Craig Bellamy
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Podcast Appearances
And these were things I was just programmed into me from a young age.
Do you remember when we were in Malaysia?
Yeah.
Sky covered a tournament in Malaysia.
It was us, Newcastle, Chelsea and the Malaysian team.
But I was struggling with tendonitis at the time in both knees.
And I remember we played Birmingham.
I think it was Chelsea in the final.
I think we lost on penalties.
But I remember then after that, went back to the hotel, did not sleep that night.
Couldn't sleep.
Tossing and turning.
I woke up for breakfast.
I was having breakfast on my own about six o'clock in the morning.
I was sat next to a guy from Hong Kong.
We just had a conversation about football and I just said, I want it to be over.
I don't want to play anymore.
I'm in too much pain.
I can't play to the level I want to.
Everyone in Newcastle have invested heavily in me as well to play well.