How important is self-motivation?
All the great coaches say to get good, you’ve got to be doing a lot of work on your own. I think it’s the most important thing as an individual. You learn to discipline yourself and you learn that dedication and that hard work pays off. You go home from school and do your homework, then you go outside and you start dribbling the ball and getting touches. All that kind of stuff is the best way to develop your game. And of course, watching it. When you’re watching the game you start to understand it better and better. You can watch people’s positions and understand the tactics and stuff like that. I did a lot of that. My grandfather would tape (English Premier League) games for me and I would sit down and watch them with him. I think it paid off.
