Athlete

You never know what may happen with injuries and suspensions.

I do want to play at the top.

To be in the England squad, you have got to be playing well and your standards have got to be up there.

I am very proud to represent my country and the honour of being captain.

I'm massively passionate about playing for my country.

We have to be aware of our profile all the time now, there are cameras everywhere. It can be difficult at times, we are young men after all. But we know we have to be careful. We have to be responsible.

I had a fantastic time at Birmingham and I never regret anything that happened there.

I love playing any sport.

It can be a lonely place when you are injured. You miss being out there with your team-mates and just experiencing the highs and the lows.

I have learned in football that you can't trust anyone and if you listen to what everyone says, more often than not it doesn't happen. So when I'm told 'so-and-so are interested' or 'such-and-such have done this' I don't get caught up in it all.

I've experienced tournament wins with younger age groups and I know how good it feels - it's about carrying on.

I was doing up to 10-12 hours a week sitting on a train to get to training but it was something I needed to do. But I still passed all my GCSEs - two As, six Bs and a C.

Of course, I want to play for England as often as I can and at major tournaments.

I had dreams of being a professional rugby player.

We have to be aware of our profile all the time now, there are cameras everywhere. It can be difficult at times, we are young men after all. But we know we have to be careful. We have to be responsible.

We all know the power of social media, things can get out there so quickly. We are high-profile footballers, we know that.

I've always said and I've never hidden the fact that I want to play at the top, be England's No 1 and win trophies.

Whether you play or whether you're on the bench, or however it may be, at some point in your career you will be one of those three roles. You will either be a young, up-and-coming goalkeeper watching the experienced one, you'll either be on the bench or you'll be in goal yourself.

I've been very lucky to have great support around me.

You reach sometimes when you're at the lowest and times when you don't know if you are going to play again or when the next injection or operation might be. There are sometimes when you are at rock bottom. That's when you need people around you, at the club, the fans, little tweets on social media to give you some reassurance.