Athlete

There's always people watching you, no matter who you are or who you're playing for.

I had dreams of being a professional rugby player.

You want to make an impact and show what you're about.

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.

Regardless of what happens, I want to be part of a successful England team and if I have to swallow my pride and disappointment at not being the number one, then I've got to do that for us to be successful and obviously to help whoever is in goal perform at their best.

I'm always confident in my ability; you have to be as a goalkeeper.

I get on with Joe Hart really well. He joined Birmingham on loan when I was there and to see him working day-in, day-out was brilliant. As I've progressed I've tried to model myself on him.

I've dealt with bigger things than the odd performance, dealt with a hell of a long time out of the game from an injury which shouldn't have kept me out for that long. I've had to deal with fears of not playing again, I'm a bigger man for it and I will be better for it in the future.