I played rugby until I was 15, 16 and I eventually had to say, 'No, I have to choose one' and it was obviously going to be football, I miss playing rugby a lot.
I feel I have experienced pretty much everything I can in football, winning, losing, the injury side and all the set-backs.
To be in the England squad, you have got to be playing well and your standards have got to be up there.
There's no reason why we can't win trophies at Stoke, we'll try and win some cups and do as well as we can, but I obviously have ambitions.
I don't prepare to sit on the bench, I prepare to play because you never know what is going to happen.
As a goalkeeper it's so important to be in the right position to come and clear those through balls, to make those right decisions.
I hardly had any coaching until I joined Birmingham where I had Dave Watson for five years. He's one of the best and I knew how important that was for me.
For me, playing for my country is the ultimate honour, and I've been fortunate enough to do that through many of the age groups. It's something that will never get old or boring for me.
I feel I have experienced pretty much everything I can in football, winning, losing, the injury side and all the set-backs.
We used to go cycling as a family every weekend. I played basketball, cricket, badminton, and was half-decent at them.
I learnt at the Euros that that is the level I want to be at. That is where I want to be. The standard of the strikers there was top class. That is where I want to be for a long period of my career.
There's no reason why we can't win trophies at Stoke, we'll try and win some cups and do as well as we can, but I obviously have ambitions.