represent your country is a massive honour. "