It sounds mercenary and it smacks of rats leaving the sinking ship. But get real, when everyone is bailing out, you don't want to be the last man standing.

An image has stuck for most of my career and it isn't flattering.

Nothing had changed in my routine, except that when I went down the chippy and got me special fried rice, it would be wrapped in a newspaper that had my picture all over it.

A goal is a goal no matter which end it goes in. I'm pleased to get off the mark again.

The treble parade would have been the most perfect moment of my footballing life, but for the two people standing behind me, clearly already plotting their next move.

Anyone who doesn't learn from Ian Rush needs shooting.

To say that I haven't been motivated to play is absolute nonsense.

I was a boy, suddenly treated like the men and expected to act like them.

Houllier did what he had to do – I’m not the first person to be treated like a disposable commodity

I sometimes think I've needed a bit of an arm around me in my career - which I've not always got from certain managers and coaches who didn't understand me.

The money I try and earn is for my family. It's not for me. It's always about my family.

As no one knew much about my mental illness, a lot of people had the attitude that I had the capability to 'kick it' and get better instantly. This was the most frustrating attitude for me.

Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.

My parents were always clear with my brothers and I when we were growing up that you have to have the courage of your convictions and that when you commit to something you must fully commit.

You cannot cast a vision that has not cast a spell over you.

New music? Hell, there's been no new music since Stravinsky.

I'm a powerful being... a wizard," Corny said. "So don't try anything." "Yes," said the little faery, blinking black eyes rapidly. "No. Try nothing.

One ox, two oxen. One fox, two foxen.

Facebook is so ubiquitous now that it's like another manifestation of the web itself.

Spirituality is recognizing the divine light that is within us all. It doesn't belong to any particular religion; it belongs to everyone

Only in the winter, in the country, can you have longer quiet stretches when you can savor belonging to yourself.