Theo Walcott

“I will go out and have some fun. You can't lock yourself away forever. But it's not me you'll see stumbling out of nightclubs.”

“I like going to New York because I don't get recognised there - although, the first time I was there, I'd only been in the city an hour when the tallest guy came up to me on Fifth Avenue and said my name, gave me a high-five, and then just walked off.”

“The Champions League is massive. I've had so much experience. I'm only 23, and yet I've played so much in the Champions League, and not many players my age would have had that experience.”

“Every player would like to go and win loads more, but not every player can.”

“It doesn't matter if you start the game: as long as you finish it well and the team wins, that's the main thing.”

“I wasn't playing at Arsenal, and I was frustrated. I was doing everything I could do, looking after myself, scoring, and playing in the Europa League then when the cup came, but it wasn't enough for me, and I wanted more.”

“People always think it's about money, money, money, but I just want to win trophies.”

“I remember my first Arsenal training session and Sol Campbell going straight through me. I had a bit of a bruise, but I got straight back up and carried on. I didn't want to show them that it hurt.”

“A coach was managing the Newbury team, and he wanted me to play for his local team, and from there, I did it at district level, and then I got picked for Southampton.”

“Thierry Henry, without a doubt - he's an absolute legend.”

“You want to play in the massive games. We all want to be out there, doing well for the country.”

“I don't want to be known as a super sub. But you have got to be ready to come off the bench and make an impact if you're not in the starting team.”

“Football is about opinions, but love me or hate me, I don't really care. I genuinely wouldn't change anything. I don't have any regrets.”

“I want to play piano. My girlfriend loves the piano.”

“I played golf in Dubai with my cousin and brother, but I wouldn't do it again because I was dripping with sweat in the heat and wasn't able to last the whole round.”

“I travel pretty regularly throughout the football season with Arsenal and England, but we don't really get to explore. In the summer months, I get about four or five weeks off, and then I'll jet away to either the south of France, Dubai, or Italy.”

“You want to look back on your career and see what you've achieved, not just have a fancy car and a big house.”

“With Marco Silva, the way he coaches players, he has that knowledge: he wants the best out of you, basically. He wants something out of you all the time, and having seen him work in a short space of time, it's only going to improve.”

“My dad was in the RAF, so we travelled quite a lot. My memory's not the best - I remember we lived in Belgium for a bit - but I grew up in a village called Compton in Newbury.”

“When I was 10 years old, my teacher got us to imagine our future. I drew a timeline of the rest of my life. I had just started playing football, so I drew pictures of me as a professional footballer.”