Troy Deeney

“I always break it down I am three different people. I'm Troy Deeney the footballer, I'm daddy who the kids get to see and I'm Troy which a few of my mates get to see.”

“I'm a big boy with big shoulders and I've had some real world issues so getting some stick online doesn't bother me.”

“Everyone's got bills, everyone's got heartache, and everyone's got problems.”

“When you talk about bullying I always go back to when I was at school, a bully was a big kid picking on a little kid.”

“Premier League players are a lot cleverer, but they don't like being roughed up. They're not used to that.”

“I play for Watford, it's not the biggest team in the Premier League, but I go to Antigua, I go to different countries and people go 'you're Troy Deeney.'”

“If I don't like you, I will tell you, that's it.”

“Even now, as a footballer I've experienced many types of racism. Whether that's abuse on the field or from the crowd, it's never easy to deal with, but social media is now the biggest platform for these cowards to share and target their hate.”

“I'm just a normal kid, really, from an inner-city background.”

“My dad was not a footballer. He wasn't anything remotely what the average person would say was a role model - but in my eyes he was Superman.”

“It would have been great to play for England but it is not something I have lost sleep over.”

“For me, when I was growing up I was told the police weren't on our side. From being stereotyped because we drive nice cars to being judged for the clothing we wear, I was told I would never be given the benefit of the doubt.”

“When I was 15, Aston Villa offered me a trial for four days. In those days, I was more interested in making mischief and I didn't even turn up until the fourth day and then they sent me packing because they said I wasn't dedicated enough.”

“I don't want to sound too critical, but a lot of fans at some grounds I go to have got cameras in their hands, taking pictures of anything rather than generating any atmosphere during the game.”

“I would go on record saying that there is probably one gay or bi-person in every football team. They're there, they are 100 per cent there. I think people that are gay or from that community definitely are very worried about having to shoulder the responsibility of being the first. I think once the first comes out, there would be loads.”

“Whenever you play against Fred - we certainly did it - you let him get it because he has to take three or four touches. He doesn't know how to do one or two touches. Anyone that watches his game, he gets it facing the wrong way, turns, turns, chops, chops and he'll give you the ball three or four times a game.”

“The core of who I am and what I'm about, I'm a loyal person, I'm honourable, as I say I'm a softie I'll do anything for anyone. But, there's this other part of me that, I've been exposed to so much at a young age that's now, right, I have to look after myself.”

“I enjoy those physical battles and I've been on record saying Virgil van Dijk is the best defender in the world.”

“Since coming out of jail, I still made mistakes daily. Don't me wrong, I'm not an angel by any stretch of the imagination, but my mistakes are just normal ones now like forgetting to go to the shop when the missus asks or not putting the bins out, stuff like that.”

“Prison gives you time to reflect.”