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“If you have a love for something, you persevere.”
“My favourite chant is 'you're just a fat Eddie Murphy.' When I heard that I could not stop laughing. I would prefer a 'muscular Eddie Murphy.'”
“People have tried to push me into other sports, but it's always been football.”
“I'm an eclectic individual when it comes to film. I love my Disney: 'Aladdin,' 'The Lion King.' Also, 'Romeo+Juliet,' the Leonardo DiCaprio version.”
“My size works against me as well, as some players I would just touch and they would fall over to get a free kick.”
“I'm human just like everyone.”
“Football was my saving grace so I want to let people know that you can achieve whatever you want. People like to concentrate on what you can't do, so let's preach what you can. Why would I want to talk about not being quick when I'm strong? That's what I want to get across.”
“For me posting videos on YouTube and interacting with people on Twitter is a great release from the stresses of football.”
“As players we have to be careful what we put out there and make sure everything we do is appropriate. And it is not always easy.”
“You see it all the time, in all divisions, that teams raise themselves and apply themselves that little bit more when they play a 'bigger team.'”
“With hard work comes rewards and I want to make youngsters who could have gone left but went right find the right path.”
“When you've only got two days between games the recovery process is key.”
“If you want to gamble, so be it, but when it gets to the stage where gambling is the only thing you are thinking of and it is affecting your life, that's when you need to put a hold on it.”
“Players build up friendships with each other, so when a team-mate wants out, part of you understands that he is torn and you know you can't begrudge him a move. But the other part of you wants him to stay because you want to win games.”
“I want to be playing competitive first-team football every week and not reserve team football.”
“Training to be a tough tackler isn't easy - you don't want to injure yourself or team-mates so it's crucial that you have self-belief in your abilities and strength.”
“I am not a small guy - I will be the first to say it.”
“When I look back at my career it is nice to know that I've been appreciated on and off the pitch because not everyone is.”
“I know that I don't look like a footballer but I've always enjoyed working out and I've always been bigger than most people out there. I come from big stock. If you see my brothers and me together, we look like a wrestling tag team trio.”
“If I'm destined to play in the MLS, I will.”