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I love watching the Six Nations.
I want to be playing in the Premier League.
I am not someone who enjoys being on the bench.
I had dreams of being a professional rugby player.
I'm massively passionate about playing for my country.
It's a good thing isn't it, having competition? I enjoy it.
I am enjoying the opportunity to play in the Premier League.
You never know what may happen with injuries and suspensions.
Sometimes you have a good game and mentally you are very tired.
I want to play in the Champions League and I want to win trophies.
I'm always confident in my ability; you have to be as a goalkeeper.
I am very proud to represent my country and the honour of being captain.
I've played for England, played in the Olympics and made my Premier League debut.
It is obviously wonderful to be linked with a club with the history of Liverpool.
Of course, I want to play for England as often as I can and at major tournaments.
Coming to Stoke was a chance for me to develop and take my game to the next level.
We can only control what we do on the pitch and what we do on the training ground.
I want to become the best goalkeeper in the country and the best goalkeeper around.
The Champions League has always been a target of mine. I do want to play at the top.
I had a fantastic time at Birmingham and I never regret anything that happened there.
I won't kick up a fuss and I will always be a team man, but ultimately I want to play.
The Olympics has solely been around other sports as far as Great Britain has been considered.
I've been fortunate enough to play at all the age groups but I'm not eligible for them anymore.
I don't prepare to sit on the bench, I prepare to play because you never know what is going to happen.
To be in the England squad, you have got to be playing well and your standards have got to be up there.
I've experienced tournament wins with younger age groups and I know how good it feels - it's about carrying on.
I've always said and I've never hidden the fact that I want to play at the top, be England's No 1 and win trophies.
The most important thing for me is being part of a successful England squad and being as big a part of it as I can.
We used to go cycling as a family every weekend. I played basketball, cricket, badminton, and was half-decent at them.
I like to feel I'm mature, consistent as a keeper and I pride myself on my shot-stopping and the presence that I have.
I'm at Stoke, I'm enjoying it, it's not my fault and I shouldn't be discriminated against just because who I play for.
It's difficult to get away from the media, from social media. It's a big thing in society and in football, in particular.
We all know the power of social media, things can get out there so quickly. We are high-profile footballers, we know that.
As a goalkeeper it's so important to be in the right position to come and clear those through balls, to make those right decisions.
My ambitions are to be the Stoke number one and England number one, but there are other things I want to achieve in my career as well.
It can be a lonely place when you are injured. You miss being out there with your team-mates and just experiencing the highs and the lows.
There's no reason why we can't win trophies at Stoke, we'll try and win some cups and do as well as we can, but I obviously have ambitions.
As a goalkeeper experience is a massive thing, and there is nothing better than playing games, which thankfully I managed to do at the Olympics.
I want to test myself, playing with the best and against the best. I can do that at international level, so that's my target and what I want to reach.
I would have liked to have played more but injuries are part and parcel of football and you've got to shoulder it, got to take it on and get on with it.
I hardly had any coaching until I joined Birmingham where I had Dave Watson for five years. He's one of the best and I knew how important that was for me.
All I can focus on is playing as many games as I can at the highest level. If that leads me to the World Cup, then brilliant. It's certainly a target of mine.
I played rugby until I was 15, 16 and I eventually had to say, 'No, I have to choose one' and it was obviously going to be football, I miss playing rugby a lot.
Ask any keeper what it's like when there's a recognised No. 1, the competition might not be as high. You're after that competition because it drives you on further.
I don't know how many 19 year-olds are playing in the Championship, there's certainly not any playing in the Premiership. It depends on what type of character you are really.
As soon as I was given the opportunity at Stoke it was head down, this is what I want. This is where I want to be, this is my opportunity and I was fully confident about taking it.
For me, playing for my country is the ultimate honour, and I've been fortunate enough to do that through many of the age groups. It's something that will never get old or boring for me.
If I could wish to steal anyone's attributes whose would it be? Good question. Maybe not a specific attribute, but if I could replicate the longevity of Buffon's career I'd be a happy man.
I wasn't a goalkeeper until I was 13 or 14 so before that, my heroes were the likes of Paul Scholes and David Beckham, but since becoming a goalkeeper, I've obviously trained with Joe Hart.
I get on with Joe Hart really well. He joined Birmingham on loan when I was there and to see him working day-in, day-out was brilliant. As I've progressed I've tried to model myself on him.