I used to tell the players that professional football is a part-time profession. I used to tell them it gets you ready for your life's work.

Playing professional football is something I'll never be able to do.

It was a very exciting time for me to play professional football, finally.

Football players win football games.

To have six years of professional football under my belt already is really something.

You cannot be a professional or a champion in football and only be ready to face the beautiful moments in life. You have to be ready to rebound from these bad moments, accept the criticism and learn from it. But I am convinced some of the rubbish being said about us will only make us stronger.