Gary Lineker will convey to an finish 26 years because the presenter of Match of the Day in Might, and he’s obtained loads to be happy with.
Lineker had already been a extremely profitable England worldwide , profitable the World Cup golden boot in 1986, when he switched careers on the finish of his enjoying days.
First working as an understudy to Des Lynam, he changed the legendary presenter because the host of Match of the Day when Lynam moved to ITV in 1999.
Gary Lineker discusses his profession completely with FFT
Gary Lineker has labored on Match of the Day for 1 / 4 of a century (Picture credit score: BBC)
In an unique interview with FourFourTwo , Lineker was requested whether or not he’s most happy with his enjoying profession or his presenting profession. His reply may come as a shock.
“In a approach my presenting profession, as a result of I feel I used to be born to be within the field, not on the field,” he explains. “Soccer got here naturally to me, although I thought of it quite a bit as properly.
Lineker working at Wembley for the FA Cup (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
“I actually needed to battle with tv for a very long time. Once I began, I wasn’t nice, however I wasn’t fairly terrible sufficient for them to surrender on me.
“My first common gigs have been on Soccer Focus , which I did for 3 years. For the primary 12 months or two, I’d be driving dwelling pondering, ‘I’m by no means going to have the ability to do that’.
“There have been so many various issues to be taught. Issues like speaking whereas listening, going from a hyperlink to a chat, going from a chat to a hyperlink and having to advert lib to fill time.
“Finally it comes naturally – I don’t have to consider it now, as a result of I’ve performed it for thus bloody lengthy.”
Gary Lineker enjoying for England (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Lineker’s profile as a legendary footballer meant his TV performances have been scrutinised from the very starting.
“I began enjoying soccer for college at 9, 10 and 11 – you continue learning and by the point you’re doing it professionally, you’ve performed it for 10 years,” he says.
“Usually in tv, folks begin by doing a little bit of radio, a little bit of reporting, they could go to a neighborhood or small satellite tv for pc channel the place no one sees you studying. I discovered on BBC One!
“My first stay present on BBC One was highlights of England vs Scotland at Euro 96. Eleven million viewers, that was – 11 million! I used to be s**tting myself. That was the one time I obtained nervous, ever.”
