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I don't think I'll ever get away from my reputation.
It's up to people to judge whether I'm a good fella.
I played on anger for the first 15 years of my career.
If someone labels you, it is very hard to shake it off.
Glasgow was a tough city. You were adored, and you were hated.
Everyone in football knows what John Terry's like off the field
I had a very good upbringing, which I'm eternally grateful for.
I was a troubled young kid, and I would try to break every rule.
I am reading the biography of Pep Guardiola. I find it really interesting.
What you live for is to wake up in the morning looking forward to training.
I've got belief that the Newcastle fans know how much I want to play for them.
I've grown up with Kenny Dalglish; now, to be signed by him is a massive honour.
In the past, before games, I would near enough make myself ill. Nerves and stuff.
If I ever wrote an autobiography - and I won't - it would be called 'Don't Google Me.'
I don't like the Italian approach. I don't want to be involved in that kind of football.
My discipline in myself has got me where I am. I try to emphasise that to young players.
I've kept my nose clean when I've been asked to to play out of position, and I've done it.
I've only myself to blame. It would be easy for me to blame others but I have to look at myself.
Arsenal are streets ahead of everyone in this league and Manchester United are up there with them.
David Brooks - every time I see him, I like him. He breaks lines, runs beyond, and I like him a lot.
I surround myself with family. I have got the most incredible wife in the world and unbelievable kids.
Life isn't just about football. The adventure starts when you finish, and I'm looking forward to that.
I do have to pinch myself at times when I look back at some of the things I have achieved. I really do.
All I want to do now is prove my temperament is not a problem and get people talking about my football again.
There is no one better than Jose Mourinho for how he cherishes his players, and their affection for him is unique.
It's difficult. I'm a single parent now, and I'm having such a battle to see my kids on a daily basis. It's so hard.
First and foremost, I am concentrating on staying fit. If I'm fit, I can challenge. If I ain't fit, I can't challenge.
Look, we all make mistakes. That is no problem. But you have to be willing to make up for your mistakes and to help yourself.
I want to make sure that I am always ready: that if I step off the bench, I will make a contribution, then be given my chance.
I have had my eyes opened to a different side to me. I'm a much happier person. There was always this Jekyll and Hyde thing with me.
Manchester City is the richest club in the world. They work to a budget that no one else works to, so they can write their own rules.
I can understand failure: I've failed loads of times in my life; it's not a problem. I've never feared it, because it's a part of life.
I believe I have a lot to offer when I finish football as well. I always said I didn't want to become a manager, but I changed that view.
The lads I played football with on the street when I was a kid in Cardiff were as good as me, and in many ways, my career is due to them.
I let football drive me crazy. If we lost, I would shut myself away for two or three days, not sleeping, torturing myself about what I did.
That's what makes the Premier League the best in the world: the competitiveness and the ability each team possesses can hurt you on their day.
I was enjoying life at West Ham; I really was. I wanted to do the whole five years there, become a favourite with the fans, and end my career there.
John Hartson, he speaks fluent Welsh and has the tattoos all over him to prove his Welshness. But in my own world, no one is more Welsh than myself.
Football - a simple game really, yet generally, in the game, we make the simple things seem harder. But it's those simple things that get you to the top.
I did get myself into little scrapes when I was younger and a bit stupid, but there is only one manager I have worked under who ever spoke a bad word about me.
Of course I want to keep playing; that's the best thing for any footballer. But I'm looking forward to not having to put my body through the pain, I have to say.
I've been playing at a professional level for 17, 18 years now, and there's more to life. I love the game, don't get me wrong - I've cherished every moment of it.
Basically, we are all chimps. The human side is at the front of our forehead, but the chimp is the part that lashes out. When I play, I am completely chimp-orientated.
I've always enjoyed the coaching side, working with young players, trying to improve them and to make them not only see football different but to see life differently.
Certain players need twice the recovery time of others because they run much more - not because they put in more effort but because they're playing different positions.
I felt bad for Newcastle when they lost their 2005 FA Cup semi-final to Manchester United. They had loaned me out to Celtic, but I still had a lot of affection for them.
I want to become one of the greatest managers that has ever lived. Why not? If it doesn't happen, then I've given everything, and I'd be proud of whatever I'm able to achieve.
I can understand a bad pass or something like that; I don't get irate. But the one thing I can never accept is a lack of work rate. You have to be able to give everything you have.
Being Welsh means you sometimes get exposed to international football earlier. Again, that helps player development, speeds up their thought process in a different kind of environment.
So much of my career was affected by injuries. Not just the well documented surgery, but the hamstring pulls and other things. Injuries hit me hard, and they always seemed to come at key times.