An emotion that lives with me is a sense of what might have been had injuries not robbed me of my most lethal weapon - speed.

To be the best you have to forget partying and concentrate all your energies on the football.

The Champions League is more interesting to watch than international football and the quality is superior as well.

I can't believe anyone can have played the game of football as well as Messi.

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 don't want to be modelling G-strings. It's not that good for my image – I'm a footballer not a tart

If you cut me in half, I'm a footballer.