I usually wear moulded boots for training, but I mainly wear studs in matches unless it s really dry.

Had I not become a footballer, I think I would have been... a virgin.

If I wasn't a footballer, I would be a virgin

I've got my own targets... To establish myself in the team and once you are a regular for Liverpool then England, recognition comes from that and hopefully this will prove the case.

My dad got me my first pair of boots. It was a big occasion for us to go to the shopping centre. It was an exciting time to make sure you got the right ones.

I wouldn't be here if I didn't believe I was good enough to be here and hopefully I can perform well for my club and try and get to the World Cup.

I am thrilled to be joining a club as prestigious and successful as Liverpool.

I always stick with the same pair if I am on a scoring streak. I wouldn't change them until I go a game without scoring.

Playing for my country is the pinnacle of anyone's career. There's a major tournament coming up so I'm looking forward to being a part of that.

I ve got a boot boy from the Youth team. His name s Kudos - he's a good lad and has been looking after me for a few years.

I think I was 5ft 9in at birth.

the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds which hardly any later friend can obtain.

Faith is a wondrous thing; it is not only capable of moving mountains, but also of making you believe that a herring is a race horse.

Scars are reminders of the obstacles we've overcome. Wear them proudly.

Opportunities may come along for you to convert something - something that exists into something that didn't yet. That might be the beginning of it.

I had people telling me I was the best and when it would sink in, I'd feel like I'd have to push things further, otherwise I wasn't worthy of their praise.

The ties that bind us are stronger than the occasional stresses that separate us.

My family is filled with wonderful storytellers. I lack their gift of gab, so it's a relief to be able to write.

I have never yet seen any plan which has not been mended by the observations of those who were much inferior in understanding to the person who took the lead in the business.

Symbols mean something and symbols often can spark hope and action in people particularly young people.

Libraries are places where the damaged go to find friends