Steven Gerrard doesn't play because his name is Steven Gerrard. He plays because of what he brings in terms of performances. If that wasn't the case, he wouldn't play. He is as good as he was, and I have learned a lot from him.
Steven Gerrard is the best player I've ever played with.
I don't think I'll ever be another Steven Gerrard, to be honest!
I don't think anyone can replace Steven Gerrard, be it Messi or whoever.
Steven Gerrard - at his peak, he was outstanding both attacking and defensively.
Steven Gerrard would be the captain of my World XI dream team.
Roy Race was a comic book hero, and Steven Gerrard is a real-life one.
It is very nice to be compared to Steven Gerrard, but I know I am not at the same level.
Look, nobody can begrudge Steven Gerrard doing what he wants to do. He has just been a legend.
The three people I've always wanted to meet are Stephen Fry, Billy Connolly and Steven Gerrard.
At Liverpool, I studied Steven Gerrard all the time and improved my game that way. Here, I absorb all I can from Iniesta and Messi.
Trying to take the credit for Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard, who had been at the club since they were eight. Can you believe it? I can't.
Steven Gerrard has always been my idol. He's a leader. You get excited when he gets on the ball. You know something's going to happen.
People sometimes ask me what my biggest regret is in football and it's not being able to have that 'Steven Gerrard' moment where he's playing for the team that he loves in terms of where he's from.
It's just such an honour to be spoken about by Steven Gerrard in such a way, that I might also become such a great player for Liverpool. He is an icon, one of my personal football heroes.
I even used to play as Liverpool on the PlayStation on 'FIFA' when I was 18 or 19, as Steven Gerrard, Sami Hyypia, Jamie Carragher, Michael Owen, and Xabi Alonso.