Ashley Young: ‘I knew I had to fight to prove them wrong’
Subject
Sports; Football
Description
The Aston Villa winger explains how memories of rejection can help him win back his England place. It’s Bodymoor Heath, the Aston Villa training ground, little more than a loose shank away from The Belfry in a corner of the West Midlands that estate agents would typically characterise as “leafy”. Ashley Young is sitting in the corner of a snooker room, wearing a hooded top and the kind of diamond-encrusted accessories that demonstrate how sporting excellence can reap fantastic remuneration.
Creator
theguardian.com
Source
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/oct/16/ashley-young-aston-villa-england
Publisher
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