” It doesn’t matter who you are, football’s a business. At some stage you’re going to have to leave a football club, that’s just normal. “
” I don’t go out drinking and stuff like that. My friends say ‘Just have one drink, JD.’ I say ‘What’s the point?’ I’ll go to a club and have a Red Bull, get my buzz. And the next day I feel cool. It’s discipline, not just with drinking but a lot of things in life. You’ve just got to look at the bigger picture. “
” I understand it’s difficult but you’ve got to think about yourself, you know, and not just follow the crowd. “
” I don’t think I could ever describe myself as unlucky because people would look at me, playing football for a living, and say: ‘Are you winding me up? “
” I still bump into Spurs fans who say: ‘Why did you have to go?’ I say back: ‘What more could I have done?’ I talk to them and I think they appreciate I had good reasons. “
” When you’ve something to fight for, you get the best out of yourself. “
” To win a major tournament you have to face the top teams at some point, but if you avoid those at the beginning then you can win games and build confidence. I think the key is just to get off to a good start. “
” Going to a major tournament, having that buzz – it’s hard to put into words. It’s a dream to go there, and to play. It’s the biggest thing you can achieve in your career, and to go again would be a dream. “
” I had to tell Dad, ‘It will be okay and be positive, keep praying and have faith’. I have always known about cancer, but to be around someone who has it and to see what it does in such a short space of time was hard. It makes you think about your life, about what is important. “
” If you have an argument with someone and you sulk, sometimes you don’t want to speak to them. But it is important to keep your friends close to you and do the right things. “
” When you are young, nothing is more important than football, but as you get older, you get married, have kids and lose people. Then you realise your family is more important. This comes with age. “
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