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

I am certainly not the most talented player in the world; there's many a more talented player than me.

Having grown up watching Barcelona, Elen gets a bit annoyed watching me if I don't do flicks and tricks like Ronaldinho. I have to explain you can't do that all the time in a game!

If I lose the ball, I lose it trying to do the right thing. That's the way it is.

I think every player enjoys praise and I have to work extremely hard on the training ground to bring my game together.

I am a man who likes to play consistently; I always play better when I'm on a run of games.

In a way, I've thrived on the competition, perhaps it has made a better player because of it.