People always say things like, Oh, well, he was suffering so much that he was better off dying. But that's not true. You're always better off living.
I thank God, Jesus, and my Grandmother for being able to support myself and my family.
I had an early taste of fame. I was 20, going out with TV presenter Dani Behr and we'd have paparazzi chasing us. I'm not comfortable being photographed, though I accept it is part of the job. I had to ask myself, 'What comes first, being a celebrity or footballer?'

