I Am Proud Of My Black Roots

My Dad Played Rugby, So I Used To Watch A Lot Of Rugby Union And Rugby League.

If I Feel I'm Not Influencing Games, Not Scoring Goals Or Making Goals, Then That's The Time I'd Pack It In.

You Get Yourself Prepared For A Big Game, You Get Yourself Up For It. Then Afterwards You Don't Sleep Or Eat Properly.

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 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?