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The marvelous thing about 'Doctor Who' is that it tells stories that no one else can tell.
All players have 'ordinary' periods in their career and it's hard to explain why. So at these times, its all about self belief, hard work and hopefully you get the break and your form returns.
As players, you just play for the club. I love Man United, I'm going to play for Man United, and that's what my focus is on.
Celebrity culture, it's everywhere, isn't it? It's reality TV, Big Brother. I didn't become a footballer to be famous, I became a footballer to be successful. I didn't want to be famous. Now people want to be famous. Why? Why would you want people following you about all day?
Every footballer wants to play forever. And if you are going to keep on playing - to enjoy it to the full - you want to win games, and as a result, trophies.
Football is easy when things are going well, but when its not, it becomes the biggest test.
I didn't become a footballer to be famous, I became a footballer to be successful. I didn't want to be famous. Now people want to be famous. Why? Why would you want people following you about all day? I couldn't think of anything worse.
I had an early taste of fame. I was 20, going out with TV presenter Dani Behr and we'd have paparazzi chasing us. I'm not comfortable being photographed, though I accept it is part of the job. I had to ask myself, 'What comes first, being a celebrity or footballer?'
I had my footballing heroes such as Bryan Robson and Diego Maradona but my dad was a rugby league star, and he was my real hero. But the relationship with my mum was rocky and we saw things that would affect any youngster.
I have always considered myself to be very fortunate. To play for the biggest club in the world, which also happens to be the team I supported as a boy, means I have never had to consider changing away from Manchester United.
I just want to be as successful as I can in football.
I like to let my football do the talking, I'm respectful of other good teams such as Arsenal.
I'm not comfortable being photographed, though I accept it is part of the job.
I've always had people come up to me to say that they admire the way I play, and then they tell me they're not United fans. That's always been nice.
I've put myself forward to be involved. Whether I get picked, we'll have to wait and see. Obviously everybody is excited about it, about the Olympics coming to London and the football being played in different parts of Britain.
If I feel I'm not influencing games, not scoring goals or making goals, then that's the time I'd pack it in.
It's not just the players, it's the culture. Sometimes it's the people around them; the people who are looking after them - the money they're given. Some of the families give up their jobs and live off their sons. That would never have happened 10 years ago.
Many players want to make as much money as they can and change teams for ten grand. How is that going to make much difference to their lives?
My dad played rugby, so I used to watch a lot of rugby union and rugby league.
My weight doesn't really fluctuate, but I make sure I don't eat late at night. It's about making sure I'm right physically because mentally I'm OK.
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Alan Cranston
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19 June, 1914
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