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Fantastic Interview with Ian Wright.....

Ormiston_AddickOrmiston_Addick
edited October 2012 in Other Football and Sports
Just watched this, one of the most compelling and gripping interviews I have seen with anybody, let alone a footballer.

Yes, I know Wright is a Palace b'stard and could behave like an utter dope at times, but when you watch this and see the stuff he lived through to get to the top then you can't help but admire his courage and dedication.

Not to mention the fact that we let him slip through our fingers........

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=xQ_MaGEFH8g&desktop_uri=/watch?v=xQ_MaGEFH8g&gl=GB

Comments

  • MiserableoldgitMiserableoldgit
    And, the 1st team He registered for was "The Man Of KENT" pub in Sydenham Road as a Sunday League player.
  • thecrazyaddickthecrazyaddick
    Great interview.... thanks for posting that.
  • TeeCTeeC
    excellent interview, thanks.
  • Saga LoutSaga Lout
    Very moving and explains why he always looked so pleased to be a pundit.

    I know he was Palace and Ar$enal, but I always liked watching him as a player and I liked the story of his late rise to being a pro footballer, even though I didn't know the half of it. That was why I was so happy when we got the 'new Ian Wright' (Chris Dickson) a while back... Not quite!
  • AddickUpNorthAddickUpNorth
    Thanks for posting, well worth watching. Have to say, despite of his Palace connection, Ian Wright is one of my favourite English players of all time. To learn more of his childhood makes me respect him more. I was that boy on the pillar once.
  • Valley11Valley11
    Possibly my all time favourite Premier League player. Great interview. Would make a decent film that story.
  • NugNug
    Thought the bit where he met his old teacher was amazing, he was genuinely lost for words and very emotional. Always liked him. I remember him having a broken leg before the cup final and made an amazing comeback just to get anywhere near fit. Cup final morning the interviewer remarked to him that he was on the bench and the final had come too early for him, Wright just said to him, 'I was born for this day'. Sheer utter confidence in his own ability.
  • creepyaddickcreepyaddick
    Great interview, was always a favourite player to watch
  • Ormiston_AddickOrmiston_Addick
    The stuff about his Dad and Step-Dad always letting him down was incredible, it really helped to explain a lot about how he developed as a person, the part about him crying as his Step-Dad deliberately stopped him from watching MOTD was very, very sad.

    He was the sort of player I hated - because he was Palace - but wished desperately that he was on our team because of his ability and will to win.

    The fact that he moved from Greenwich Borough - right under our noses - to Palace makes it even more annoying.
  • LoOkOuTLoOkOuT
    Very touching.
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  • mascot88mascot88
    Very moving ... Really enjoyed that ...
  • JohnBoyUKJohnBoyUK
    Hated him with an absolute passion when he was with the Goons...but hated him because he was so bloody good. So wished he played for Spurs. The best finisher in the business. We gave him a lot of stick over the years but you couldnt help admire his attitude to the game. Always played with a smile on his face too which is rare to see these days.
  • ozaddickozaddick
    great Interview
  • mparsons1mparsons1
    really great interview, the teacher bit was very emotional
  • simples101simples101
    Fantastic interview. Incredible player, one of my of all time favourites, and that interview just shows what an incredible man he is too. Total respect.
  • Dave2lDave2l
    Great story of a football legend.

    His charlton connection is that his son plays for us!
  • Sparrows Lane LionSparrows Lane Lion
    A Palace legend & a Millwall fan; the complete embodiment of what a Charlton fan should dislike the most!
  • Ormiston_AddickOrmiston_Addick
    Sparrows Lane Lion said:

    A Palace legend & a Millwall fan; the complete embodiment of what a Charlton fan should dislike the most!

    Millwall fan!!! I take it you are on a wind up?
  • The_OrganiserThe_Organiser
    Sparrows Lane Lion said:

    A Palace legend & a Millwall fan; the complete embodiment of what a Charlton fan should dislike the most!

    And he played for Celtic *spits*!!
  • Leroy AmbroseLeroy Ambrose
    That is a fantastic interview. I've always liked Wright anyway - a genuine bloke, loved football, and when you listen to that, you realise that he cherished the fact that he had made it, and had to work f***ing hard at it - rather than having it handed to him on a plate.

    I've seen the bit with his old PE teacher before, but the pure emotion when he says that he thought he was dead is raw, and genuine.

