Burnley striker Jon Walters still playing thanks to \'mental toughness\'

Published on: 30 July 2017

Burnley striker Jon Walters says he's still in the Premier League thanks to attitude.

The veteran joined the Clarets this summer from Stoke City.

Walters said: “The reason I am still going comes down to attitude. There is so much that goes on apart from games, like training every day, the extra work you put in away from the game, the summers that you don't stop working hard, the way you live. It's just hard work.

“The harder you work, the more luck you get.

“A lot of players down the years have players have been unlucky though injuries. And a lot of good players haven't looked after themselves and said they were unlucky.

“For me, a lot of success stems from mental toughness. There are a lot of players in the lower leagues that have unbelievable technical ability who were released from the top academies.

“When I went to Blackburn first, we had two or three boys in the England planning group which were the best players in the year. There were two in my group and one the year below. Two years later, they were finished in football after being the best in England at the time.

“A lot of that comes down to having the hunger to keep on going."

Source: tribalfootball.com

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