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“My friend Adam gave me my first chance to play in an organised match, for Steventon, when I was 10. The team were one player short, and I joined in. I had never played before, but I came on and scored a perfect hat-trick: header, left foot, right foot.”
“I tend to wear the moulds in training, but I'll always wear studs in games, as I feel like I get more grip.”
“You can be the best player in one game and then the worst player ever in the next.”
“People probably don't realise, but you often train harder when you're injured than when you're fit.”
“I feel a lot stronger than I ever have done since I've had kids, because you have to be: you don't want them to see any weakness.”
“The problem with my shoulders was something I inherited from my dad. The left one would pop out and then pop back in - absolute agony - during almost every game last season, so I had surgery to put it right last summer.”
“If I'm called up by any England team, I'm willing to go. I'm not going to pull out of any England team. Ask any young kid who wants to play for their national team, and everyone's the same. We're all dying to do it.”
“Why can you not enjoy scoring and celebrating a goal for your new team with your fans? They have travelled all that way; enjoy it - simple as that. Some players choose not to, and that's fine, but it's just who I am - celebrate scoring goals. It's a great feeling.”
“I'm not going to lie: I fell out of love with football for a little bit because I had some good performances but then just didn't get the chance to play on.”
“A golf holiday with the guys is always nice. I'm a bit of a bandit on the golf course because I play with a handicap of 10, but I should be lower than that.”
“As a little kid, I wasn't even interested in football. The first time I played, I was nine, and I volunteered to go in goal, thinking it would be exciting to save penalties. In fact, it was really boring.”
“I love playing for Arsenal. Top club, unbelievable.”
“I work on crossing the ball at pace. That's something that is not easy. And my first touch has improved, as has my understanding of the game.”
“It can't be too bad being one of the top goalscorers at Arsenal in the Premier League, mainly as a winger as well, and three FA Cups.”
“When I was 11, I was invited to be a ballboy at Stamford Bridge when Chelsea played Liverpool. I was a Liverpool fan, so I was gutted that they lost 2-0. Afterwards, I was introduced to the players - I found it terrifying.”
“I generally don't like it when people talk about regrets because you do your best, and you deal with the circumstances that happen.”
“I'm just someone who grew up in a small village.”
“I'll play anywhere for Arsenal, but hopefully, given my chance up front, I can do something, because I've always been more of a striker than a winger, and I think I could show a bit more up front.”