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My Christian faith has guided me.
Defy the limitations people put on you.
If I'm destined to play in the MLS, I will.
I think I would have held my own in the NFL.
If you have a love for something, you persevere.
There ain't nobody going to run me out of nowhere.
I am not a small guy - I will be the first to say it.
My arms are probably the same size as John Terry's legs.
Everyday I'm just going to continue defying limitations.
Sometimes it is tough and frustrating to sit on the bench.
Let me clear something up: I don't like KFC. Or McDonald's.
Playing on Sky Sports doesn't really make a difference to me.
Liverpool are not used to playing a 16-and-a-half stone striker.
I'd like to be a Marvel character and get in one of those films.
As a footballer I know what I'm good at and I've now embraced it.
You play football to go out there and win - that's the bottom line.
Even though I am getting my coaching badges, I am more into mentoring.
Football players value job security and stability as much anybody else.
I've always been big, my brothers are my size, we come from good stock.
When you've only got two days between games the recovery process is key.
I was always a big guy. You see my family - my brothers are the same size.
To be recognised as the best in the whole world at something is an achievement.
In my younger days, sometimes family and personal life came second to my ambition.
The time you are happy to sit on the bench, is the time you should retire in my opinion.
My old boss Aidy Boothroyd is a great man and I've got no malice or anything toward him.
I'm a footballer first and foremost and I want to be remembered for what I do on the pitch.
Look, nobody can begrudge Steven Gerrard doing what he wants to do. He has just been a legend.
I want to be playing competitive first-team football every week and not reserve team football.
Sometimes you're not blessed with the materialistic stuff but you're blessed with a work ethic.
I think if you score lots of goals but nobody likes you as a person then it stands for nothing.
I enjoy watching England but I won't rearrange my schedule just to make sure I'm in to see the game.
Obviously you know match-fixing is out there but you don't really associate it with the English game.
Like individuals in all walks of life, footballers want stability and we have families to look after.
I'm going to say it out loud: I'm available for England selection if they serve chicken for pre-match.
My stats speak for themselves; I've got a good touch for a big man, I know I can find the back of the net.
John Barnes was my idol growing up and he's the reason I've supported Liverpool. I play nothing like him, though!
It may sound cliched, but it just shows that when you don't let people put you in a box then anything can happen.
I'm a big believer in not getting too high when you are winning and not getting too low when things aren't going well.
I like being the biggest on the pitch, I don't want to look at the other guys and think his arms are bigger than mine.
Beast Mode On is a state of mind. Beast Mode is about applying yourself and defying the limitations people put on you.
Everyone likes to be praised for their work and footballers are no different but the key thing is staying level-headed.
With hard work comes rewards and I want to make youngsters who could have gone left but went right find the right path.
When I look back at my career it is nice to know that I've been appreciated on and off the pitch because not everyone is.
For me posting videos on YouTube and interacting with people on Twitter is a great release from the stresses of football.
As players we have to be careful what we put out there and make sure everything we do is appropriate. And it is not always easy.
I've been in football a long time now and I've seen plenty of managers and players come and go. It is part and parcel of the game.
As I've said before, I'm a big fan of social media because it allows players and fans to interactive but it can have its pitfalls.
More than anything I prefer the ball on the floor. I think I play my best football on the floor. There is a delicacy to this big giant.
Everyone has got a perception of what a footballer is and, because I am a certain size, that I can only play one way - as a battering ram.
People only see what they want to see and sometimes you can't do anything about that, so you just pick up the baton and you just run with it.