I don't want to be stale.

Frank Lampard was fantastic.

I'm my worst critic when I'm playing.

For myself it's about winning competitions.

It is easy to play well when things are going rosy.

It's always strange going back to Villa Park for me.

Are Chelsea a hard club to turn down? Yes, of course.

Every experience, good or bad, is a learning process.

The scary thing about blood clots is where they can lead.

It's all about playing. Your career's short enough as it is.

I am sure for every striker, scoring goals gives them confidence.

Having people doubt you is what gives you that fire in your belly.

Playing at the World Cup is something that I am really hungry for.

It has always been in my make up to play a high percentage of games.

Whatever is going on off the pitch, players relish playing football.

I've got the utmost respect for Azpilicueta as a player and a person.

Leaving Chelsea was sad, but naturally everything has to come to an end.

I know when I'm good and when there are a few things I need to iron out.

I was told 'you can't play for England, you're at Bolton.' I proved them wrong.

I would never try to fill John Terry's boots. You can never fill that position.

To be captain of such a huge club like Chelsea is a great personal achievement.

As players we are in control of what we do and the way we prepare for the games.

Everything gradually comes to an end or there's a new challenge around the corner.

It's difficult to play in a new formation and have everyone grasp it straight away.

When you get a little knockback in your career, it gives you something to strive for.

Rafa Benitez was keen on defending - all dropping back together if you lose the ball.

You get people criticising people who are happy to sit on the bench, picking up money.

It is difficult to click your fingers and say, 'Right, go and play that formation now.'

Hopefully, I've got rid of the question marks over whether I can play at the top level.

That's the buzz you want as a footballer - to perform well in the big high-profile games.

Every season I think it's right every great team tries to improve the quality of the team.

I have been hugely honoured to have played for my country and I would never shut the door.

I realise that sometimes you have to make tough decisions and football doesn't wait for people.

You expect to have to soak up some pressure when you are playing Manchester City away from home.

This is what playing football is all about - trying to reach finals and trying to lift trophies.

It has been a huge honour and I am hugely grateful to the managers for the caps that I have had.

The hardest thing is when things are not going so well and you have got to dig in and get results.

For me, it's about consistently churning out performances and looking to improve at the same time.

There's opportunities you get that you want to grasp with both hands and you have to cherish them.

My teammates don't see it, but deep down I find it tough to sit there and not influence big games.

Diego Costa is Diego Costa. He scores goals. He is an animated character and he is a big personality.

My best World Cup memory as a fan? The Michael Owen goal against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup in France.

I want to play football out on the pitch. I am not different to anyone else and the ambition never changes.

If you can play effective counter-attacking football, as you see in the Premier League, it's very effective.

When you are in a squad, you are looking around to make sure that everyone is focused and feels the same way.

You want to achieve the most you can in the short period you have in your career as a professional footballer.

Every time you come out of the team I know you don't just disappear, you don't just become a bad player overnight.

In football you go from hurdle to hurdle, there's always something to motivate you, always something you want to get.

I don't think you sit there as a young boy thinking you want a full set of medals, you just want to achieve something.

I am constantly analysing my performances and I tend to focus more on things I haven't done as well as I'd have liked.

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