I was extremely competitive, so for me becoming a footballer was not necessarily because it was about being the best - it was about winning.

Within my first year of moving abroad living on my own, my sister got ill - she got cancer - and at the same time, my mum got cancer, and she passed away. I think at that time it was a hard challenge for me to deal with it, but in a way, I have always taken strength out of anything that has come at me.

I never thought I could enjoy all this wealth without putting it to good use.

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