The Spanish league is fantastic, but it has not the great passion the English Premiership has got.

I feel that every time I get the ball at the moment I am going to score.

There is no doubt that I would have won more honours had I signed for Manchester United as a youngster.

I don't want to be modelling G-strings. It's not that good for my image – I'm a footballer not a tart

Nobody on this planet had a range of passing like Paul Scholes. Training every day was a pleasure just watching him. Unbelievable career.

I don't believe in superstitions. I just do certain things because I'm scared in case something will happen if I don't do them

If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.

I hate to admit this but I don't even know how to make a cup of tea or coffee. I can boil a kettle for a pot noodle and I've been known to warm up some food in the microwave.

To stay in the game, you have to stay in the game.

To be the best you have to forget partying and concentrate all your energies on the football.

You need people who score goals. That's how you win games

Perfection is that to inspired with your self

Men do not fear swords...they fear monsters.

Dogs: the best friend you will ever have that pees on your couch and stays your friend.

We didn't believe in fate, but we believed in serendipity. We felt very lucky.

I wake up in the morning and sometimes I just want to wear a T-shirt and blue jeans and now I have to force myself to do that, because I can't care what people think, you know?

I get absolutely ruthless in my own way about not doing anything else when I am trying to concentrate on writing a book. I have to stick to it and concentrate.

Let fools believe what fools believe.

Time shakes the stable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires rush by their own weight.

Nature in her green, tranquil woods heals and soothes all afflictions.

The biggest thing that I felt basketball could do for me was help me get a good education.