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Declan Rice shares stories from lockdown

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Hammer Delcan Rice appeared on Soccer Am over the weekend with John Fendley (Fenders) and Jimmy Bullard.

The West Ham player appeared via video link unshaven with wayward hair.

The Soccer AM hosts took delight in making fun of his unkempt look. Rice talked about his love for his best friend Mason Mount despite the pranks while he also talks about the massive disappointment when Chelsea released him 14 years of age at the start of career only to be offered another chance with Fulham or West Ham. He explained he chose West Ham which started a whole new chapter in his life, he says he was driven from a young age to succeed to become a professional footballer and nothing was going to get in his way,

He explained he sacrificed a lot and moved away from home and move into digs to achieve to drive himself to become the best he could possibly be,

Watch the Sky Soccer AM clip below:

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I am Season Ticket Holder in West stand lower at the London Stadium and before that, I used to stand in the Sir Trevor Brooking Lower Row R seat 159 in the Boleyn Ground and in the Eighties I stood on the terraces of the old South Bank. I am a presenter on the West Ham Podcast called Moore Than Just a Podcast A Blogger on West Ham Till I die a member of the West Ham Supporters Advisory Board (SAB), Founder of a Youtube channel called Mr West Ham Football at http://www.youtube.com/MrWestHamFootball,

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  • Benny the Oz says:

    Lol I know I said I give up with Hammer, yeah it lasted a week and now I miss em.
    Dec the lad what a Gem he is, a model pro and a advert for young kids to look and spire too.
    Future Capt marvel.

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