When I was young at Arsenal, you take it for granted, playing all the time.

I don't think you can put into words the feelings you get playing week in and week out.

The Arsenal fans are great; every week they are 60,000, and the away support is fantastic.

Owen Coyle was great to me.

The fans at Upton Park are great.

My family have always been West Ham fans, so growing up, I used to go and watch them, and so I was a West Ham supporter.

I am a player who always wants to give more.

I'm probably the worst fantasy league player ever. I don't really score that often, and I get booked quite a lot as well - when you get booked, you lose points.

I play the way I do because it's the Arsenal way.

You need to be able to defend. It's massively important, and at Arsenal, we've sometimes been guilty of forgetting that.

No 10 is the job I want: in the middle of things, moving the ball forward.

I went to Bournemouth and had a great time. The idea was just to prove to myself that I can still play at that level.

It's difficult when you have a new baby but, at the same time, a nice distraction.

Paolo Di Canio was my all-time hero.

I know my body better. I know how to be more professional. I know how to get myself ready for the games, which is the most important thing.

Football was a natural thing for me, and with no injuries or injury history that would stop me from training, I just enjoyed coming in every day and playing; then it was taken away from me.

When I was 18 or 19, I would come into training, and I'd be the last in and first out. I was one of those that took everything for granted, and I'm honest about that now.

I want to be Arsenal captain.

The intensity of the Premier League is incredible. The levels of fitness you have to reach just to survive in it is absurd.

I work on my speed and strength every day, and I do a lot of work on my first five yards. For a footballer, that's really important.

All of a sudden, when you're injured, you realise everything revolves around your core. It's crucial for balance and absorbing impact.

To play in the Champions League is an experience a player of 33 may not have had in his whole career. To be doing that at 18... well, it's such a bonus.

Playing with people like Cesc Fabregas makes it easy for you. He will talk to you and talk you through games.

It's easy to fit into a team like Arsenal.