Part of my preparation is I go and ask the kit man what colour we're wearing - if it's red top, white shorts, white socks or black socks. Then I lie in bed the night before the game and visualise myself scoring goals or doing well.

I've learnt that it is important not to go over the top with aggression, because then either you are going to miss a lot of games, or you are not going to be concentrating on the game you are playing.

I love playing football but I am like everyone else, I hate losing and love winning.

Early on in my career I had a lot of bad press about my temperament, but I was only a young lad then.

I am not the first player to have sworn on TV and I won't be the last.

Those who said I'm not an out-and-out goal-scorer are probably right. I always feel I could score more.

I'd have to say Thierry Henry. From the ages of ten to 16, watching him in the Premier League was amazing and he scored all different types of goals - free-kicks, volleys, left foot, right foot. He was entertaining. He's probably the best centre-forward, I think, to play in the Premier League.