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

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" Two of my boys are Manchester United fans; one is an Arsenal fan. Whenever there is a game I can take the boys to, I love taking them. "

" Being at a club that supported me meant a lot. "

" I'm a strong person, I'm a strong family man, I'm a strong husband and a strong father. "

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

" At the end of the day, I'm a footballer who has played at some of the biggest football clubs in the world and played with some of the best players in the world. "

" Every situation has changed me as a person. "

" I would never complain about the position I'm in or the attention I get. At the end of the day, I'm very lucky to have what I have and do what I do, but I don't see myself as any different from anyone else who works hard and is a dad and a husband. "

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

" It's so important to have manners and treat people from all walks of life the way they should be treated. "

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

" Throughout my career I have been pretty successful, I've played for some pretty big teams, represented my country quite a few times, and played for managers without sentiment. "

" Some men over-tweeze their eyebrows, and it's just too perfect. Men are meant to have kind of a bushy brow. Too much aftershave is also off-putting; it's one of my pet hates. "

" My private life is perfect. If your private life and your life outside football is good, then it is good on the field for you. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I don't know whether it's the athlete in me or the passion I have for the game: I always think that I can step back on the field and play. "

" 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. "

" I've got friends in the different teams I've played for, but family is the most important thing to me. That will always be the case. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I love a nice tailored suit, but I also like to dress down. It all depends on what mood I'm in. "

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

" 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. "