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" My early memories of my dad were taking me to play football when I was six - they are happy ones. They are my favourites. "
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" Barcelona and Real Madrid wingers, these are the big players at the big clubs and you have to watch them. They are at a top level. I'm not going to say they inspire me, but I take things from them. "
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" It drove me crazy, Scotland. It was cold. It was abuse. It was snowing and everything. I was so cold that one day I faked an injury to go to the locker room. "
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" I always had this talent - it is something you get when you are born, so I have just worked, and it has gone well for me. "
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" Enjoying myself is something very important for me because that is why I play when all is said and done. And it also allows me to have an engine. "
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" We were definitely not rich, but we were not poor. My mum always came home from work and did everything so that we ate well. "
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" Playing in the Premier League, in front of such crowds and on such perfect pitches, is amazing. I am so lucky. "
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" When you go through a moment, and you are down and losing your head, it gives you a lot of experience. "
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" The picture of me as a child is that I was always with a ball - that's why I was so skinny: I would miss dinner. Mum would have to leave me some food in the microwave. "
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" My father was a big influence. He kept telling me to pursue football, always. He always encouraged me and my brother. "
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" I don't want to return to France; France doesn't tempt me at all. I like England. "
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" My father pushed me to be a footballer. At every opportunity, he took me with him to play football. He came with me to matches. "
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" I've had the four best seasons of my career at Leicester and have loved every moment. I feel immense pride to have been a part of what we have achieved during my time at the club, culminating in becoming Premier League champions. "
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