When it came to football there was a certain age where I realized that my future in football was being a grease spot on the side of some bigger player.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In this case, I realize that, unlike when I was 22 years old, I realize now that football will not go on forever, it is a small part of your life.
I was obsessed with football when I was growing up.
I started playing football young, and my career was on the pitch.
Playing football was like being trapped in a rhythm, and my whole career was like that. You have very little time to switch off.
I have been playing football since I was 7.
I was really just too small for football.
I didn't realise how my life was changing. When I was 17, 18, 20, I didn't realise how big football was and everything around football. How many people live for football and love football. I was a professional, but I was a supporter.
In football, you have to grow up quickly, and you're generally more mature than other people your age.
My legacy isn't about what I did playing football, but how I use the opportunities that came from playing football.
Just because I'm undersized and under-this and under-that, I've still been a good football player since I was little.