You know, I was crap. But I had the commitment, and I had the understanding, that the basis of football is skill on the ball, and if you spend the time with it, you're gonna reap the rewards.
Now Jack Charlton wasn't wrong, I was a bad footballer. - Craig Johnston
Now Jack Charlton wasn't wrong, I was a bad footballer.
- Craig Johnston
And I think they loved me because I loved being part of their team, you know, and I quite often say to kids, that I was the worst player in the world… - Craig Johnston
And I think they loved me because I loved being part of their team, you know, and I quite often say to kids, that I was the worst player in the world…
You know, I was crap. But I had the commitment, and I had the understanding, that the basis of football is skill on the ball, and if you spend the ti… - Craig Johnston
You know, I was crap. But I had the commitment, and I had the understanding, that the basis of football is skill on the ball, and if you spend the ti…
We were having a trial game against Leeds, and Jack Charlton was the boss of Middlesbrough at the time. - Craig Johnston
We were having a trial game against Leeds, and Jack Charlton was the boss of Middlesbrough at the time.
Our football program is bigger than any one person. - Craig Johnston
Our football program is bigger than any one person.
So I did in fact spend two and a half years in the Middlesbrough car park practising skills. But if you spend four or five or six hours a day practis… - Craig Johnston
So I did in fact spend two and a half years in the Middlesbrough car park practising skills. But if you spend four or five or six hours a day practis…
I've been ignored for 20 years but now it's heartening to get some recognition. - Craig Johnston
I've been ignored for 20 years but now it's heartening to get some recognition.
OK, the wonderful thing about soccer is, a football is a perfectly round object, and it doesn't make mistakes. The player using it makes mistakes. An… - Craig Johnston
OK, the wonderful thing about soccer is, a football is a perfectly round object, and it doesn't make mistakes. The player using it makes mistakes. An…
The main thing I do now is I coach kids, and all of these stories along the way are based in reality. - Craig Johnston
The main thing I do now is I coach kids, and all of these stories along the way are based in reality.
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