While the 37-year-old was happy to credit his peers for their technical and physical gifts, he took a different approach when the question of mentality arose. Known throughout his career for a ferocious, confrontational style of play that often intimidated the world’s best defenders, the forward pointed to himself as the benchmark for mental toughness.<\/p>\n
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