There won't be a day when I stop working to be a better version of myself, so I'm going to keep working and I will get better.

I think I have kind of have the same mind-set that Kanye West has. He just likes to do his thing.

I grew up with very strong family support. My grandparents raised me, and my uncle sort of played that father-figure role in my life.

I think I just have the mentality that I'm always hungry.

That comes with any position, you play it more and more and you get comfortable.

I've played both right-back and right wing, I can't really say if I am more comfortable in one or the other but both are fun positions for me to play.

As a player if you win 10 in a row and you lose one, or you lose 10 in a row, you are still going to be angry when you lose. It's the nature of the game.

Obviously if my path is with Tottenham then I'm very happy, I'm going to fight and do all that I can to help them. If it's not then, whatever team I am with, I am going to fight to help them, that's how my mind has always been.

You're going to have highs and lows, but it's how you get through the lows.

Competition all over the field is great.

You never want to be too comfortable because that's when you start to get complacent and start doing those little stupid things and getting too relaxed.

If you don't want competition, I think it means you're scared and you can get a little bit comfortable.

I'm fortunate that Newcastle and the fans welcomed me with open arms because I know it's not easy being a former Sunderland player.

A lot of people don't realise how mentally tough the Premier League is.

The reason I joined Newcastle was because I could see we could do great things.

I'm not really a political person but I'm not the biggest fan of Trump. I have my thoughts on him. I'm not a fan of his policies, the things he says, the things he's brought to the table.

I'm not a practicing Jew but my great-grandparents were. It's part of our family history.

Before, sometimes if the ball was played over my head I wouldn't know where I was but now I feel a lot more comfortable. Sometimes I would be going forward when it really wasn't the right time to go too, but now I'm picking my moments better.

My defensive side was something I wanted to work on, especially coming into the Premier League.

Positional awareness comes with experience, so getting game time helps, but we also work a lot in training as a back-line and also on defensive shape.

I was raised to always be humble.

Obviously the chance to work with Rafa, there's not really a better situation I could be in. He's great. He takes his time with you. One-on-ones, he'll stay out after training for another hour if you need it. He's been one of the best managers I've had.

I knew there was no money in track and field unless you were unbelievable. So I stopped it when I was 13. I just really wanted to focus on soccer and with soccer training and high school, it would have been too much if I did track and field as well.

I think at some point I would like to meet my dad. He's in prison in the U.S. for life, so it's about figuring out where he is stationed and making time to see him.