Before my mother died, she told me not to leave Chelsea.

Reading with my children is incredibly important to me and a wonderful way to spend time together as a family, exploring magical worlds through books and stories.

I have never seen a player as driven and determined as me, quietly determined; that's why I always want to do the best.

I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused.

I had a chance to go to Italy when I was younger and that would have been tough because of the language. America is easier but I really loved it.

When I came to Chelsea from West Ham there were certain parts of my game I felt I needed to improve and I like to think now that I have shown dramatic improvement.

I have a lot of good football talk with cabbies, but when you want to get somewhere in a hurry, it can be distracting. I always know they're going to want to talk football if 'Talksport' is on the radio.