Quotes from Sol Campbell

I don't rely on off-shore tax havens, and I don't want to invest in stocks and shares as we have seen how volatile that game has been since the financial crash.

My values are in my DNA and were shaped by my environment.

I've got my own mind, and I'll talk about it, but I'm willing to listen. I'm very balanced like that. If you don't want a guy who's balanced, who wants to win, and can bring people together well... I don't know.

We can't all have gleaming grass, cut to the millimetre, perfectly manicured and watered when needed and looked after by 10 groundsmen. Not everyone can be at these clubs.

When I left Spurs I was one of the best defenders in the world and had done so much for such a long time with ultimately little reward. I practically kept the club up on my own for two years.

If I don't impress you in an interview then fine, but at least give me that chance. That's all I want; to talk to a chairman or owner about my philosophy and what I can do for their team.

My first medal, the League Cup at Tottenham, that was a very proud moment for me. Being captain, and winning. But also winning the double in my first year at Arsenal, that was special.

I believe if I was white I would've been England captain for more than 10 years.

Michael Owen was made a captain ahead of me.

Fifa has lost the trust of the people. We cannot allow the architects and controllers of world football to get away with dragging the beautiful game through the grime of corruption and bribery.

Look, I'm an entrepreneur, I want to create things, I'm a builder. I don't want handouts. If I didn't play football I'd be doing something else. That's me. I don't want to be held back. I want to go forward. I want to better myself.

Most of my players have come through academies with clubs. That's not a bad thing, but it's very different to what I grew up with.

Training-wise, you have to work on your weaknesses, preparing yourself properly for the game, on and off the field.

If football covers all your emotions, that's too shallow for me.

I learned a lot from Arsene Wenger, especially his tactical systems and how to plan things game to game, week to week and month to month.

The career I have had should warrant me getting a job. I've done all the badges. I'm doing my coaching badges with the Welsh FA.

Coaching is definitely different. I've got the knowledge but it's about communicating that to others in a manner they can understand. There's an art to that and the more you practise, the better you get.

People may think that I just want to manage in the Premier League but I'm prepared to go to a non-league club, and if they can't pay me a salary just pay me a win bonus. I'm up for that.

As long as I do a good job and do it professionally and people see the quality, and see who I really am, then I think that's all you can do in football.

I don't want to be pigeon-holed as a firefighter.

But sport is about character. It is about understanding how a team works, about pushing the team. I also wanted to do it because of where I am from as a human being. That's what London people want: thinking outside the box, new ideas.

We all like a party but when that 'becomes the main feature of your lifestyle as a footballer, I haven't got time for that.

I think that what London wants are people with ideas and the willpower to get things through.

I'm a winner. I love to build. I've got great ideas. I've got the passion. I'm very diligent, and if given a chance I'll work my rear end off to be a success.