The town, the team, it's a family. That has helped. For some people who have had to deal with some of the problems I have had to deal with don't have football as an out.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I come from a football family which has really helped.
Football is good, but family, close friends, my brothers - I have family everywhere - is the most important thing.
I've got friends in the different teams I've played for, but family is the most important thing to me. That will always be the case.
I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life. There were lots of kids from different races and poor families. People had to struggle to get through the day.
I've been in football a long time and people have problems through debt, drugs, drink and family.
Well family is obviously the most important. There was a time when I thought football was the most important.
For me, I'm lucky to have a lot of close friends - through football or through my family.
We've got some talented people in my family in regards to football, and we do it the right way.
The biggest thing I've found since I left the game - and I'm glad I chose to leave rather than being sacked - is that so many people are in football for the wrong reasons. Not because they love the game, but because they smell money.
I was brought up to believe that it's family first. Of all the people my parents knew, the family was most important. You always turn to your family, and the family supports you. We do what we can to support our young and go and see the grandchildren if they're doing plays at school and their sports events.
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