It bothers me when I don't score.

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.

To stay in the game, you have to stay in the game.

I think in terms of best players, I would have to say Ronaldo, the real Ronaldo, the Brazilian one. I was fortunate enough to have a year with him at Real Madrid. He was at the end of his career and was probably half the player he was. But, in his prime, he was quite simply astonishing.

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

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.

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.