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All of us have our own journeys.
You know when you've had a bad game.
In football, things happen so quickly.
Representing England makes me emotional.
My delivery is something I always worked on.
I didn't think twice about coming to a big club.
Spain are certainly one of the best teams in the world.
After the World Cup, I feel more mature, more confident.
In the World Cup, you can only play who you are drawn against.
I used to watch David Beckham on YouTube for ages when I was younger.
Coming off the back of the World Cup, it is important you get that rest.
I got let go at City, but I always believed I could play at the top level.
I always wanted to play for City because I was there from such a young age.
I always liked how David Beckham played - his set-plays and his dead balls.
If someone makes contact with you, it is a foul, and you are going to go down.
Ever since I was in the youth team at City, I've always loved crossing the ball.
Everybody knows what Harry Kane is all about; he's a goalscorer, a great professional.
You need to keep working hard on the training field to show the manager you want to play.
Sometimes you have to wait. Sometimes you have to be patient, and your chances will come.
I analyse my games for club and country. I look at what I could have done better and learn.
If I'm having problems, I speak to my older brother, who used to play professional football.
As full-backs, we like to get high and wide. It's the style of football that I enjoy playing.
My career has totally changed. Burnley helped me get to where I am, and I'll never forget that.
I just looked up to my brother because he was a professional. He was the one I wanted to follow.
I always thought I could get back to the Premier League, and thankfully, I did that with Burnley.
I was still going out when I was younger - drinking - and I wasn't looking after myself properly.
Whenever I get a chance, I want to do well for the other players, the staff, and, of course, the fans.
I've never met Beckham, but I'd love to. I'm a massive fan of him. Hopefully we can cross paths and chat.
Obviously, you want English players playing in the Champions League against the very best players in Europe.
It's the World Cup, and everyone wants to be there. No one will be burnt out; everyone will be raring to go.
Me and Steve Eyre, the coach at Manchester City, used to stay behind for ages after more or less every session.
All I can do is keep doing the best I can, and every opportunity I get, I'll try to put balls in like David Beckham.
There is a lot of room for improvement for everybody, no matter who you are, so that is all I did, really: practice.
Obviously, when I was playing in the Championship, I always dreamed about playing for England, putting on the jersey.
I went for a tackle with Radamel Falcao against Colombia, and he just dropped to the floor. I said to him 'Just get up!'
I used to watch Beckham and Andrea Pirlo. Players like that, they had a fantastic right foot on them; everyone knows that.
Coming back to Tottenham, you feel confident with these players and the manager - the way he talks to you and wants you to play.
It's just about confidence and believing in your own ability. If you hit it over the wall, you've got every chance of it going in.
My dad was a tree surgeon. When I was younger, he was working away five days a week for weeks on end, just trying to get as much money.
I wasn't in the best shape when I came to Tottenham, and the manager let me know that. Within six months there, I was in great condition.
You can learn a lot in the Europa League or from playing different teams from across Europe, and European football has improved me as a player.
Gary Neville played a similar position to me. Defensively and offensively, he was a quality player for Manchester United and England. His trophies speak for themselves.
I've picked up a lot of injuries, and there's been games when I've looked back and watched and thought, 'I could have done this better,' 'I could have done that better.'
The training at Tottenham is intense, but the structure is set out perfectly - in the gym, running, sometimes double sessions. Every player at Tottenham is in great shape.
I know I played for England at a World Cup with millions and millions of people watching, but I still stick to my same routine - I train, then go home to see my wife and little boy.
At Tottenham, it took two years for me to try to break in there. I knew my opportunity would come - it was just about being patient and working hard on the training pitch - and it did.
You never know what could happen. Someone could get injured early in the game, so everyone knows they have to be ready. Anyone can come on at any stage in the game and make the difference.
At Tottenham, we are just bombing on as wing-backs, but sometimes on the international stage, where there is so much quality, you need to be more careful about the distance between yourself and the right-sided centre-half.
My brother is brutally honest with me - he always has been - and he's the first one I text after games. He has a nice chat with me and tells me how I did. He's one I've always looked up to, and I'll always respect him for that.
Beckham was the one I always looked up to - the technique, his crossing on the move or set-pieces. But as a kid, I just played with my brother. He was playing for Oldham, in League One and League Two, and he's the one I really looked up to.