I was a professional at Norwich for 10 years and associated with the club for nearly 15.

No matter what the figures are in the workplace in terms of wages, you either feel a valued member of your staff, or you don't.

I've played with, and against, some of the best players in the world and have experienced so much that professional football has to offer.

This is the difficulty with not picking up points away from home: the home games become that much more critical.

I never really did sports growing up. Maybe that's why they intrigue me. The technology that goes into that clothing is steps ahead, so it's always been something I look towards.

People go fishing and hunting and playing basketball and hiking and skydiving and all kinds of things that can hurt you seriously, and they don't have to stop doing that when they get older.

The day you decide to pursue your dreams, don't forget that this is a game you don't enter to compete, but to win. And there will always be someone booing you in the stands, and everything you accomplish could be jeered and hissed at. This is a game between two that you have to win for the people who came to watch you be triumphant.

Boxing gyms are more than training facilities. They are sanctuaries in bad neighborhoods for troubled kids and shrines to the traditions of the sport. The gym is home. For many, it's the safest place they know.