Source: Daily_Mail
It's top secret! Wales hero Ian Rush
Liverpool legend and former Leeds, Juventus, Newcastle and Wales striker Ian Rush spills the beans on winning Doubles, the delights of Malaysia and singing Poor Scouser Tommy (badly)...[LNB] Glory days: Ian Rush at Liverpool[LNB]Who is your sporting hero ?[LNB]I supported Everton when I was young so it was Bob Latchford, but my all-time heroes are Pele and Bjorn Borg. [LNB]What would you be if you weren't a sportsman? [LNB]It would definitely have been something outdoors. Maybe a PE teacher. [LNB]Which other sportsman would you like to be? [LNB]Roger Federer. He's the best tennis player I've ever seen. [LNB]Career highlight? [LNB]Winning the 1986 FA Cup final. Liverpool won the League the week before and I'd dreamed about scoring the winning goal in the FA Cup final as a kid - and to do that, against Everton and to win the Double, it was just everything rolled into one. [LNB]... and the worst moment? [LNB]Wales not qualifying for a major tournament is my biggest regret, particularly when we didn't do it against Romania (losing 2-1 in November 1993) and didn't go to the USA World Cup. [LNB] Dream come true: Rush celebrates scoring in the 1986 FA Cup final[LNB]If your house was burning down, what one possession would you save?[LNB] If my family - my wife and two boys, who are 21 and 18 - weren't in there, it would be my trophy cabinet. [LNB]What's the best advice you've ever been given?[LNB] My dad always told me: 'Be confident and believe in what you can do.' You need the confidence to go out there and do it.[LNB] Favourite karaoke song?[LNB]The only one I've done is a Liverpool song, Poor Scouser Tommy. I don't even try to sing You'll Never Walk Alone. I'm Welsh but I'm not the best singer. [LNB]Three most-listened to songs on your ipod? [LNB]I like the Stereophonics. I know the lead singer, Kelly Jones, and there's the Welsh connection. [LNB]Last film you saw?[LNB] The King's Speech. I get to travel a lot now so I watch films on planes.[LNB] Last book you read?[LNB] Kenny Dalglish's autobiography. My favourite is Richard Branson's Losing My Virginity. It gives you inspiration.[LNB] Friend and fan: Rush's last big read was of Dalglish's (right) autobiography[LNB]Favourite Pre-match meal? [LNB]Chicken and pasta. [LNB]Can you cook? Best dish? [LNB]The only thing I can cook is Welsh rarebit. [LNB]Favourite holiday destination? [LNB]I've got a place in Portugal, which I like very much, but I've just been working in Malaysia for five weeks. My family had a chance to come over and we really loved it, particularly the island of Pangkor. [LNB]In a film of your life, who would you like to play you? [LNB]Dustin Hoffman. We're the same age. [LNB]What's the most expensive thing you've ever bought? [LNB]I had a black Porsche when I was a player (a red one would be too obvious!).[LNB] Tell us a secret...[LNB] I was so shy when I was younger. When I first went to Liverpool I didn't say a word for a year. [LNB]Ian Rush was talking at the launch of the new Hyundai 'Boot Shoot' App available from i-Tunes. For more info go to www.facebook.com/HyundaiUK [LNB] It's top secret: Jermain Defoe reveals the things you never knew...It's top secret: Champion trainer Paul Nicholls is put on the spot It's top secret: Phil Neville reveals the things you never knew[LNB] Explore more:People: Roger Federer, Ian Rush, Kelly Jones, Richard Branson, Kenny Dalglish, Dustin Hoffman Places: Newcastle, Leeds, Liverpool, Portugal, Malaysia, Wales, Romania
