“I’ve got friends in the different teams I’ve played for, but family is the most important thing to me. That will always be the case.”

I’ve always been proud to represent my country, whether it be World Cups, European Championships or just friendly games, I’ve always been a proud person, I’m very patriotic.

Maths is totally done differently to what I was teached when I was at school.

I always used to go for blondes and quiet girls, but Victoria is the total opposite – dark and loud.

I have come to accept that if I have a new haircut it is front page news. But having a picture of my foot on the front page of a national newspaper is a bit exceptional.

Joining Real Madrid is a dream come true.

I still look at myself and want to improve.

To this day, one of my proudest achievements is captaining my country.

I haven’t retired from international football – I still believe I have a part to play in the future of England.

I have got this obsessive compulsive disorder where I have to have everything in a straight line, or everything has to be in pairs.

I just want people to see me as a hard-working footballer and someone who is passionate about the game.

One thing will not change – we will be going out to win.

Wayne’s like my son, Brooklyn, who goes out in the garden to play and have fun.

My priority is always the family and Victoria [Beckham] and I always ensure we are there for our children. We work hard but family comes first.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Being at a club that supported me meant a lot.

That was in the past – we’re in the future now.

You have to do the exact opposite of what everyone else is doing.

You want to be uncommon amongst uncommon people.

I’ve always been different.

The difficulty for me is that I’m interested in so many different things.

I think God surrounds us, in all different manifestations of the energy.

Success means different things to different people. To me, the greatest quality of successful human beings is the ability to love.

Do not raise your children the way your parents raised you; they were born for a different time.

You have to appreciate things in a different way when you know the clock is ticking, you are under tension