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" My grandparents - my mom's parents - they're Jewish. But nobody ever pushed religion onto us. It wasn't something I ever grew up with. "

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" When you have kids you do grow up. I have just started realising it now-it changes the world, having children. "

" I don't regret the decision to retire. My body was losing its edge. I was taking longer to recover from injuries. You have to get out at some point. "

" Whatever I do, I want to be the best. "

" I have always found it an honor that people have wanted to buy my shirt and an honor that fans turn up to watch the team I am playing in. I have always found that a huge honor. "

" My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7. "

" I've seen the growth of this game in this country, the stadiums that were built, the great European players that have come and the great American players who've been created. Americans want to be number one at everything. And they are at baseball, football, basketball. Soccer is growing fast, and I want to be a part of that. "

" I'm a very stubborn person. I think it has helped me over my career. I'm sure it has hindered me at times as well, but not too many times. I know that if I set my mind to do something, even if people are saying I can't do it, I will achieve it. "

" With United, we'd all grown up together, we all wanted to win the biggest trophy in football. We did it togther. "

" The spotlight will always be on me, but it's something I'm learning to live with as the years go by. "

" I wasn't as fit as I would of liked to have been, going to the World Cup, but I'm not sure what difference that made. "

" There are certain battles that you pick. When they're not worth picking, they're laughable stories. "

" In my career, there's many things I've won and many things I've achieved, but for me, my greatest achievement is my children and my family. It's about being a good father, a good husband, just being connected to family as much as possible. "

" Kids can have great passion and great ability but if you have the facilities for your particular sport that can give you the inspiration to become a sportsman. "

" I've never seen myself as a celebrity, but I see it in a positive way, the fact that people are still interested in most parts of my life. "

" I like nice clothes, whether they're dodgy or not. "

" I don't think I'm really in a situation to complain, because I consider myself to be privileged to be doing what I do. "

" It's one thing I like about America - they respect the sportsman. They put them up on a pedestal. They don't try to knock them down. And that's a great thing, to be respected by the whole country. It's so patriotic! "

" I always wanted kids I could take to work, and for them to experience the things I experience. So, having three boys as a footballer was a dream. "

" When you get older, you mature, and you start liking flowers. Although I try and keep it manly. "

" People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting. "

" I have got this obsessive compulsive disorder where I have to have everything in a straight line, or everything has to be in pairs. "

" That was my way of getting through difficult times of low confidence - hard work. "

" Every situation has changed me as a person. "

" I can't get through some movies without shedding a tear; I can't lie. "

" I've got my wife. I've got my four kids. I've got parents, grandparents still, and three really good friends. It's all you need. I'd rather have three really good friends than 20 good friends. "

" Over the years, when I've seen players retire, when you ask them about it, they always say you'll know when you're ready, and I think I know when I'm ready. I think I'm ready. "

" I never do anything half-heartedly. I will continue to work hard and play hard and do everything I can to be successful, whatever I do. "

" I always say that practice gets you to the top most of the time. "

" You start realising as you get older that there are some kids who don't know who you are. "

" I'm used to being around kids. Even when I was growing up in London, I had an older sister, I had a younger sister that I used to look after from time to time. "