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To be captain of such a huge club like Chelsea is a great personal achievement.
Gary Cahill
For myself it's about winning competitions.
The scary thing about blood clots is where they can lead.
In football you go from hurdle to hurdle, there's always something to motivate you, always something you want to get.
I have been my own man. I feel like I can be me but I have obviously learned from the best.
I came to Chelsea and it was 'oh you can't play Champions League, you can't do this, you can't do that' and I proved them wrong.
Where you have a little setback or you are out of the team you're considered a different player but you know you will come out of the other side of it.
It's always difficult not playing games and that match fitness and sharpness is something you always lack when you don't get that opportunity.
When things are going well, everyone's coming into training, having a lot of banter and joking about and enjoying things, and when you are not, it's not that feeling, because the expectation level is to win.
As a defence, we have to strive for that clean sheet while also giving the attacking players the licence to go and create.
This is what playing football is all about - trying to reach finals and trying to lift trophies.
I was always confident that if someone took the chance to play me week in and week out that I would fulfil my potential.
I have been hugely proud in terms of what I have achieved, in terms of over 60 caps, and I have captained my country on a few occasions which has been a huge honour and something I have been really proud of in my career.
I am sure for every striker, scoring goals gives them confidence.
My best World Cup memory as a fan? The Michael Owen goal against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup in France.
I realise that sometimes you have to make tough decisions and football doesn't wait for people.
I'm my worst critic when I'm playing.
We won the Europa League in 2013 and it was an amazing night, an amazing feeling. I take those memories and think to myself, 'I want to do that again.'
Paul Gascoigne was one who I watched as a young boy. He was a hero to all of us really. Chris Waddle was one for me too, just because of where I grew up. Where I'm from, he was somebody who was representing England and playing in the Premier League, and as a young boy I always wanted to do both.
Everything gradually comes to an end or there's a new challenge around the corner.
I know when I'm good and when there are a few things I need to iron out.
There are challenges in front of you that you face all the time in football. You ride through and come out the other end.
Playing at the World Cup is something that I am really hungry for.
There's opportunities you get that you want to grasp with both hands and you have to cherish them.
You can go anywhere in the Premier League and it's going to be tough. Every single game is so tough. So I think if you make it, and you're lucky enough to play in the Premier League, I don't think there's a need to go anywhere.
It's all about playing. Your career's short enough as it is.
I'd rather do my talking on the pitch.
When you think of Bolton you think of the likes of Kevin Davies. He is a captain who leads by example and his qualities got him an England cap.
I have been hugely honoured to have played for my country and I would never shut the door.
Diego Costa is Diego Costa. He scores goals. He is an animated character and he is a big personality.
You always try to prove yourself.
As players we are in control of what we do and the way we prepare for the games.
You expect to have to soak up some pressure when you are playing Manchester City away from home.
I've played in the big games and I've done well.
When I was growing up I would always watch the more experienced players to see what they were doing and why they were doing it.
You're not a robot, you're not going to be nine out of 10 every game. But when things aren't going well, you work even harder and look for a reaction.
Having people doubt you is what gives you that fire in your belly.
You want to achieve the most you can in the short period you have in your career as a professional footballer.
My teammates don't see it, but deep down I find it tough to sit there and not influence big games.
When you get a little knockback in your career, it gives you something to strive for.
I'm ambitious in everything I do. That is never going to change.
I'm not a guy who is willing to accept not playing.
I realise that sometimes things go well and sometimes they don't. But it is very important for me I feel personally, even selfishly, the need to be playing football matches.
It has been a huge honour and I am hugely grateful to the managers for the caps that I have had.
When I first came to Chelsea, I realised there is an expectation on everybody here and history proved that this club wins trophies. I wanted to be a part of that. Thankfully, I've worked hard, got in the team and I've played my part.
For me, it's about consistently churning out performances and looking to improve at the same time.
Every experience, good or bad, is a learning process.
I always think the same: English players don't generally leave England, which is strange. But of course, the Premier League's got the reputation as one of best leagues going, and one of the most competitive leagues.
Work hard at your game and then you will progress.
The way that I prepare, the way that I play, the way that I like to speak to the lads or manage situations is the way that I do things.
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