I don't recognize myself in the players I see today. There's only one who excites me, and that is Thierry Henry. He's not just a great footballer, he's a showman, an entertainer.

I was born with a great gift, and sometimes with that comes a destructive streak.

I even found it difficult to watch myself playing on TV because I couldn't identify with the person on the screen. I couldn't get to grips with it. It was as if it was all happening to someone else.

I definitely don't think that money can buy you love. It can buy you affection but certainly not love.

They told me I wouldn't make 25. Then it was 35, then 45. These were my doctors speaking - they're all dead now.

Football is a sad game.

Maybe 'loner' is too strong a word, but I've always enjoyed being on my own.