The World Motivation
It's not nice getting up at 6 am, when it's pitch black and you have to get in a van with 10 other lads, to go and work in a muddy building site in the winter, and not get home until 5.30 or 6.
“It's not nice getting up at 6 am, when it's pitch black and you have to get in a van with 10 other lads, to go and work in a muddy building site in the winter, and not get home until 5.30 or 6.”
— Charlie Austin · Lads
It's not nice getting up at 6 am, when it's pitch black and you have to get in a van with 10 other lads, to go and work in a muddy building site in the winter, and not get home until 5.30 or 6.
Like many professional footballers, I have the legacy of injuries picked up over my career but the effect on my day-to-day training and on matchday is non-existent.
I'm a big, loud character and some people don't like that.
I've got a strong family, close friends and hobbies outside football that keep my feet on the ground.
When I went to Burnley I'd only been a pro for 14 months. I wasn't even entirely sure where it was! I always lived at home with my mum and dad and it's a long way from Bournemouth.
I must have been one of the few New Lads who was teetotal.
You must lead with your actions, be the best you can and work hard. If you can do that you obviously set a great example for the rest of the lads to follow.
Once you have the support of the lads around you, you can't ask for any more.
I don't want to be sitting in the gym by myself doing rehab. I want to be outside doing what I love to do, playing football and being with the lads.
It's nice to see young lads doing well but when it's your mates you have grown up and played with it makes it even better.