My only objective is to win.

It stresses me out if I mess up.

I really want to make myself a better player.

Sometimes, the easiest route is not the best route.

I am just trying to keep my performances consistent.

My fitness has always been decent. I run constantly.

I have a smile on my face because I am back on the pitch.

Play well, play regularly, and score goals. Nothing else.

I love it at Palace; the fans have got loads of love for me.

As for me not playing for England, I've got no regret at all.

I'm always happy to score, really, and obviously help the team.

I have lived in south London all my life, and my family is here.

Going to Manchester United, you're expected to be the final product.

I've grafted to get here, so Manchester United is where I want to stay.

When I was at United, I had money, but I was still so down and depressed.

Not everyone can say they were signed by Sir Alex Ferguson and Man United.

I am the Crystal Palace DJ. I'm the guy who gets us going. I play the songs.

I just come to training, work hard, go home, prepare for the game, then play.

I'm just playing my football, and I will just see what the future holds for me.

To be honest, if you are not the manager's cup of tea, you can't do anything about it.

Everyone at United made me really feel at home. They are decent lads at United - all of them.

Luckily, Palace have had love for me from the beginning. It is the team I could fall back on.

I give a tenth of my salary to charity every month, so in terms of giving back, I do my best.

I am with Palace, and you can see on the pitch that all I think about is the team doing well.

I don't have anything against United. Playing them won't make me run any faster or try any harder.

I'd never look at someone and think he's better than me, unless it's Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.

Obviously if somebody scores 17 goals, you're not going to argue with him if he wants to take penalties.

One thing I wanted to do from when I was young was buy my parents a house. I have done that in Ivory Coast.

I can deal with the media; I can deal with some of the criticism I get and still focus on what I need to do.

I want to be able to give the best of myself to the team and contribute with my team-mates to winning more titles.

Going through games, making silly mistakes, you'll need the manager to tell each individual what they are doing wrong.

Yohan Cabaye. He's a French player, and he dresses really well every day. There's no effort. That's how I like to dress.

I am used to being a winger, but if a manager wants me to adapt to a new position, then I will have to - and I don't mind.

My dad used to take me to training in bangers, and we used to push the car. He would do whatever it would take, so I owe my family.

It can be United or Aston Villa or Chelsea or whoever. I just want to win, and if I can score a goal against them, I'll be buzzing.

Everyone goes on about Manchester United all the time, but they're just another team in the final. I don't see it as anything special.

If Man United and Liverpool fans feel better by calling me a black monkey in my messages... feel free to carry on if it makes your day better.

Ivory Coast, even though I told them no at first, they still had the belief in me and still wanted me because they knew what I could do for the team.

With the way my career has gone, I've had ups and downs, and I'm thankful for going through what I've gone through because now I'm a stronger person.

For me to be a better player, I need to play more games, and having a gaffer I know has great trust in me gives me the confidence I need to help me improve my game.

My mum says that, when I was a couple of months old and couldn't even stand up yet, I'd try and kick a ball. She knew I'd be into football. Maybe I was just destined to do this.

I've spoken with Raheem Sterling and Jordan Henderson, and they say the Premier League's the place to be. It's where I want to get to, and getting there with Palace would be nice.

You'll see me just walk into the local Tesco. I don't feel I need to hide myself because there's no reason to. Okay, I play for Crystal Palace, but I'm still a normal human being.

Just because I don't smile a lot, people think, 'Ah, yeah. He must have a bad attitude.' But if you don't know me, you don't know me. That was the problem. My face is just serious!

I am a normal guy. I muck about; I play around with my nieces. The only thing is I need to be professional when I am out and conduct myself in a certain way. I still live a normal lifestyle.

Going to Cardiff was a really good experience for me. I managed to get quite a few games under my belt at Premier League level, which was good, and I feel like I've come back a better player.

I have been at Palace for more than 10 years. I will always love the club, and I want to help get them back to the Premier League, particularly for the fans who have always been so good to me.

Look at Romelu Lukaku. He has scored the most goals in the league, even though some doubted him. He has proved everyone wrong. I am trying to go down that path myself, proving every doubter wrong.

I'm not really much of a fan of Drake. I don't know why; I'm not really keen on it. His songs just make you think about your ex! I'm more about upbeat songs! His songs are more sad most of the time!

Me going to a big club when I was, like, 19 or 20, I didn't know what to expect, how to behave, whatever. I was just a youngster who wanted to do tricks. I didn't even care about end product, really.

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