Everyone in my family was a very serious worker, always with a determination to provide for each other.

Becoming a public figure gave me a platform to help people.

If I'm out shopping and someone talks to me, I get startled, as I'm not a natural celebrity.

I've had well-paid jobs, but in comparison to what footballers earn, I've not earned serious money.

After I was injured, I had several good examples of "Get on with it, stop whinging and life can be what you make it," because the world doesn't stop turning when you have a boo-boo.

I've always been very hopeful but I also know that as long as you've got a good work ethic, almost anything is achievable and I learned that in the armed forces.

When I bought out my first autobiography I received the biggest tax bill of my life.