The best advice that was given to me was that I had to be 10 times smarter, braver and more polite to be equal. So I did.

I did 'Formula 51' because I got to run around Liverpool in a kilt, with golf clubs.

It wasn't until I let go of the idea of the brass ring that it showed up, and fortunately for me, it coincided with getting clean.

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

I never had one beer. If I bought a six-pack of beer, I kept drinking till all six beers were gone. You have to have that kind of understanding about yourself. I haven't had a drink now in 12 years.

I guess the worst day I have had was when I had to stand up in rehab in front of my wife and daughter and say 'Hi, my name is Sam and I am an addict.'