We all love the first Rocky, but I’m not too sure about the last one.

What makes the difference between a great player and just a normal player is dedication, work, commitment.

Sometimes in football you have to score goals.

I can't understand why Scholes has never won the player of the year award. He should have won it long ago. Maybe it's because he doesn't seek the limelight like some of the other 'stars'.

There are many things I want, and the only way I will get them is to keep my head down, listen to the right people and work hard

I always think about what I missed, and I think that was my driving force - never be satisfied with what I've done.

The moment I've got a ball at my feet, I'm happy.

In football you always get judged on your last game. Whoever you are, or how amazing you are, it's the last game that everyone has seen.

I’ll never forget the club or him I don’t see Arsenal without Arsene Wenger

You kind of never leave Arsenal. How many comebacks do you make? At one point it will turn out to be a bad move. We all love the first Rocky but I'm not too sure about the last one.

I can't stay in the box and wait for the ball. I can't - I would die.

I write in a fantasy world so I can make up my own rules and can change facts when I want to. It's all about having control.

I nod, because I do understand. I'm just not sure how to go about divorcing myself from the evil I've already accepted.

Get rich or die tryin'.

Writing about craft has forced me to think more about my own writing technique, and to break down my process in ways that have been enormously helpful to me.

When you act, you really have to give all of yourself, and if you're doing that purely for money, it's not healthy.

My wife and I like to go to church if we're in town. On Sundays, I try to be as chill as I can, whether I'm watching golf or barbecuing.

The customs and practices of life in society sweep us along.

My ear barely caught signals coming in regular succession which could not have been produced on earth.

Something greater than wealth, grander even than fame — that manhood, character, stand for success, and that nothing else really does.

We are asleep with compasses in our hands.