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What Do You Miss Most While Being a Professional Footballer?
I could see throughout your career that much of your success has been a result of a winning mentality and character in some of the toughest moments. And even when I sat with Peter Crouch, he referenced you as being so set on winning and so obsessed with winning, that he didn't think you were ever enjoying it. So where does that come from? Where does that obsession with victory at all costs to the point that you cause suffering in yourself? That's football for me. It's a way of life and winning. It's all that matters. For me, when I played, I'd rather cheat than not win. And I don't know, there'll ever be any difference.