Coming out of a club and going into a new one is never easy.

I think I missed out on so many good experiences - maybe priceless experiences - playing with my friends when I was growing up.

I’ve been in a lot of unfavourable situations growing up, so I know what it’s like to need help."

So being unable to play for so long isn’t where you want to be as a footballer. And if you are not playing for long periods of time, your career is only going to go one way."

I used to meditate all the time in bed. That was when I was raising my daughter, and I'd get her up and off to school, and then I would go back to bed and meditate. And then I would do the same in the evening, and that was very good for that period because I had so many things to juggle as a single mother.

Parents should not smoke in order to discourage their kids from smoking. A child is more likely to smoke when they have been raised in the environment of a smoker.

My family moved a lot as a kid. We started in Colorado, where I lived for five years. We moved to Chicago for two years, to San Francisco for one year, Connecticut for seven, Oregon for a couple years, and then I went to school.

Those who say we should dismantle the role of Poet Laureate altogether, the trick they miss is that being called this thing, with the weight of tradition behind it, and with the association of the Royal family, does allow you to have conversations and to open doors, and wallets, for the good of poetry in a way that nothing else would allow.