“I signed schoolboy forms for Watford when I was 12, but then my parents got divorced, and I never kicked a ball for three years. I rebelled, I left home, but getting back into football sorted me out. It was the second chance I needed.” YearsHomeFormThreeLeftParentChanceFootballNeededBallsThree YearsDivorcedSecond Chance Author:Vinnie Jones
“I'm lucky in that I travel a lot for work. I also manage several holidays a year. I'm not someone who sits in the sun or goes sightseeing, though. If I go away, it will be for fishing or something like that.” IfsYearsSunLuckyManageHolidayFishingGoing AwaySightseeing Author:Vinnie Jones
“Look at me - I was the boo boy for years and years. Did I ever think I would end up in Hollywood or the FA Cup final? No, I didn't.” ThinkingYearsLooksEndsBoysHollywoodFinalsCupsLook At MeCup Finals Author:Vinnie Jones
“Over the years, I've had about 80 stitches in my head and face from football incidents and bar incidents, so I have lots of scars. I don't think I look intimidating, but I'm sure other people have their opinions.” PeopleThinkingYearsLooksFacesOpinionFootballBarsScarIncidentsIntimidatingStitches Author:Vinnie Jones
“Football became my life at five or six. The earliest memory I have is of playing in my first boots, a pair of black and white Alan Balls. It was 1970, four years after the World Cup, and I scored three goals at school.” WorldYearsFirstsSchoolThreeGoalBlackMemoriesWhiteFiveFourFootballSixBallsCupsPairsFour YearsBootsBlack And WhiteWorld Cup Author:Vinnie Jones
