It's hard to please everyone, and I learnt quite early that that's never going to happen.

Football is a game of opinions, and some people have a great opinion of me, and some people probably think I'm absolutely useless.

You can be humbled as a goalkeeper. You have to accept that.

Playing to a decent standard sometimes isn't enough.

You look at some of the top teams in the world that have got the best strikers, and they are looking to buy another top striker. But if you have got a top goalkeeper, you are not often looking to buy another goalkeeper.

It's difficult to make predictions in the Premier League, as unpredictable things can happen, and I know that well: I won the title in a crazy way and lost one unexpectedly.

I was a bowler - left arm, smash it down as fast as I could. I did a lot of work with Damian D'Oliveira, and I probably had a chance of doing that for a living. But when I reached 16, I knew I couldn't carry on playing both football and cricket, and I was already in the Shrewsbury squad.

If crowds give you abuse, there's no point standing there and giving it them back; you just move on.

There are too many haters.

I always assess what's my fault, but I don't dwell on mistakes, I never have; it's not part of my make up. I know what I am and know what I can do. You just move on.

You can't live in fear of preventing mistakes.

I will never go into a game aggressive because I will cost my team the victory if I am reckless. If I have got a personal vendetta with someone, or I don't like the way someone has done something to me in the game, I am just going to have to get over it.

I've got a lot of energy and a lot of passion.

I will try to give it everything for my country. I would love to get to 23, then 25 and 30 caps. They are things I love to do every time I line up. It's a great feeling.

It's a great honour that someone like Sir Alex Ferguson goes out of his way to mention my name.

You can say what you want about Carlos Tevez, but when he plays, he plays to win, and he plays for his team-mates.

International football's not always about playing the top three in the world - it's about going to some of the tougher places around Europe and playing real tough games.

Whatever I'm capable of, I need to be the best I can.

I love football, and if I could, I would play every day, even if it is my job.

I know how quickly things can change in football, and I am only where I am because someone else lost their place.

Growing up, David Seaman was a massive role model for me. Peter Schmeichel and him were the ones I looked up to.

I'm grateful to Torino because they offered me a true, solid opportunity.

I'm going to continue being me through the good times and the bad.

It's a strange world, the goalkeeping world.

There are plenty of downsides in life for anyone, including me. Everyone has their own personal worries. Everyone has normal families, with normal arguments. But in football, things are going really well, and that's what I want to maintain. That's one thing I can keep on top of.

You have got to let the ball come to you as a keeper.

Torino is a city that breathes football.

I'm very grateful for what Mr Capello did for my career. I was really honoured that he put me in as his number one.

It's tough to be at your best all season, and you need to be there for each other.

I hate letting goals in, and some of them have come in a bit of an awkward manner.

In my opinion, I think loans are for younger players trying to improve who have got the whole world in front of them.

Why did I choose to be a goalkeeper? I don't know - it is good question. I have asked myself many times when things have not being going well.

Even if I was the only keeper left on the planet, I would still be trying to get better.

I look at a clean sheet as a personal success.

I am always trying to learn and adapt.

It's hard to get a chance in the Premier League for an English keeper.

I absolutely love playing in Europe. The Premier League is fantastic, but once you get a taste for it, it's the place to be.

I'm experienced. I've played at the highest level for a long time and done a lot of things in the game.

I am trying to grow and I am trying to improve every single day.

Whether it's at club level or with England, I have to stay on my toes and make that place my own.

I don't hate Guardiola. These kind of feelings don't suit with professional matters.

It's difficult when you're on loan, especially when you're not a young player who people may have sympathy for.

I'm someone who wants to do well at their job. I am completely in what I am doing.

I don't believe footballers have to live like monks.

I am a lucky boy. Being a keeper is something in me and which I enjoy doing.

In the past, I've been lucky enough to receive some high praise, but when the experts have a go, I'm usually not particularly interested in what they have got to say.

Some of my closest friends, the England lads, have played in the Champions League, so it's a big thing to be there as well.

I keep my focus on the stuff that matters to me, and that is pretty much how I live my life.

I have always pushed myself. I have never settled for anything less than the best that I could give.

Playing at Birmingham helped me grow as a goalkeeper: it made me better all round, being a regular part of a team.