I joined Norwich when I was 15 and moved away from a life living on an estate in Cardiff and everything I knew. I moved away from my girlfriend, who is my wife now, and my nan, who has now passed away. I missed a lot. Craig Bellamy Read Quote
I knew I needed to move away when I was 15, but when I got to Norwich, I spent nights crying myself to sleep with homesickness. For any young kid moving away from home, that is the biggest thing you have to deal with. Craig Bellamy Read Quote
So much of my career was affected by injuries. Not just the well documented surgery, but the hamstring pulls and other things. Injuries hit me hard, and they always seemed to come at key times. Craig Bellamy Read Quote
Of course I want to keep playing; that’s the best thing for any footballer. But I’m looking forward to not having to put my body through the pain, I have to say. Craig Bellamy Read Quote
As a professional, you’re taught from a young age to despise losing. But I began to accept that, in football, you will win some games, and you will lose some games, with draws here and there, too. That’s just the nature of the game. Craig Bellamy Read Quote
I do have to pinch myself at times when I look back at some of the things I have achieved. I really do. Craig Bellamy Read Quote
I surround myself with family. I have got the most incredible wife in the world and unbelievable kids. Craig Bellamy Read Quote
Before, I would spend all my hours at training, come home, sleep, eat, watch football, sleep, and go back to training the next day. Now I do the school run, train, pick up my daughter. I am living in the real world. I am a father now. That has given me more satisfaction than football. Craig Bellamy Read Quote