    Top bloke.
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  • Sparrows Lane LionSparrows Lane Lion
    Ormiston Addick said:

    Sparrows Lane Lion said:

    A Palace legend & a Millwall fan; the complete embodiment of what a Charlton fan should dislike the most!

    Millwall fan!!! I take it you are on a wind up?
    No, it's well known he is Millwall, has spoken about us regularly & used to go to matches back in the day. Only turns up for our glory matches now. Someone said on his tv show Wright across America he got a Millwall tattoo done as well.

    He's first football kit was a west ham one though as his older brother was a west ham fan!
  • LedgeLedge
    Always liked wrighty , except when at palace of course, even more so now what a ledge
  • bolloxbolderbolloxbolder
    Good interview with Danny Dyer on same you tube site as well. Seems another genuine guy who hates his perceived stereotyping.
  • BDLBDL
    Lennie was frequently told about him by various scouts. He called him a park player.
  • Tutt-TuttTutt-Tutt
    I was brought up on the Honor Oak Estate, in the same block of flats as Ian Wright (Kentwell Close), although a bit before him in 1965-74. A tough place to grow up. There are around 12 individual blocks, mainly in a quadrangular shape, which were perfect football arenas. There would be games going on well into the evening and we would play for hours and hours.
    It was strange to see Mr Pigden on film. He was a Maths teacher who took PE, organised the football & cricket teams at Turnham junior School and ran the Lewisham District team. my main memory of him was that we were still playing 2-3-5 WM formation, years after 4-3-3 & 4-4-2 had been introduced. However, he must have being doing something right, he had Graham Tutt, Ian Wright & David Rocastle pass through his influence, which was always keep it simple.
    When you add in the after school play centre run by Mr Mitchell, it was a real football factory, with other lesser players such as Andy Massey & Steve Anthrobus, both reaching Millwall's first team.
    In the days before organised age group football, kids developed their skills in these circumstances up and down the country. Probably why we produced so many skillful footballers in the 60s, 70s & 80s.

    I'm proud of coming from the Estate & proud of those boys who made it to the top level fro
  • Tutt-TuttTutt-Tutt
    ....from the estate.

    (on the train to Blackpool - cut off in my prime)
  • Six-a-bag-of-nutsSix-a-bag-of-nuts
    Fascinating stuff Tutt-Tutt.
    I wonder whether that tough background was what gave some of these achievers their edge, and whether that is now a thing of the past.
    Reminds me of that amazing fact about all the Celtic players that won the European Cup in 1967 being born within 2 miles of Glasgow (I think I'm right in saying that!)

    As for Wright - I always thought of him as a flash, immature oik until I first saw that footage of the reunion with his teacher. Pure humanity.
    Watching this interview I am full of admiration and respect for the guy.
    Humbling for a judgemental bastard like me
  • Dave2lDave2l
    I'm not sure what the upbringings of Messi and Ronaldo were like, but yes I believe growing up in rough area can equip you better in some ways for being a professional footballer. I think it's evident in alot of players that made it.
    A good hypothesis.
  • DraizetrainDraizetrain
    Now THAT was a great interview! A fascinating watch and you'd have to be a right nasty c*** to not be drawn to the fella...and good luck to him! ;)
  • Sparrows Lane LionSparrows Lane Lion
    Tutt-Tutt said:

    I was brought up on the Honor Oak Estate, in the same block of flats as Ian Wright (Kentwell Close), although a bit before him in 1965-74. A tough place to grow up. There are around 12 individual blocks, mainly in a quadrangular shape, which were perfect football arenas. There would be games going on well into the evening and we would play for hours and hours.
    It was strange to see Mr Pigden on film. He was a Maths teacher who took PE, organised the football & cricket teams at Turnham junior School and ran the Lewisham District team. my main memory of him was that we were still playing 2-3-5 WM formation, years after 4-3-3 & 4-4-2 had been introduced. However, he must have being doing something right, he had Graham Tutt, Ian Wright & David Rocastle pass through his influence, which was always keep it simple.
    When you add in the after school play centre run by Mr Mitchell, it was a real football factory, with other lesser players such as Andy Massey & Steve Anthrobus, both reaching Millwall's first team.
    In the days before organised age group football, kids developed their skills in these circumstances up and down the country. Probably why we produced so many skillful footballers in the 60s, 70s & 80s.

    I'm proud of coming from the Estate & proud of those boys who made it to the top level fro

    My old man grew up on Kentwell Close as well, had to be from about 51-79 when he finally moved out! We went back there the other week, think they lived ground floor, as you walked in from Turnham Rd, right hand block, towards the far end.



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