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Removing myself as a footballer, I watch the Premier League. It's a great league. Fantastic football is played in it.
In my opinion, I think loans are for younger players trying to improve who have got the whole world in front of them.
As a goalkeeper, you can't come off the bench for 10 minutes and prove your worth - it's either you're in or you're out.
I'm going to keep loving football. That's one thing I'm most proud of: my hunger and desire for the game has not stopped.
I've got quite a few people who I hold close to my heart and I trust, and a lot of footballing opinions that I care about.
Some of my closest friends, the England lads, have played in the Champions League, so it's a big thing to be there as well.
I absolutely love playing in Europe. The Premier League is fantastic, but once you get a taste for it, it's the place to be.
There are a lot of reasons why people quit international football. Some struggle off the field. Some struggle with injuries.
When you become a professional footballer, there's no written contract that says you have to strive to play first-team football.
To go into a game wondering, 'What if I do this wrong?' is a terrible way to think. You just have to believe in what you can do.
Football is a game of opinions, and some people have a great opinion of me, and some people probably think I'm absolutely useless.
I don't see too many differences between Serie A and the Premier League. Both are unpredictable leagues, where anything can happen.
Criticism certainly doesn't affect my life, and whatever the pundits have called me, I'm sure they have been called a lot worse in their day.
Why did I choose to be a goalkeeper? I don't know - it is good question. I have asked myself many times when things have not being going well.
That is one thing that is part of Manchester City, which we've taken with us from the olden days. We'll never give up while anything is possible.
Consistency is a huge thing at the top. It's hard to get to a good level, but once you get to a certain level, there's people who want your place.
I am constantly evolving, constantly trying to be the best I can be, and learning from things that didn't go too well is definitely a way of doing that.
I just love diving around in goal. Being able to do it for my country is amazing and I remind myself of it every single time I pull on an England shirt.
I think it's important to feel good so that the football can take care of itself. If everything else is organised and ready to go, then you're free to play football.
I always assess what's my fault, but I don't dwell on mistakes, I never have; it's not part of my make up. I know what I am and know what I can do. You just move on.
In the past, I've been lucky enough to receive some high praise, but when the experts have a go, I'm usually not particularly interested in what they have got to say.
I will try to give it everything for my country. I would love to get to 23, then 25 and 30 caps. They are things I love to do every time I line up. It's a great feeling.
International football's not always about playing the top three in the world - it's about going to some of the tougher places around Europe and playing real tough games.
It's difficult to make predictions in the Premier League, as unpredictable things can happen, and I know that well: I won the title in a crazy way and lost one unexpectedly.
I love the Premier League, I absolutely love Premier League games. Removing myself a footballer, I watch the Premier League. It's a great league, fantastic football is played in it.
Every top team has got at least one top keeper. You need people to move, managers to change. You need something to happen for something to happen. You can't just charge in somewhere.
The best thing I can do is work hard, be ready to train every day, do my best for Torino, do my best when I represent my country and then hopefully the rest will take care of itself.
Not everyone is going to like you, not everyone is going to want to play you, and that's the business side of it, which I've grown into and I'm certainly not going to take personally.
I want to play football, I love to play football so if that opportunity is not going to be given there [Manchester City] then I'm going to have to look elsewhere and may have to make somewhere else my home.
It's in that moment - when millions of fans are holding their breath as the football hurtles towards me at 80 mph, and all I have is within 0.42 seconds to react - that I need to feel mentally and physically prepared.
You look at some of the top teams in the world that have got the best strikers, and they are looking to buy another top striker. But if you have got a top goalkeeper, you are not often looking to buy another goalkeeper.
My feelings towards Manchester City will never change; I'm eternally grateful to them as a football club. They took me as a 19-year-old boy from Shrewsbury Town, took somewhat of a punt on me, and I've had some fantastic times.
I was told I could play at the top long before I realised I could. A few people told me that. I've always had a 'name,' and I don't know how I got it, but I was blessed with people in the right situations saying good things about me.
I've always found that you can enjoy your life a lot more if you can get on with people. If I don't get on with someone, I don't necessarily go out of my way to be best friends, but you learn as you grow up how to get on with people.
It doesn't change the way I am, but I do totally understand how you're looked at as a footballer, especially by children. I don't claim I can shape their lives, but there's no harm in having good manners and being seen to play the game properly.
I will never go into a game aggressive because I will cost my team the victory if I am reckless. If I have got a personal vendetta with someone, or I don't like the way someone has done something to me in the game, I am just going to have to get over it.
You have teams on and off the field. You have your team off the field in terms of your family, friends, and people that you work with, and then you have your team on the field. You have to give to receive and be there for people and hope that they do the same for you.
There are plenty of downsides in life for anyone, including me. Everyone has their own personal worries. Everyone has normal families, with normal arguments. But in football, things are going really well, and that's what I want to maintain. That's one thing I can keep on top of.
I've always had people around me who will love me for me, regardless of whether the football went well or if I'd have had to go down a different route. I've always felt that no matter where I've been or what I've been doing, I've always had that to fall back on, which is comforting.
I'm aware that at the big, big clubs stuff can change quickly, as can opinions and people in charge. Not everyone is going to like you, not everyone is going to want to play you and that's the business side of it, which I've grown into and I'm certainly not going to take personally.
I was a bowler - left arm, smash it down as fast as I could. I did a lot of work with Damian D'Oliveira, and I probably had a chance of doing that for a living. But when I reached 16, I knew I couldn't carry on playing both football and cricket, and I was already in the Shrewsbury squad.
It's a big moment, a heart-rate moment. It's all in the preparation for me. Watching the various takers, I can prepare as best I can. I can prepare, too, with my own team-mates - they practise, which, in turn, helps me practise trying to save penalties. I want as much confidence as I can in the preparation and then take it from that.