I know I'm a good professional, I know that no one's harder on me than myself and that's never going to change, under any circumstances.
I had to add Oguchi into the list. After all, he’s a soccer player—fittest athletes ever. At 6'4 210 pounds, he's one of the most feared men in the world's game. I've played against a lot of massive defenders. And no one has Oguchi's strength. His shoulders and chest are so big that people confuse him with an NFL player. He can move anyone in the game with one arm, including the best strikers in the world. Guys absolutely fear him.
Everyone has to remember, I've always said that soccer is my number-one sport.
That's a question mark everyone's asking
When you get to a certain age, there is no coming back.
It was a fair decision, the penalty, even though it was debatable whether it was inside or outside the box
I was aggressive but I played the game because I loved and enjoyed it. I might have hurt people and I got hurt myself a few times, but not with any malice. When I went on to the field I just wanted to play football. I didn't go out to kick anybody purposely. I just enjoyed playing and if that's aggression, then I'm guilty of that.
Sometimes in football you have to hold your hand up and say, yeah, they're better than us.
Crime is fast destroying the moral fabric of South African cities, and is becoming a major threat to South African democracy as well as the prominent manifestation of a "class war" that is largely a continuation of the "race war" of yesterday.
Music was important. Football was the easy part.
We were massive underdogs at the beginning of the competition and I'll put my hands up say and I didn't think we were going to go all the way. But, as you can see, we are never beaten. The manager told us to keep our chins up, to try and score early in the second half and give some respect for the fans. The first goal gave us a bit of belief. The supporters have saved up for weeks and months to come here. I am so happy to lift the cup for the fans.
I listen to the phone-ins on the way home and I know how the fans feel.
I faxed a transfer request to the club at the beginning of the week, but let me state that I don't want to leave Leicester.
I'm not going to make a present of Santa.
To play Holland, you have to play the Dutch.
There has been lots of things said about me over the years. I am happy to comment on people's opinion in football I respect, but Tony Cascarino is a man I certainly do not respect, for a lot of reasons, and if I told you, you would be shocked. So the day I worry about Tony Cascarino will be a very sad day of my life.
Being given chances, and not taking them. That's what life is all about.
Our lives are quite boring. I spend a lot of time watching Coronation Street and Eastenders.
All good athletes make mistakes; the great ones learn to make that mistake only once.
No doubt, I am earning more money with my endorsements than I ever earned playing soccer.
They could've thrown a kitchen sink into the box and one of the guys would've headed it.
I always tell Cristiano before training, 'If you do stepovers on me, I will break your legs and rip up your shirt.' I have no wish to have the mickey taken out of me all week.
Only if we realise how sh*t we were at Blackburn can we improve.
I love how the soccer guys just fall when they get kicked and go baby crying.They try to explain to the referee like he's their mother: "Wah! Did you see what he did?" Then they get back to playing soccer again.
Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the hearts of people.
