Ramble Meets... Nigel Winterburn
Football Ramble
Stak Production
4.6 • 9.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2019
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Across a career spanning 22 years and over 700 senior appearances, Nigel Winterburn developed a reputation as a fiercely competitive and reliable operator at the top of the game under varied managers, from Dave Bassett to Arsene Wenger.
In this exclusive interview with Football Ramble Daily, the Arsenal and England left back divulges exactly what it takes to be a pro footballer, how different he was on the pitch when compared to everyday life, and why he hardly ever used his right foot.
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| 0:00.0 | The words when I spoke to my mum and dad about, |
| 0:03.8 | because my mum's so passionate about football. |
| 0:06.6 | Hmm. |
| 0:07.8 | And when I said to Mum, it looks like I got an opportunity |
| 0:10.0 | to sign for Arsenal. |
| 0:11.8 | Hmm. |
| 0:12.8 | Why Arsenal? |
| 0:13.9 | I'm Nigel Winterburn, ex-professional footballer. |
| 0:16.8 | Yeah, thanks. |
| 0:18.1 | MUSIC |
| 0:23.9 | Nigel, I wonder how you would describe yourself as a player |
| 0:28.3 | to someone who was too young to have seen you play. |
| 0:30.8 | How would you have had described yourself? |
| 0:33.2 | Committed, aggressive, made the most of my ability, |
| 0:39.7 | a passion to play football, as I still have, |
| 0:44.5 | even at 55 years of age. |
| 0:47.6 | Still as competitive now as I was when I was probably 10, 12, 14, |
| 0:53.2 | going through to join in Birmingham and then |
| 0:57.0 | onto Arsenal and West Am. |
| 0:59.9 | So, yeah, probably that's the best way to describe me, |
| 1:03.1 | but quite quiet and a different person off the pitch. |
| 1:07.1 | And do you think that competitive spirit in that aggression |
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