Just you never know what the next day is going to bring. That goes for football goes for off the field and I gave up a long time ago trying to predict the future and trying to deal with things I couldn't deal with.

Men kick friendship around like a football but it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat it like glass and it goes to pieces.

When I wasn't famous I had a lot of friends almost all of them Italian. The racism only started when I started to play football.

Celebrity culture it's everywhere isn't it? It's reality TV Big Brother. I didn't become a footballer to be famous I became a footballer to be successful. I didn't want to be famous. Now people want to be famous. Why? Why would you want people following you about all day?

There are a lot of famous comedians from Liverpool then obviously the Beatles and the football club. That's what people in Liverpool are passionate about.

I feel very strong as an individual but as a famous footballer I know I am prone to certain things. All the media have a continuous interest for me. It varies from once a year to every day interest.

I'm actually about as famous as a fourth division footballer from the 70s.

It's quite a famous story that takes place on Christmas Eve and the Germans French and Scottish are trying to make peace one night and they bury their dead and they play football. I play a German opera singer in German which I never have so I am really excited about that.

In spite of reports about playing with various teams I'm enjoying retirement with my family and have no plans to play football.

Well family is obviously the most important. There was a time when I thought football was the most important.