Best players I played with? Striker wise, well, I had a great record with Emile Heskey - he would be one of my favourite partnerships because we were so different and worked together so well.

If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.

I have a great family, good friends, a nice girlfriend, my own house. I have got everything how I want it to be.

The better the opposition put in front of you, the better your team plays.

I want to be a top-flight football player, so I lead the life that enables me to be that type of player. I prefer to be seen in a decent light rather than an indecent one.

A new club is like having a new girlfriend – you don't have feelings straight away

To be at the top, you have to have a competitive streak in you. If you're not performing, you've got to be angry with yourself.