Graeme Le Saux
Graeme Le Saux
Graeme Pierre Le Sauxis a retired Jèrriais and English professional footballer of French ancestry. He played from 1989 to 2005 starting as a left wingerand left back during his first spell at Chelsea, eventually becoming a left back for Chelsea, Blackburn Rovers and Southampton, and for the England national football team. He came out of retirement in 2012 by signing with Wembley in order to appear in the club's FA Cup fixtures...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth17 October 1968
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I was 36, my contract was coming to an end and a series of persistent minor injuries were stopping me playing as regularly as I wanted to.
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The reasons for calling it a day were more rational. As a footballer it is not just about the playing a match, that was the easy bit.
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Your environment definitely plays a part in the things you enjoy and because mine was quite dramatic, I wanted to record my relationship with it.
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The opening ceremony was good, although I missed it.
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What it all boils down to for me is having the enthusiasm to do something for enjoyment and being stimulated by what's around you. That's what photography does for me.
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He's started anticipating what's going to happen before it's even happened.
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Keith Gillespie just lacks a little bit of inconsistency.
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Ramires is involved in everything he does.
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Training is such a vital part of preparation for a game, you really do train to play. It tops up your ability, like sharpening a carving knife. You can get away with not doing it for a while, as long as you have reached a certain standard of fitness.
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Ive had one very bad ankle injury but otherwise Ive been incredibly lucky with my fitness. Ive worked hard at it and Ive always been fit even compared to other players. That sustains you through various parts of your career, but I am 36.
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When you live by the sea, there are definite seasons when you can see the weather coming and going, which lends itself to photography.
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My wife Mariana is a good photographer too and, like me, she just picks up a camera and takes a picture when she sees something, rather than looking too deeply into it.
football morning children
In the last year my wife has noticed me struggling to get downstairs on a Sunday morning. I've two young children and football has been so good to me over the years I don't want to spoil it.
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You need to be an adrenalin junkie when you travel with kids.