Terry Pledges To Play On

Chelsea captain John Terry has vowed to play through the pain barrier in order to have a successful career.

A broken toe is unable to keep the England defender out of action as he is determined to play when he can, even if it means he may pay later in life.

Terry is prepared for a long, hard season for both club and country but says he would not want it any different. Chelsea captain John Terry has vowed to play through the pain barrier in order to have a successful career.

A broken toe is unable to keep the England defender out of action as he is determined to play when he can, even if it means he may pay later in life.

Terry is prepared for a long, hard season for both club and country but says he would not want it any different.

"If it takes injections to get me out there then that's what I'll do," Terry told The People. "It takes a lot to see me miss a game, I promise you.

"The boss (Jose Mourinho) said he thinks I feel suicidal if I miss a game. I do feel a bit like that. I'm like a little lost dog. I don't know what the hell to do with myself. I get really frustrated and really down.

Short career

"I have seen ex-pros in their 40s and 50s limping around crippled by their shattered knees and battered hips. That will probably be me. But it is my career and that's what I have chosen to do - that's the sacrifice you make for success.

"It is a short career and I want to win as many things as I can. I want to play in every game - that's the mentality I have.

"When I'm injured I go down to the ground and just stand there watching everyone else out on the pitch playing. Then when it's all over that's when I go for my treatment.

"And I really work hard to get back as quickly as possible. I'll have the medical staff working with me virtually non-stop. I'll even have them back at my house at night trying their best to get me fit to play.

"Then I know I have done absolutely everything possible to be fit to play.

"If I say I'm not right then they know I'm not right. If I say 'No, I can't play' then people realise I'm not fit. I would never fake an injury - it's just not my style.

"This season won't finish for me until after the Euro 2008 finals - and, hopefully, after the final! So that means I'll get just three weeks holiday, but that's enough for me - I will keep playing until I drop."

"If it takes injections to get me out there then that's what I'll do," Terry told The People. "It takes a lot to see me miss a game, I promise you.

"The boss (Jose Mourinho) said he thinks I feel suicidal if I miss a game. I do feel a bit like that. I'm like a little lost dog. I don't know what the hell to do with myself. I get really frustrated and really down.

Short career

"I have seen ex-pros in their 40s and 50s limping around crippled by their shattered knees and battered hips. That will probably be me. But it is my career and that's what I have chosen to do - that's the sacrifice you make for success.

"It is a short career and I want to win as many things as I can. I want to play in every game - that's the mentality I have.

"When I'm injured I go down to the ground and just stand there watching everyone else out on the pitch playing. Then when it's all over that's when I go for my treatment.

"And I really work hard to get back as quickly as possible. I'll have the medical staff working with me virtually non-stop. I'll even have them back at my house at night trying their best to get me fit to play.

"Then I know I have done absolutely everything possible to be fit to play.

"If I say I'm not right then they know I'm not right. If I say 'No, I can't play' then people realise I'm not fit. I would never fake an injury - it's just not my style.

"This season won't finish for me until after the Euro 2008 finals - and, hopefully, after the final! So that means I'll get just three weeks holiday, but that's enough for me - I will keep playing until I drop."