I am the happiest man alive and I am happy for myself, for my family and for my country.

I'm lucky to be part of a team who help to make me look good, and they deserve as much of the credit for my success as I do for the hard work we have all put in on the training ground.

Sometimes you have to accept you can't win all the time.

My motivation comes from playing the game I love.

Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits and get on with trying to win.

Fatherhood changes you completely. If things didn't go my way before, I became withdrawn and didn't want to see or listen to anyone. Now, when I arrive home, I see my son and everything is OK. He's the most important thing to me now.

Of course money takes that worry out of your life and enables you to provide for your family - but if it was playing professional football for free or choose another living, then I would choose football every time.