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I was fortunate to have teachers that were flexible with allowing me to miss more class than I was supposed to be able to, for the sake of being able to tour.

I could have easily gone down the wrong path and dropped out of school, but I was given a second chance.

If I had a choice of educating my daughters or my sons because of opportunity constraints, I would choose to educate my daughters.

I tell students that the opportunities I had were a result of having a good educational background. Education is what allows you to stand out.

I knew what could happen to my son if he was sent to the wrong school and got in with the wrong crowd.

My parents would never throw the kids in first class for the flights; they'd be up front, and we'd be economy - we knew we were lucky just to be travelling.

Even though arguably I could have done much better at school, I'd decided at a young age that I was going to be a professional sportsman at some sport. And at that stage, there was a bit of luck: I was fortunate to meet the right people at the right time to get me to where I am now.

I wish my school days could have dragged on a little longer, or that I could go back and do it later in life.

I think the sense of family and family achievement, plus the discipline which I received there from that one-room school were really very helpful in what I did later on.