A Lot Of People Don't Know That

I Had An Early Taste Of Fame. I Was 20, Going Out With Tv Presenter Dani Behr And We'd Have Paparazzi Chasing Us. I'm Not Comfortable Being Photographed, Though I Accept It Is Part Of The Job. I Had To Ask Myself, 'what Comes First, Being A Celebrity Or Footballer?

Nelson Mandela Is My Hero Outside Of Football. I Was Fortunate Enough To Meet Him A Couple Of Times. He Was Really Clued Up On His Football And He Knew Me, So That Was Just Unbelievable. It Really Stuck With Me.

Where I Grew Up, People Obviously Knew My Dad Because It's A Small Place And He Was The Top Player For Swinton - They'd Go And Watch Him Play, See Him In The Papers, So They Knew He Was Black.

I Had My Footballing Heroes Such As Bryan Robson And Diego Maradona But My Dad Was A Rugby League Star, And He Was My Real Hero. But The Relationship With My Mum Was Rocky And We Saw Things That Would Affect Any Youngster.

There's Never Been Completion In My Football Career Because I've Always Been Striving For That Next Thing.