My dad always taught me to never be satisfied, to want more and know that what is done is done.

I can’t understand why Scholes has never won the player of the year award. He should have won it long ago. Maybe it’s because he doesn’t seek the limelight like some of the other ‘stars‘.

I can’t stay in the box and wait for the ball. I can’t – I would die.

No, because retiring is stopping. If I wanted to stop, I would have stopped.

That’s the way I’ve been educated: I always think about what I missed and the things that you did, you did them, so you don’t have to think about them any more.

When I was 20 or 21, I didn’t… I won’t say care about anything, but you’re like in your own world – you made something that you always wanted to do, and then you kind of think only about your family and yourself.

When I go home, sometimes, even when I had an amazing game, I always think about what I missed.

You kind of never leave Arsenal. How many comebacks do you make? At one point it will turn out to be a bad move. We all love the first Rocky but I’m not too sure about the last one.

In football you always get judged on your last game. Whoever you are, or how amazing you are, it’s the last game that everyone has seen.

My dad always taught me to never be satisfied: to want more and know that what is done is done. That was his way of seeing the game. You’ve done it, now move on. People might say, ‘Well, when can you enjoy it?’ But it worked for me because, in the game, you need to be on your toes.

I may be French, but I’m playing for Arsenal.

I have to say that when I was young, when any politician was talking I wasn’t even interested. Maybe they were saying some nice stuff, but then if you put Michael Jordan on TV, I was interested!

But one thing you need to do in the game, is to adapt and adjust your game to what you have been asked to do and also to what your body is telling you to do.

It’s difficult to talk about Pele because I didn’t see him.

I’m obsessed by the idea of making my mark on history. And Arsenal is my paradise.

There’s nothing I’m scared of in football.

There are many things I want, and the only way I will get them is to keep my head down, listen to the right people and work hard

I don’t like to plan anything.

It was tough at the time but when I was younger, my Dad. I would say my Dad, because without him I wouldn’t have been here. I mean it was tough for me because he was really demanding. With him, it was never enough, you know, anything I did was never enough.

I always think about what I missed, and I think that was my driving force – never be satisfied with what I’ve done.

I am more than proud to be European. I love Europe, I love France, but I have an American mentality, and I don’t know why. The way I see things, the way I talk, I’m the kind of person who, if I want to say something, I will say it – sometimes in Europe, it’s not always what you need to do.

At the beginning, you are 20 and you can just imagine… don’t get me wrong, but having money. Then you realise that it’s not only about you and what you are doing but that you have to give back.

I’ve followed the NBA religiously since I was a kid, and now because of my boy Tony Parker, I’m a huge Spurs fan.

So many people say that obviously my game has changed since I arrived here and I say that it’s good that it changed, otherwise it would show a lack of intelligence.

I always have a football handy at home, and I’ll play with it. Sometimes it’ll get on my wife‘s nerves. But the moment I’ve got a ball at my feet, I’m happy.

I eat football, I sleep football. I am not mad I am just passionate

The moment I’ve got a ball at my feet, I’m happy.

Sometimes in football you have to score goals.

Arsenal is in my blood as well as my heart. I will always, always, always remember you guys. I said I was going to be a Gooner for life and I did not lie because when you are a Gooner, you will always be a Gooner. This club is in my heart and will remain in my heart forever.

In New York it seems like there’s no Monday or Saturday or Sunday. The town is always moving. The vibe is great.