Quotes from Emile Heskey

I always wanted to play abroad, but Ill admit I didnt think it would be Australia.

After 20-plus years of looking purely from an individuals point of view as a player, now I have to look at it from a coachs perspective, getting into players heads, delivering my message in the right way so that what I'm telling them ends up getting translated out on the pitch.

Robbie Fowler contacted me and said there were some very good players in the A-League while Michael Bridges spoke in glowing terms of this growing League. After finally speaking to Dwight Yorke, I decided to accept Newcastle Jets' two year offer.

Within football we've got this unwritten rule that we're all in this together, we're all one.

I think Steve Bruce is great. Hes a wonderful man who knows what he wants.

You always compare yourself, on the pitch or in general life, and you can always learn. Youve obviously got to do a bit of studying yourself as well.

Do your badges everyone tells me. Yeah, but badges wont get you a job. You could have the most educated coach sitting at home, you still have to be given the opportunity. And I know a lot of people arent getting those opportunities. Which is sad.

I left Birmingham for Wigan because I was impressed with what Paul Jewell was doing, but I ended up back with the gaffer at Villa.

Im from the East Midlands, and when I was playing youth team football, it was in the U18 Midlands league and Villa were the biggest team.

But I loved my time with Liverpool - they were great times, fun times and emotional times.