When you have kids you do grow up. I have just started realising it now-it changes the world, having children.
I'm a very stubborn person. I think it has helped me over my career. I'm sure it has hindered me at times as well, but not too many times. I know that if I set my mind to do something, even if people are saying I can't do it, I will achieve it.
I would never complain about the position I'm in or the attention I get. At the end of the day, I'm very lucky to have what I have and do what I do, but I don't see myself as any different from anyone else who works hard and is a dad and a husband.
I still look at myself and want to improve.
At the end of the day, I'm a footballer who has played at some of the biggest football clubs in the world and played with some of the best players in the world.
I don't think I'm really in a situation to complain, because I consider myself to be privileged to be doing what I do.
There's room for boys' and girls' football in the world-that's what I believe.
I just want people to see me as a hard-working footballer and someone who is passionate about the game.
People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting.
Two of my boys are Manchester United fans; one is an Arsenal fan. Whenever there is a game I can take the boys to, I love taking them.
I'm a strong person, I'm a strong family man, I'm a strong husband and a strong father.
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.
Football's the biggest game in the world. America's the greatest sporting nation there is. To play some part in putting those two things together: why wouldn't I be excited about that?
I always wanted kids I could take to work, and for them to experience the things I experience. So, having three boys as a footballer was a dream.
I don't regret the decision to retire. My body was losing its edge. I was taking longer to recover from injuries. You have to get out at some point.
I love scoring goals for England and playing for England. That's one of the reasons I didn't retire - I love playing for my country.
Kids can have great passion and great ability but if you have the facilities for your particular sport that can give you the inspiration to become a sportsman.
I feel this pang of regret whenever I watch sport; this sense that I will never play a big match again.
I have got this obsessive compulsive disorder where I have to have everything in a straight line, or everything has to be in pairs.
When I was a kid, I thought my dad was a little bit harsh with me at times. Sometimes I needed an arm around me instead of my dad telling me what I did wrong, but it obviously worked.
Throughout my career I have been pretty successful, I've played for some pretty big teams, represented my country quite a few times, and played for managers without sentiment.
My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7.
Every situation has changed me as a person.
Everyone's been so quick to say that I'm really thick or I haven't got a brain. People will think whatever they want to think.
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.
The spotlight will always be on me, but it's something I'm learning to live with as the years go by.
I am happier now than I have ever been.
I love little kids looking up to me, young players looking up to me, respecting me.
I'll never forget where I'm from, never forget my roots. It doesn't matter where I live. I'm English, simple as that.
The buzz is still with me. I get goose bumps.
With United, we'd all grown up together, we all wanted to win the biggest trophy in football. We did it togther.
I've got my wife. I've got my four kids. I've got parents, grandparents still, and three really good friends. It's all you need. I'd rather have three really good friends than 20 good friends.
I wasn't as fit as I would of liked to have been, going to the World Cup, but I'm not sure what difference that made.
No one's ever really given me any style advice. I wear what I want, and it doesn't matter what other people think.
I'm used to being around kids. Even when I was growing up in London, I had an older sister, I had a younger sister that I used to look after from time to time.
Soccer is a magical game.