The more players who come through the academy and make it into the first team, that's what we want. Not just for the club but for the country. If they're young English players coming through, that's fantastic. I'm happy to be part of that.

When I was growing up, Keane and Sheringham were my idols, and they wore 10. So it was always my dream to wear it.

Beckham was a great inspiration to me growing up.

If I can be a role model, or if I can maybe make another manager play a young player coming through rather than buy a player, that's incredible.

Sports entertainment in general, it's a very competitive business.

I could hear from the crowd some monkey noises, and this went on for about 25 minutes. Every time I touched the ball, I could hear the crowd. I said to myself, 'In this kind of environment, in this situation, I don't want to play football anymore.'

When I was playing football, I always felt in complete control. When I play golf and come under pressure, it's a completely different ball game.

Seeing the intensity and power she brings to the game, it's hard to imagine her being anything but single-minded in pursuing tennis. But Serena Williams has other passions, too. In fact, there doesn't seem to be enough time in the day, week or month for one of the world's most gifted athletes to chase her many interests.