I'd played some very good games, at Manchester United, at Tottenham Hotspur, but they'd lacked a goal. There've been times when I could have scored myself, but I've played a pass to a team-mate instead.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I played a lot of football, and I was a goalkeeper, but I didn't really like playing in goal.
I was the classic midfield organiser who could also score goals.
I played for 30 years, 20 with England and I did it by setting goals.
I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
Goals are a big part of my game. Maybe in my first few games at Tottenham, I didn't show that - I wasn't getting forward enough.
I was playing the best football of my career at the time, finishing top scorer in Italy three year's running. There were other good players around but I think I was the best at that time.
There were probably a few games I played where I should not have played, because of some nagging injuries or something. I used to always talk the managers into playing me, because I wanted to play so badly.
I have scored against every team, every country, every defender in the world.
I wasn't good enough to be a professional soccer player obviously but that was my first goal in life.
I could play, scored a goal; I showed that I can play in Europe, in England. Because many say that England is very difficult.