Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie are two of the best strikers in the league and the reason I came to the Premier League was to play against people like them.
I didn't dream of joining Man City as a professional one day, or representing England, because I didn't know that was even possible.
My biggest dream from the moment I started playing soccer was to join the national side. I was privileged to be part of the team and to serve as its captain and there's no greater honor.
It's the first time it's happened to me and maybe the last. It's a strange sensation, not normal for me. I can't remember scoring three goals, even when I was a kid.
When I went to Real Madrid, I was only 18 or 19 years old. It was my first year as a professional footballer. I was very young.
When I was five, 10, 15 years old, I always dreamed of being in the best league in the world, playing with some of the best clubs.
As a young Scottish footballer growing up - I always used to follow Scotland and watch the games - Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness, and Joe Jordan were players I looked up to.
I'm ambitious, I want to play in the Champions League, and that's the aim with Tottenham - to start qualifying for the Champions League on a consistent basis.
It is a great challenge to be playing against the best players in the world, and I always wanted to play in the Premier League and be a part of this league.
I really didn't want to play basketball for the longest time, but I just wouldn't stop growing. But I always wanted to be a professional soccer player.
I got to experience soccer at the highest level at a young age; I decided I wanted to be part of that for as long as possible.
My wish is to concentrate on playing football for Manchester City.
It was my dream to have an opportunity to play in a big league like the English league.
I would love to play for Manchester United and, if things go as I want them to, I believe I can achieve that.
When I signed that USL contract, my perspective changed on me being a professional footballer. That was my goal ever since I was young. I never thought I could achieve it, but that's when it clicked in my head that I can really go far in the sport.
I wanted to be a soccer player; I wanted to do it at the highest level.
When I moved to Hull and I was playing against players in the Premier League, maybe I pinched myself then.
There are a lot of big players and a lot of big teams, but I don't know if I'll get the opportunity to play in the Premier League.
One day, I hope I can play in MLS.
When I was a child, it was my dream to be a professional footballer. When I was 14 I visited Milan's San Siro stadium and remember thinking how unbelievable it was. From then onwards I vowed that one day I would be playing there - and I am very proud that I achieved this and also for everything else I have managed to achieve in football.
I obviously want to play in the Premier League and if I can do that with Fulham it would be amazing.
I don't think I am a great. I think I've done nothing. I've done nothing in soccer. I've won leagues, but I haven't won the Champions League, the World Cup, the Euro. Winning the Euro in France, that wouldn't be bad.
If I would have had the absolute will, I would have been a starting XI player at Barcelona or would have played 10 years for Real Madrid or Manchester United.
I see myself going to play in the MLS, to discover something other than France.
I always thought I was going to be a soccer player, get a scholarship to college, and then join the U.S. women's team.
