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"You have to be mentally strong," Keane said of his old neighbourhood in an 80-minute chat with Hunter. "A lot of shit happened there when I was younger that I've seen. "Don't get me wrong, around the world there are way more worse things that's happening but I can only go on what I've seen - robbed cars on the street and drugs and stuff like that. But I didn't know anything different. "You have to look after yourself. There were fights on the street and you had to be strong. You couldn't back away from people and you couldn't show that weakness or that sign of weakness where people would try and bully you."And, still, Tallaght is home.
"When I come home for the summer, Sunday morning, first thing I do is play five-a-side," Keane said. "All of us from my area where I was brought up in Tallaght, my brothers, cousins, best mates."A lot of shit might've happened but a lot of shit helped Keane get to where he is today. Listen to a free extract of The Big Interview with Robbie Keane. To access the full 80-minute interview - and unlock hours of bonus content including weekly shows and exclusives Big Interviews with Ledley King and Rafael van der Vaart - become a Big Interview Socio.
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