Raheem Sterling

“When it rains, nobody hides inside. You just go out and enjoy it. The other thing I remember is begging my grandmother for money to go and get a grapenut ice cream.”

“A better goals-to-game ratio is the aim for me now. If you score goals, you will get people talking about you.”

“I was looking at the sights, thinking, 'I used to play there a couple of years back, and now I'm on the coach with the England team.'”

“I don't want to be the one that says Liverpool can go on and win the league. But there's a real belief and togetherness in the squad; we're all working for each other. We all know what the d...”

“Everyone's dream, growing up, is seeing themselves in an away kit somewhere in a sunny country. But, in reality, I'm happy to be playing for Liverpool and trying to win trophies.”

“If you grew up the same way I grew up, don't listen to what certain tabloids want to tell you. They just want to steal your joy. They just want to pull you down.”

“If people want to write about my mum's bathroom in her house, all I have to tell you is that 15 years ago, we were cleaning toilets in Stonebridge and getting breakfast out of the vending ma...”

“My mum was working as a cleaner at some hotels to make extra money so she could pay for her degree. I'll never forget waking up at five in the morning before school and helping her clean the...”

“Growing up, you watch players like Ronaldinho playing in World Cups, doing the business, and you idolise these people.”