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

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

" When teams are dropping off, it's difficult, especially as a striker. You always have two centre-halves behind you and maybe a sitting midfielder as well. It's a bit more difficult creating chances. "

" The double sessions are tough. The manager wants us to get fit, wants us to work hard. And that's because the Premier League is so tough. We need it. Something we have to do. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I want to play every game, as does every player. But sometimes, you just have to listen to the manager. "

" I am confident in my ability, as I always have been, and that I will be capable of maintaining my form, if not improving, year in, year out. "

" 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. "

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

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

" It's the worst feeling in the world - losing, and losing in a final on the big stage is even worse. "

" It isn't hard to practise finishing. You can do it on your own: just take a couple of touches and shoot at goal. You can do it with whatever equipment you have. "

" I'd love to be captain of Tottenham and hopefully England as well. "

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

" 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. "

" Beckham was a great inspiration to me growing up. "

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" 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. "

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" Nine or ten, I like playing both. I like to score goals, and I feel in both positions I can score goals. "

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" 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. "