"My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7"

"I needed two stitches after Alex (Ferguson) kicked the boot at me."

"I have come to accept that if I have a new haircut it is front page news. But having a picture of my foot on the front page of a national newspaper is a bit exceptional."

"We're definitely going to get Brooklyn christened, but we don't know into which religion! "

"I always used to go for blondes and quiet girls, but Victoria is the total opposite - dark and loud."

"On being put out of the World Cup: That was the past, this is the future."

"We've been asked to do 'Playboy' together, me and Victoria, as a pair. I don't think I'll ever go naked, but I'll never say never. "

"When I was 7 I wanted to be a footballer, but when I was 14, I wanted to be a model. Look where it's put me now!"

" I know that, as captain, you are in a privileged position and must always abide by Fifa's code of fair play, something which I have always done throughout my career [after deliberately getting a yellow card to miss a match]"

"It was deliberate. I am sure some people think that I have not got the brains to be that clever, but I do have the brains [on getting booked for England to miss a game]"

"I've got two beautiful sons already and now I've got another beautiful son."

"Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had."

"It's a great honour...and it's an honour to be with Her Majesty, obviously...I'm very honoured to be given this honour (upon receiving his OBE)."

"Well, I can play in the centre, on the right and occasionally on the left side (when asked if he was a 'volatile' player) "

"It was my first penalty miss for England - maybe I've been doing too many adverts with Jonny Wilkinson! [on the miss against Turkey]"

"I'm missing pie, mash and liquor and jellied eels."

" I think I've lost a lot of my gay fans to Gavin Henson. It's a shame as I really love them."