A Story to TellA few weeks ago, Sterling returned to visit friends near Wembley, the part of northwest London where he grew up. “Not just to be a footballer,” Sterling said, “but to do whatever they want to do.”It is not hard to find inspiration in Sterling’s rise. Sterling remembers her “fight to get jobs,” the long hours she put in, the days he and his sister would help her clean hotel rooms before school. Sterling has always been keen not to allow exaggerations to flourish, to correct any poetic license taken by those telling his story. At 15, Liverpool beat back competition from Arsenal and Manchester United to sign Sterling from Queens Park Rangers.

Source: New York Times March 11, 2019 04:52 UTC