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" 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. "

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" Anything I can do that will help me and the team, I'm happy to do it. "

" Personally, I love training, and getting paid to play football is incredible. Playing the game and working hard is what I have always dreamed of doing. "

" I'm a very patriotic England fan, actually. I always wore my heart on my sleeve. "

" Whenever I'm on the pitch, I feel confident. "

" 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. "

" I will always try to be as normal as I can. Obviously, there may have to be some limits with it, but I am still a fan at heart and want to live like a normal person. "

" To go out at Wembley and score is what you dream about as a kid. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I'm at my most comfortable out on the pitch when I'm in front of goal with the ball at my feet. It's about being used to certain situations, and with time, you will find, chances don't get snatched at. "

" Vincent Janssen has come in and done very well. He's a great player and different type of player to me. "

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

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

" I'm in my own fantasy team as well, so there's quite a bit of pressure on it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" All we can do is win our games. "

" Teams buy players and change managers if they feel they need change at the club. "

" Money is a bonus of the job, but it doesn't always make you happy. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "