Gary Neville never seemed to know when he was beaten, and Ashley Cole never gets beaten.
If you're lucky enough to get into a Premier League or Championship team straight away, well done to you, but I feel really grateful for the experience that I had at the lower end.
I gambled when I left QPR to go to Aston Villa half-way through the season when we were winning every Championship game, and that paid off. You just get a sense inside you, and you have to go.
It was disappointing to be left out of the Premier League line-up, but it was a reality check to sit back and look on the bench.
I've come a long way from the area where I grew up in Sheffield. It's been a journey, but I've fully enjoyed it.
I'm just me. Just Kyle from Sheffield. That's all I see myself as.
I used to play central defence for Sheffield United. I had Chris Morgan at the side of me, which helped me a lot because, if I did anything wrong, I'd be sure to find out about it.
Hopefully, one day I'll get to play for Sheffield United in the Premier League; hopefully, that's a dream that can come true. They put a lot of faith in me, and hopefully I can finish my career there, just to say thank you.
I was a Sheffield United fan from when my grandad, who's sadly passed away now, got a season ticket for me when I was four.
Having a two-year-old son is challenging, and my missus is only 21, so we're both young, and it is difficult.
I've got an England shirt hung up in my house from when I was an unused sub against Denmark. I cherish that.
I'll always be thankful to Villa for giving me the chance to play first-team football regularly.
