Andy Carroll

“I am aware that the spotlight's on me.”

“I don't mind a pint now and again but that is the way I have been brought up. That's who I am and I am not really going to change. I am not.”

“Instead of just saying I want to go out there all the time, instead of just saying I want to be on the pitch, I have to take a step back and go in the gym, do a little bit of lighter work, or have a second day recovery when the lads are out on the pitch where normally I would've just wanted to be on the pitch all the time.”

“We all want to win and do well.”

“I kicked a ball round the streets with no leather patches on.”

“When I leave the training ground I just completely switch off from football.”

“I know what I can do and what I can give to the team.”

“I want to play in front of my family and win games.”

“Everyone that knows me knows I hate the gym, it's the worst thing ever.”

“Playing for your boyhood team and going away, you realise what you had and missed.”

“I have unfinished business with the FA Cup.”

“With a lot of defenders, if I go up for a header, the defender will usually go up too.”

“I don't bother reading newspapers - I don't even watch 'Match of the Day.' That way, I don't know what anybody is saying and I can get on with my job.”

“I have great memories of Euro 2012 and would love to be there again.”

“I have been in the headlines for the wrong reasons and when I've been travelling to Sunday games, I've read the papers on the way and looked at all those headlines.”

“I think I could fit into every system.”

“I've always thought I could play for England if I am on my game - if I am fit.”

“Being out on the pitch is a privilege for all of us and we shouldn't take it for granted.”

“Fans should stay until the end, regardless of the team.”

“Newcastle was my home town; I loved it and I loved the fans.”