The biggest thing I've found since I left the game - and I'm glad I chose to leave rather than being sacked - is that so many people are in football for the wrong reasons. Not because they love the game, but because they smell money.

I do my best to answer all questions that they might have as well as make appearances at camps and what not.

Very few great goals actually go in.

It was nothing personal: if it had been, I would have left him on so he could have suffered like everyone else.

You go to Holland, France, Germany, every community, the tiniest village, they have magnificent, pristine sports facilities.

I was my own worst enemy in my debut. Not one player tested my mechanics.

When I got drafted I was sitting at home with my Mom watching the draft live on the internet when my name popped up on the screen. We both jumped up in joy and I immediately called my Dad who was out of town for work. Everyone was thrilled and then about 10 minutes late Matt Anderson (the Marlins scout who drafted me) called to give me the news as well and to start negotiating a contract.