As a kid I always wanted to be a centre-forward. I wanted the buzz and thrill of scoring goals from an early age.

Newcastle fans never cease to amaze me. If there was a trophy for best supporters this lot would win it hands down every year.

Basically, a manager is a father figure to 20 or 25 blokes. It's about trying to get the best out of them and creating team spirit.

If you ask footballers to pick out the player they most admire, so many of them will pick Paul Scholes.

My motto in life is 'if you give 100 per cent then no one can ask any more'.

I have always said that the best feeling in the world is scoring a goal. Don't tell my missus that, but it is. When that ball hits the back of the net, it is fantastic.

Defeat is not worth thinking about.

Football's not just about scoring goals - it's about winning.

I don't know what I'd have become if I hadn't been a footballer; I wrote down 'dustbin man' on a careers questionnaire at school till my dad made me change it to 'joiner'.

I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and hopefully after that as well.

If you want to have a great party at Wembley, don't invite the Germans.

Don't let anything disturb your inner peace and tranquilly.

Slang surely, as it is called, comes of, and breathes of the personal

There's a lot of magic between you too, ain't no denying that. And magic makes forgettin' hard.

The more wakeful a man is to the things which surround him, the more asleep is he, and his waking is worse than his sleep.

I'm not the best at expressing my feelings other than in songs or on paper. It's just been such a blessing for me my whole life to get my feelings out there in a positive way.

If we want world peace, we must break the vicious circle of violence and reprisal, of an eye for an eye, of endless hate.

Every time you lose an animal, it's like losing a brick from the house. Pretty soon the house just falls down, you know?

I love John Madden, because he makes me feel smart.

Those who fought know a secret about themselves, and it is not very nice.

My God, how can anyone ever be a master of music?