I Like To Let My Football Do

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.

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.

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.

I’d Go For Scholesy As The Club’s Greatest Ever Player. I’ve Seen Him Do Things That No Other Player Can Do. The Way He Can Control The Tempo Of Games, And His Range Of Passing, Are Both Incredible. We’ve Seen Over The Years That Players Just Haven’t Been Able To Get Near Him. And You Can’t Forget His Goals Either.

I Do Not Wish To Hide My Origins, Nor Do I Seek To Make It A Subject Of Conversation. I Am What I Am.