I had problems growing up. I had a sudden growth spurt at 15 or 16, and I got a lot of injuries as a result. I gained all this muscle, and my bones couldn't cope. I used to get so tired.

I'm not one to bow under immense pressure. I know how to deal with it. As a youth player growing up and playing for England, you deal with it then and get used to it. You just carry on into the bigger stages, and it has become natural to me.

As a youth player, I played for England and got used to it, and I have just to carry it on to the bigger stage.

I'm glad I came to Palace because I am getting the game time I wanted. I am also learning to fight with some good players.

My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author.

It is not unusual for children to follow the paths cut by their parents. You frequently see the children of doctors enter medicine, military members' children enlist. In my family, we witnessed different forms of public and community service.

In 1997, the National Bankruptcy Review Commission recommended that chapter 12 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code, the chapter that contains bankruptcy protection for family farmers, be made permanent.

I've watched my family grow, I've traveled around the world and I've had a chance to contribute some, I think.