There was a big possibility that I would have had to leave Newcastle had Ruud Gullit stayed as manager.
This is the better one. It's identical.
I've got a great life that I really enjoy. But there is something chewing at me inside: that adrenaline rush from football, I miss that.
Nothing's black or white in our country - you're either brilliant or you're hopeless
I'm lucky and I appreciate that. I love every minute of every day.
You only get one chance of an England debut.
I have never wanted to go abroad before but you can never say never in football.
I like the tag of being the world's most expensive player. It's an honour and a privilege.
I made no secret of the fact I'd love to stay in football and to do that, you need badges. I'm starting them and that's the next step for me - to continue this next season.
I always practise penalties, but what people don't understand is that you can never recreate that pressure situation that you're under.
It does not bother me that some say I'm dull and boring because the people that do know me will tell you a different story. It is very difficult to be open with people you don't know. There is nothing I can do about the fact that the real me does not get across and it is probably difficult to know the real me.
One of the biggest fears of players in a shootout is letting your teammates down.
Andy Carroll will cause anyone problems and I don't see a problem in that
I still get butterflies when England are playing.
If you take the money away, a lot of the footballers would still be playing football. So, the money has nothing to do with it.
I've got two girls. I like to play golf. Apart from that there's not a lot goes on in my life. So I am boring, aren't I?
People say he doesn't score a lot of goals with his head, but does he really have to with the ability he has in his feet? He makes spectacular goals look easy. His technique is fantastic. (on Thierry Henry)
I spend time with my family. I have got two daughters who are too young to know their Dad's a footballer. They just want to play with their Dad. I like to play golf, too, but apart from that, that's me, I'm afraid.
Any change of my style, the way I've played for 10 years, will not be a drastic one. Yes, I've always given as good as I've got; as a forward you have to do that because, if you don't look after yourself, you might find yourself being thrown in a hole and buried.
There's no way the future's over for Martin Keown, Tony Adams or David Seaman.
If people are going to write bad things about me because it makes news, I can brush it aside because I've had this for 10 years. I'm big enough and strong enough to cope with it. It's what comes with being Alan Shearer.
When I go home every night, I can look in the mirror and say I have given 110 per cent for Newcastle United. If people aren't happy with that, I can't give any more.
I would play in any number shirt for Newcastle United, but the No 9 at Newcastle is something very special and I've always wanted to wear it. I mentioned it to the manager, he mentioned it to Les and Les has been very kind and given it to me.
The FA Cup means a lot. There is a real passion here for the competition which you don't get elsewhere. It's a love affair. It's part and parcel of living up here. People might think I'm daft, but I'm not wrong; I'd rather win the Cup than the League.
I'd like to play for Newcastle United before I retire. The club is in my blood.
