For sportsmen or women who want to be champions, the mind can be as important, if not more important, than any other part of the body.

As football gets more globalised, it's probably more important than ever to have one or two players in your team who have grown up in the same streets or been to the same schools as the hard-core fans.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

Nothing improves your confidence and brings a team together more than winning a cup.

The story is more important to me than the part.

Something interesting has happened over the last 10 years in the Premier League. Players who once would have been discarded as expensive and too old have become important parts of title-winning squads.