Отправлено 29 July 2005 - 04:03
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David Seaman
The former England and Arsenal legend on preventing coronories and catching carp, among other things
Barry Glendenning
Friday July 29, 2005
- Dave, you're talking to us so you must be plugging something ...
- I'm here to talk about Flora, Small Talk.
- Like flowers and trees and moss and stuff?
- No, Flora as in margarine. They've been championing heart health for 40 years and I'm helping them raise awareness of the fact that heart disease is the UK's biggest killer. I want British families to log on to Flora's website, help them with a survey and do their bit to help eliminate heart disease in Britain.
- A worthy cause and no mistake, Dave
- It is, yeah. I mean I was staggered to learn that every two minutes, somebody in the UK has a heart attack. That's an astonishing statistic when you think about it.
- Your goalkeeping's probably been responsible for quite a few coronaries ...
- [Trademark Seaman chuckle] Ouch! That's a low blow.
- Sorry, couldn't resist it. Small Talk's heart probably isn't in the best of shape, what with all the tabs we puff and pints we drink.
- And I bet you're not looking after what you eat either, are you?
- Of course not. In fact we're experiencing shortness of breath and a shooting pain down our left arm now.
- You should eat more fruit and veg and look after your diet. It does help. And give up smoking!
- Yes, Dave. Do you really eat lots of fruit and veg, or are you just pretending to for this gig?
- [Chuckles again] I have to. When I was a footballer I got trained in what to eat and what not to eat. Even though I'm finished now, I'm still very careful about what I eat and drink. I weigh myself twice a day just to make sure I'm not getting too big.
- Is it true that before Arsene Wenger pitched up at Highbury with his fancy notions about nutrition, breakfast at Highbury consisted of pie and chips washed down with lager?
- Not every morning. When Arsene came he totally changed everything - the way we trained and the way we ate. I'm sure that, because of him, a lot of the older players got two or three extra seasons out of their bodies just by being careful about what they ate.
- Now that you're retired, how do you fill the two hours you used to work three or four mornings a week when you were a footballer?
- Two hours! Sounds to me like you're a little bit jealous! I've got two young children and they keep me very active. I'm trying to get my golf handicap down, I'm trying to catch bigger fish, do the school run, do the shopping ... just being a normal dad for a change.
- So you quite literally have bigger fish to fry ...
- [Laughs] That's terrible, Small Talk. That's really terrible.
- Players always talk about missing dressing room banter after they retire. Do you find yourself pining for the occasions Ray Parlour used to nail your shoes to the floor?
- Well I certainly don't miss Martin Keown's jokes, that's for sure. No, I'm fine. I don't miss it at all. I've been there, I've done it, I know what it's like and I really enjoyed myself. At the moment I'm just enjoying being a dad and being able to look forward to free weekends.
- So you'll have experienced the trauma of being dragged around the shops on a Saturday afternoon by your significant other, then?
- Oh, lots of times, yeah. That's why I prefer to go on my own so I can whiz around and not have to listen to "What's this one like? What's that one like?".
- Welcome to the world of the common man, Dave. Now, what was the last CD you bought?
- Probably an INXS album.
- INXS? Your finger is on the pulse.
- No, hang on - before you mock me, I should add that I bought it because the copy I bought at the time it came out was broken.
- Of course you did. Who or what would you put into Room 101?
- Smoking. Get that in.
- What weight was the biggest fish you've ever caught?
- I caught a 36.5lb carp.
- Effin hell!
- Pardon?!
- And did you drag that ashore all by yourself?
- I did, yeah. And I've got photos to prove it.
- Do you know how much a pint of milk costs?
- No. I do my shopping at Waitrose and they have a barcode machine where you just pay it off.
- When's the last time you got so drunk you forgot your own name?
- I dunno ... I can't remember. [Laughs].
- Touche! Thanks for your time Dave.
- No problem, thank you.
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