Training's completely different now. It used to be a lot of running and work without the ball. Now it's all with the ball, which any player loves.

My dad being a player. I was never that quick as a kid, so I had to get quicker. I trained hard. I was never that player who could roll out and relax, like Michael [ Owen] or Stevie [ Gerrard], who were natural.

You remember the finals you lose as much as the ones you win.

There is such a belief in the squad that we could really do something.

If I could have been anyone in the world, it would have been Ronaldinho. He's fantastic, I love watching him.

In terms of not retiring? I don't want to leave and think to myself, "Maybe I should have stayed a bit longer". I'm dwelling on it. I have turned down a few Premier League offers. But the fact is, after being at Chelsea for so long and a year with Manchester City, I don't want to get involved in a relegation dogfight.

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.