Micah Richards
Micah Richards

I wasn't a natural defender. I was a striker as a kid. I have learned a lot but there is more to learn, of course.

Micah Richards
Micah Richards

If you see me when I first burst onto the scene, you see how quickly I could turn for a big lad and how fast I was up and down the pitch. Then I started picking and choosing my time to go forwards because I was scared of my hamstring going or my knee not dealing with it.

Micah Richards
Micah Richards

My favourite actor is Denzel Washington, he's a smooth character so he could play me too!

Micah Richards
Micah Richards

But you can never take anything for granted in the FA Cup, because an upset is always only just around the corner, and I have experienced those too.

Micah Richards
Micah Richards

I won the Premier League and played for England but it seems everyone always remembers me best for swearing live on BBC One on a Sunday afternoon.

Micah Richards
Micah Richards

Do I like most footballers? Not really. Joe Hart, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Joleon Lescott, Gabby Agbonlahor and a group of the guys at Villa - good people.

Micah Richards
Micah Richards

I knew my knee was getting worse at Villa. The first season was dreadful and we went down. But speak to the Villa fans - take away the last three years - they were saying at the start that I should be playing for England.

Micah Richards
Micah Richards

I don't necessarily like the things footballers do. All these kissing the badge, just doing it for the clout.

Micah Richards
Micah Richards

I'm quite boring away from football, chilling with my mates and having down time with my family.

Micah Richards
Micah Richards

When I was younger, I always thought, 'I can do anything' but I felt myself turning slower, picking up hamstring injuries. It went from bad to worse.

Micah Richards
Micah Richards

There were times while I was injured at Villa when I felt like I was a ghost.

Micah Richards
Micah Richards

The magic of the cup is winning it, or causing an upset as far as I am concerned - but it is not so enjoyable for anyone when you are on the receiving end.

Micah Richards
Micah Richards

I'm very into my cars. I always ready the Top Gear magazines just to see what cars are out next and what sort of performance they give. It can range from the smallest cars to the biggest ones.

Micah Richards
Micah Richards

If I had stayed at City I think I would have been someone who simply filled in when I was required. I'd rather go elsewhere and play regularly. Be a bigger part of a smaller team.

Micah Richards
Micah Richards

Off the pitch, everyone says I and Mario Balotelli look alike, but I don't think so. A fan was waiting for a long time after a game for me. When I came out it turned out he was waiting as he thought I was Mario. He was pretty disappointed!

Micah Richards
Micah Richards

I've not always played well for City, but I'd never been the scapegoat, coming off at half-time when in my head I thought I was having a decent game. It was weird, unnatural, it had never happened to me before and it felt like no matter what I did it wasn't good enough any more.

Micah Richards
Micah Richards

You couldn't get away with anything at City because there were always photographers everywhere.

Micah Richards
Micah Richards

But when you are an injured footballer, especially when you are out for as long as I was, you find out all about the dark side of the game.

Micah Richards
Micah Richards

When you are a successful footballer, you get put on a pedestal. You are the person your friends and family look up to, and they do not know how to approach you when things are going wrong, even when you just need someone to reach out to you and ask you if you are all right.

Micah Richards
Micah Richards

I am a very positive person, but you don't get taught how to deal with the end of your career. Never.