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With United, we'd all grown up together, we all wanted to win the biggest trophy in football. We did it togther.
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Being hardworking is the best thing you can show children.
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I just want people to see me as a hard-working footballer and someone who is passionate about the game.
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Soccer is a magical game.
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The buzz is still with me. I get goose bumps.
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I remember how inspiring it was to meet players like Bobby Charlton or Bryan Robson when I was a kid. I still remember Clive Allen showing up when I received a trophy for my Sunday league team.
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I always wanted kids I could take to work, and for them to experience the things I experience. So, having three boys as a footballer was a dream.
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As a footballer, you always want to test yourself against the best.
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Nothing amazes me anymore.
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I don't regret the decision to retire. My body was losing its edge. I was taking longer to recover from injuries. You have to get out at some point.
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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.
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I'll never forget where I'm from, never forget my roots. It doesn't matter where I live. I'm English, simple as that.
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We've been asked to do 'Playboy' together, me and Victoria, as a pair. I don't think I'll ever go naked, but I'll never say never.
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I don't think I'm really in a situation to complain, because I consider myself to be privileged to be doing what I do.
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At the end of the day, I'm very lucky to have what I have and do what I do, but I don't see myself as any different from anyone else who works hard and is a dad and a husband.
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Some men over-tweeze their eyebrows, and it's just too perfect. Men are meant to have kind of a bushy brow. Too much aftershave is also off-putting; it's one of my pet hates.
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Throughout my career I have been pretty successful, I've played for some pretty big teams, represented my country quite a few times, and played for managers without sentiment.
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It was always going to be difficult, no matter what I'd set up, no matter how many children I have got to take my mind off things. There was always going to be a moment when I finished playing, that I was going to find tough.
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There are certain battles that you pick. When they're not worth picking, they're laughable stories.
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I've seen the growth of this game in this country, the stadiums that were built, the great European players that have come and the great American players who've been created. Americans want to be number one at everything. And they are at baseball, football, basketball. Soccer is growing fast, and I want to be a part of that.
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Kids can have great passion and great ability but if you have the facilities for your particular sport that can give you the inspiration to become a sportsman.
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Over the years, when I've seen players retire, when you ask them about it, they always say you'll know when you're ready, and I think I know when I'm ready. I think I'm ready.
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I love scoring goals for England and playing for England. That's one of the reasons I didn't retire - I love playing for my country.
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I think the most important goal I scored in Spain was the first one because people were wary about me coming over to Spain as a player - they thought I was just there to sell shirts.