You have to go out onto the pitch feeling good about yourself. That can give you that extra 30 per cent.

This is the better one. It's identical.

You only get one chance of an England debut.

If people are going to write bad things about me because it makes news, I can brush it aside because I've had this for 10 years. I'm big enough and strong enough to cope with it. It's what comes with being Alan Shearer.

One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best.

If you take the money away, a lot of the footballers would still be playing football. So, the money has nothing to do with it.

I've got two girls. I like to play golf. Apart from that there's not a lot goes on in my life. So I am boring, aren't I?