What makes the difference between a great player and just a normal player is dedication, work, commitment.
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 eat football, I sleep football. I am not mad I am just passionate
The moment I've got a ball at my feet, I'm happy.
Arsenal is in my blood as well as my heart. I will always, always, always remember you guys. I said I was going to be a Gooner for life and I did not lie because when you are a Gooner, you will always be a Gooner. This club is in my heart and will remain in my heart forever.
I'm obsessed by the idea of making my mark on history. And Arsenal is my paradise.
I always think about what I missed, and I think that was my driving force - never be satisfied with what I've done.
My dad always taught me to never be satisfied, to want more and know that what is done is done.
I can't stay in the box and wait for the ball. I can't - I would die.
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.
When I go home, sometimes, even when I had an amazing game, I always think about what I missed.
You learn from your mistakes.
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'.
Sometimes in football you have to score goals.
Sometimes being young and confident is better than being old with experience...when I was young I wasn't scared about anything
When we won the league at Tottenham, they came back 2-2 in the last-minute of the game, and they're celebrating - because they're happy to draw against us, obviously. And I remember saying to Mauricio Tarricco, do you realise we only need a point to be Champions? And they all [were really shocked]. So I said 'Yes. Now we're going to celebrate on your pitch. Bye bye!'
I’ll never forget the club or him I don’t see Arsenal without Arsene Wenger
I take the ball, I go wide, I cross, I shoot, but when the moment beckons, I am ready to make the difference.
You can never have enough trophies. If there were ten to be won a year I'd want to win them all! That's not being greedy, it's just a natural thing.
But, at the moment, when I step on the pitch, when I have the ball I know it's mine. It's just a feeling.
At the end of the day, you either want or you don't want to know about it. It's a mercy thing - you have to give back. However you do it, you have to give something back. You have to.
A lot of different races and nationalities play football, so it is a good way to try and stop racism.
Everybody knows how much I love Arsenal - I became a fan. And to be out here [in front of the Emirates as a statue] celebrating a goal against Tottenham, there's not much else to say after thatLike I've said before, Once a Gooner, always a Gooner.
I only deal in what is real. To be honest, I've never thought about what I could get out of football or where it would take me. I just wanted to play. I'm the same now.
There's nothing I'm scared of in football.
