Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe refuses to apologise for his self-confidence.

"I think people sometimes can feel intimidated or unnerved when they see confidence in people - in those who believe totally in their own ability and the way they carry themselves," he told Hotspur magazine.

"There will always be some who think it's bravado or arrogance, but it's neither of those things in me - this is just who I am.

"The whole world of football is crazy; there's so much attention over what you do and how you act, but when it comes down to the real business, I want to do nothing more than score goals."

And scoring goals is certainly his area of expertise, so who better to talk readers through the special feeling of finding the back of the net?

What an insight Defoe give: "I think strikers are probably the luckiest guys on the pitch, maybe in the whole world of sport, because their job is so one-dimensional yet so rewarding.

"In your head, everything happens so quickly, but at moments it feels as if time has slowed right down and you are totally zoned in, concentrating on nothing other than the ball as it heads towards goal.

"For those split seconds you're unaware of anything else around you. I think that may be a sensation that only goalscorers are lucky enough to sample, but upon seeing the net bulge the celebration obviously speaks for itself."