A lot has been written about my age and my injuries. A lot of people think I'm going to be 94. I'm actually 34 and I feel quite good. I'm sure the fans will judge me on what I do on the pitch, not what I say.

Aggression is what I do. I go to war. You don't contest football matches in a reasonable state of mind.

Sometimes you wonder, do referees understand the game of football?

I don't believe skill was, or ever will be, the result of coaches. It is a result of a love affair between the child and the ball.

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

I am not naive enough to settle for anything less than a reasonable valuation of my worth.

Just because a club says a player is not for sale, it doesn't necessarily mean that.