Newcastle defender says he has “constructed loads of resilience” in his rise from non-league to the Champions League.
Burn needed to work his method as much as the highest stage, spending time at Blyth Spartans, Darlington, Yeovil City, Birmingham Metropolis, Wigan and taking part in within the Nationwide League, League Two, League One, and the Championship earlier than making his Premier League debut.
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“I am very happy with the journey I’ve taken,” he instructed BBC Look North’s Nisha Joshi on the launch of the initiative by the membership and Newcastle Metropolis Council to mark Psychological Well being Consciousness Week this week.
“I would not have had it every other method. It is constructed loads of resilience in me to point out I can undergo these ranges.
“I really feel the primary half of my profession was constructed on concern of not making it or letting folks down. However, particularly since having children, I’ve settled much more and am pleased and assured in myself as a footballer and an individual.
“Very proud. I strive not to consider it an excessive amount of as a result of you will get forward of your self slightly bit however as soon as I’ve completed taking part in I am positive it’s one thing I will mirror on.”
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When requested if there might be a e-book written on his meteoric rise, Burn joked: “You by no means know… If there’s somebody on the market who needs to jot down it, completely!”
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