You should never get ahead of yourself car-wise; no Merc when you're still in the youth team, no Porsche unless you're a Premier League regular.

Right from school, I got mockery for the way I look. I took it to heart early on. I admit there were times when I doubted myself.

I'm not the type of player that's going to run in behind or go past three and score.

It was only when I got to Tottenham as a youth player that they said, 'You need to be good in the air.' It was made clear I was going be a target man, so I had to start working on my technique.

At many a moment on many a day, I am convinced that pro football must be a game for madmen, and I must be one of them.

One of the things in marriage is you have to understand what appreciation is about, and that'll keep me for longevity. That's why my fans love me, because I appreciate them. Because with no fans, there would be no sport, no fighting for me, no UFC, no Bellator, no Rizin; there'd be nothing without the fans.

In any football I have played in - and I have played in League One and as an international at the World Cup - the bare minimum is running around and showing the desire for the shirt. Then, the higher you go up the leagues, your football takes control of that.

The conditioning and the lifestyle changes you have to make to remain a healthy athlete are what molded me into what I am today.