I am proud of my black roots and of the black blood that runs in my veins.

I just want to be as successful as I can in football.

What you've got to realise is that footballers, and me in particular, have seen everything in the changing room. Everything. I've seen the manager kicking off with the players, the players kicking off with him, players fighting each other, managers fighting, everything.

He was a professional rugby player in the area that I played as a youngster. So a lot of people who I went to school with knew who he was and knew that he was black. So I would get racist taunts in school.

You get yourself prepared for a big game, you get yourself up for it. Then afterwards you don't sleep or eat properly.

I am proud of my black roots and of the black blood that runs in my veins.

Where does it stop? You get offered money for your wedding, then for your kids, new houses, holidays... We earn enough from football and sponsorships, why do you need any more?