What was I like? I had a high-pitched voice. Sounded a bit like a girl. Spoke with a Stoke accent, tremendously naive. Overconfident. Tremendously overconfident. And underconfident at the same time - really, really bad combination! Gets you places, though.

Do I think I'm a national treasure? I don't see why not? I don't see why I shouldn't be. I'm a good lad, really.

When I first met him [David Beckham] I didn't know whether to shake his hand or lick his face.

I know I'm gonna die so my revenge is living well.

I'm on good form. I'm an older guy. I feel healthy, I've been training, I'm looking after myself, I get up early. I look after the dogs. I'm happy.

Sometimes I feel like I'm sailing on a sunken dream

I've deliberately tried to calm myself down because eventually I want to be a good role model to my kids.