I Am Proud Of My Black Roots

European Football Games Or Evening Games Seem To Take A Lot More Out Of You Because You Don't Sleep That Night. And As You Get Older, It Gets Worse.

I've Put Myself Forward To Be Involved. Whether I Get Picked, We'll Have To Wait And See. Obviously Everybody Is Excited About It, About The Olympics Coming To London And The Football Being Played In Different Parts Of Britain.

In My Career, There've Been Three Stages Really. There's Been The Stage When You Come Into A Team, You Don't Feel The Nerves, You Just Go Out And Play. Then Through Your 20s You Start Thinking A Lot More About The Games And What's At Stake. And Then, As You Get More Experienced Towards The End Of Your Career, You Enjoy It A Lot More And You're A Lot More Relaxed.

I Think After A Big European Game You're Looking At Four Or Five Days. For Two Days Afterwards I Don't Really Do Anything. I Do A Recovery The Next Day, Which Is Bike Work, A Light Stretch, Some Yoga And An Ice Bath After That. Then The Second Day I Would Just Do The Bike Again For 20 Minutes And Then Do Some Strides, Which Is Box To Box, Just Eight Of Them, Just To Get The Legs Going And The Blood Going Again.

I'm Not Comfortable Being Photographed, Though I Accept It Is Part Of The Job.