I've had one very bad ankle injury but otherwise I've been incredibly lucky with my fitness. I've worked hard at it and I've always been fit even compared to other players. That sustains you through various parts of your career but I am 36.
We are involved in youth testing internationally. We want to try to prove without a shadow of a doubt the relationship between physical fitness and health not just physical fitness and ability to perform.
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I'm healthy now. I probably wouldn't say I'm at my best fitness level and I haven't played that much lately but I'm healthy and that's all that matters.
