Quotes from Joe Hart

It's a great honour that someone like Sir Alex Ferguson goes out of his way to mention my name.

I love the Premier League, I absolutely love Premier League games. Removing myself a footballer, I watch the Premier League. It's a great league, fantastic football is played in it.

People say the English players don't come to Italy because they look down on Serie A, but that's just not true.

I'm not happy when I do let goals in... what keeper is?

You have got to let the ball come to you as a keeper.

Even if I was the only keeper left on the planet, I would still be trying to get better.

I am a lucky boy. Being a keeper is something in me and which I enjoy doing.

In my opinion, I think loans are for younger players trying to improve who have got the whole world in front of them.

Consistency is a huge thing at the top. It's hard to get to a good level, but once you get to a certain level, there's people who want your place.

I'm grateful to Torino because they offered me a true, solid opportunity.

There are places you should be and places you shouldn't, and situations you should not be getting yourself into. If you're turning up to games and not feeling right, that's when you've got to address the situation.

I really appreciate the people of Man City, and it turns out they appreciate me.

My feelings towards Manchester City will never change; I'm eternally grateful to them as a football club. They took me as a 19-year-old boy from Shrewsbury Town, took somewhat of a punt on me, and I've had some fantastic times.

I don't believe footballers have to live like monks.

I always assess what's my fault, but I don't dwell on mistakes, I never have; it's not part of my make up. I know what I am and know what I can do. You just move on.

I don't really know football from the Seventies and Eighties. It's all myths and legends to me.

I was a bowler - left arm, smash it down as fast as I could. I did a lot of work with Damian D'Oliveira, and I probably had a chance of doing that for a living. But when I reached 16, I knew I couldn't carry on playing both football and cricket, and I was already in the Shrewsbury squad.

I like stability.

Playing to a decent standard sometimes isn't enough.

When managers have got decisions to make, whether it benefits me or not, I have to be man enough to take it.

That is one thing that is part of Manchester City, which we've taken with us from the olden days. We'll never give up while anything is possible.

We know the beauty of football is that you get another chance next year.

If crowds give you abuse, there's no point standing there and giving it them back; you just move on.

On the pitch, I need to stay focused, alert, and be ready to face my heart-racing moment with confidence.