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I don't dance! Only when I'm on holiday.
Referees and linesmen are killing teams.
I don't look too far ahead, to be honest.
I wake up every morning new, free as a bird.
As players, you never make one trophy a priority.
I came to AS Roma to play in the Champions League
I have been lucky to win trophies. That is my aim.
I've always had a good relationship with Mourinho.
To win the Premier League proves you are a top team.
I'd Love to be captain of Arsenal for even just one day.
I've always loved Jay-Z's music and loved what he's done.
For me, above everything else, I want to win another title.
I don't think players care too much about stats and statistics.
I'm definitely playing the best football of my time at Chelsea.
I don't do things to try and get publicity or anything like that.
Judge me on how I play football, or judge me on when you meet me.
It happens in football: you are loved one day and hated the next.
I shouldn't have retired from England. I needed to respect the shirt.
I just play my football, and if I can help people, then I help people.
My best memory was probably scoring a penalty against Manchester United.
When I was a young kid, I never expected to play for Arsenal or England.
I'm proud, privileged, and overwhelmed by how many times I've played for England.
Everyone says it, but if you finish above United, you're going to win the league.
I'd like to be a scout, go watch the games, and try and find a diamond in the rough.
All I can do is try to show people that I can play well and try to change their opinion.
I'm not a diva, I'm not an egotistical guy that comes and thinks he's bigger than anyone.
I love Chelsea. I've been here seven years now, and I'd love to stay here as long as I can.
I'm a normal person. I'm just like you and just like everyone else - I have feelings and thoughts.
To put on an England shirt to represent your country is a great honour. That feeling never changes.
I've played 100 caps for England, for my country. Being the first black player, I think, is amazing.
When I used to see things in the newspapers, going onto the pitch was the best way to get away from it.
A lot of people judge others too quickly without actually knowing the full facts or the actual real person.
When you've got certain people like Jay-Z wanting to work with me, then it makes you think people do love me.
I'm not a goalscorer. It's not my job. Everyone always tells me I've never scored. I don't think I've had a shot.
A good coach is good in the management of his men; he gives all of his players the desire to fight until the last.
When you come out and know you're singing the national anthem, it gives you a buzz and gets you lifted for the game.
When you're growing up and thinking about being a footballer, you want to make as many caps and play as many games as you can.
Sometimes in the Champions League, I don't think it's always the best team that wins it. It depends on how you play on a certain day.
No players want to hear their own fans booing the players, booing the team, but football is a hard game, and you can't win everything.
My dad's from Barbados, but I lived with my mum. She brought me up; my uncle took me to the football. I grew up in a white family, I'd say.
As players, whenever the manager gets the sack, you have to look in the mirror and say it's not always the manager. It's down to the players.
I do not fear the pressure to win because I spent 14 years in England always fighting for a starting spot, and that's what I want to continue doing.
I wanted to stay at Chelsea because we are always fighting and challenging for trophies. That desire and the will to want to win things have not gone.
People may say we got engaged too quickly or too young, but sometimes you just know it is right. That's how it is with Cheryl. I don't want anyone else.
English players are probably scared to come abroad. They are in a comfort zone in England: that's where we grew up; that's where we played in youth teams.
I just love football. I've always enjoyed doing it - being outside with my mates, getting really muddy and dirty and smelly. It's something I always loved.
I want to continue to win things, hopefully something with England, and if I can score the winning goal at the World Cup, then maybe they will like me again.
Of course it would be nice to go to another Champions League final and hopefully win it again one day, but for me, the Premier League is the best trophy to have.
When I first came to Chelsea, I couldn't kick the ball, and it was pointless, me playing, really. But I tried to play through the pain for the manager who bought me.
People talk about what I did in my private life more than if I'm good at football. 'Oh yeah, he was good, but I don't like him because of this.' But you don't know me! Know me as a footballer.