You always come back to earth with a thump at some stage. Life has it's ups and downs; the acid test is how you handle the downs.

I was proper, proper fast at one point, and obviously I'm not now, so I've lost certain things, but when I was that fast I didn't need to do certain other things in a game. It was such a potent weapon.

Everton have a healthy list of injuries.

The longer my career has gone, the more I seem to score... It's experience and age and knowing where the ball's going to be.

You always come back to earth with a thump at some stage. Life has it's ups and downs; the acid test is how you handle the downs.

Best atmosphere I ever played in was at Celtic Park in the UEFA Cup for Liverpool.

My Dad was briefly an Everton player and I used to follow them as a boy.