It's my dream, my goal to be good at Olympics, anywhere they are in the world.

As long as I have ambition, maybe I can achieve something for my country.

I'm very ambitious, despite all the challenges I face in the streets.

To be able to live and train in Iraq under these circumstances you need to be brave.

Being driven helps; if you look at any athlete or entertainer, they're all going to come to times where, if it's handed to you and it's easy, then it's not worth having, and it hasn't been easy.

One of the first lessons I learned in football is that it takes a team to win a game.

I don't do sports, and my idea of hell is being dragged around ruins/museums/famous buildings, so I guess I'm a beach bum.

I was forced to learn a lot about psychology as a player, and as a captain to get the best out of others. There's still a lot of scepticism about it in sport and the workplace, but dealing with fluctuations of form, and pressure, and being away from home are more important than your cover-drive.