I was always pretty good at school, but a lot of it was memorising, maybe cheating off your mates, stuff that gets you through.

Before my mother died, she told me not to leave Chelsea.

Barcelona are my favourite team in Spain, let's put it that way...

I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused.

Goals never come easy. No one gives you goals.

I can't stress the importance of working hard enough, work on all aspects of your game. If you does that and you have the ability, you'll come through.

I think about all my successes and failures and sometimes the failures stick in your head as much as the wins. But you do move on.

I am a man who likes to play consistently; I always play better when I'm on a run of games.

If I lose the ball, I lose it trying to do the right thing. That's the way it is.

When you take a lot of stick you want to ram it down people's throats.

I have never seen a player as driven and determined as me, quietly determined; that's why I always want to do the best.

It is a very funny thing that the sleepier you are, the longer you take about getting to bed.

Love is when you sit beside someone doing nothing, yet you feel perfectly happy.

A forced smile covers many struggles and has the power to improve perspective. Despite any difficulties, a smile can change everything!

Why are we so unconcerned with the great desire of God’s heart?

I walk the darkness with a smile.

Love is nothing but joy accompanied with the idea of an eternal cause.

If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth.

The only way to survive is to intently focus on how the art world operates. Once you understand how things work, you can find a solution to the problems you are facing.

I am naturally fond of adventure, a little ambitious, and a good deal romantic - but patriotism was the true secret of my success.

There are no take-backs—just as in life. You must think before you move.