We are all human beings. We all go through a lot at certain times of our lives.

Saluting a goal in front of the fans is one of the most beautiful moments in a player's life.

A player playing with confidence is better than a player playing with doubt in his head.

I have never criticised Tottenham fans.

When you are playing in front of your own crowd, you want them to support you.

It's always a pleasure to have a manager give you compliments.

I'm from Africa, and I have to give something back to my community. You all know that I've been doing a lot of charity stuff without knocking at any door. I'm taking my own wages to do it, and I will keep doing it until the end of my career.

We all play football to get money.

As a child, you are influenced by your parents' actions.

All the Arsenal fans boo me, and when I look back, I understand where everything went wrong, but there are certain things in life you cannot come back to anymore.

If I score against Tottenham, trust me - I'm going to celebrate.

For me, apart from having my baby, the best thing is whenever I score my next goal.

If I'm on the pitch, and I score, and I'm not going to celebrate, I would rather tell the manager I'm not going to play because what is the point of scoring goals and not celebrating?

Scoring goals is what I do best in my career.

Wenger gave me the opportunity to be where I am today. He's a coach that helped me a lot, who gave me a chance, who's always been there for me in the bad moments. He called me, consoled me, gave me good advice, told me what I had to do to become a great player. I can only thank him.

When I moved from Metz to Monaco, we reached an advanced stage in the Champions League, and we played against Real Madrid. It was one of most beautiful days of my life because I was lucky enough to get a signed shirt from the football legend Zinedine Zidane.

In 2002, I went to play the Afcon in Mali, and I had the huge privilege to swap my shirt with Marc-Vivien Foe. May his soul rest in peace.

People in my country love me. I represent my country very well.

No matter what quality you have, you have to listen to people, let people help you to be good.

I have never been a bad influence in the dressing room.

I love England.

If you are Cesc, going to Barcelona, he will make more money, more sponsorship, and he is going home. What did Arsenal do to keep him at the club? Absolutely nothing. Now the fans say he is not loyal. When you leave Arsenal, you become a traitor, regardless of what you have done.

I plan with the BBC African Player of the Year award to become an agent of hope and positive change in the lives of the millions of African youths who have lost hope and are deprived.

As a footballer, I know I am a role model for a lot of African kids, and I want to make a direct impact on their lives.