Do you enjoy travel ?  Yes, I've been to a few places in the Far East, Middle East, all over the Caribbean.  I also visited a lot of places on pre-season tours.
Your favourite country :  Singapore, but Sardinia is the most relaxing place.
Favourite holiday destination : Caribbean (St. Lucia) / Sardinia
Favourite Journey :  Getting on the plane to St. Lucia to see my grand-mother and my family.
Longest ever walk :  Great Wall of China and shopping in Paris with my girlfrien
Favourite car :  The first car I bought – a Mini 1275 GT
Favourite magazine :  The Pilot – about aviation, as I enjoy flying
Do you read much ?  :  I'm reading “Sid Arthur” at the moment and the last one was was “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari”.  I like spiritual books.
Do you like music on the move or prefer radio/tv ?  :  I play music all the time, watch a bit of TV and rarely listen to the radio.
How many CDs have you got ? :  I have nearly 1,000 CDs and a lot of vinyl.  I am old school.
Most played track ?  :  I go through phases and I am a rare groove fan, but I have friends who are DJs and like a bit of funky house too.
What would your Desert Island track be ? :  That's an impossible question, as there are too many to pick from.
Most embarrassing CD you have ?  :  A lot seem embarrassing until I play them a song from it and they then understand why I have the CD.
What was the last DVD you watched ? :  Dark Knight; the new Batman film.
Who's dance moves did you copy as a youngster ?   Michael Jackson
Whose poster was on your bedroom wall ?  I didn't really have posters on my wall, but identified with the first black players (Viv Anderson, Cyrille Regis, Brendon Batson, the late Laurie Cunningham).
Your first footballing memory ?  Playing with the lads on my estate in Ladbroke Grove.  I used to play against Dennis Wise back then.  Used to go and watch QPR, where I remember goalkeeper Phil Parkes, as he saved a penalty and didn't have any gloves on.
Favourite trick practiced :  Keepy-uppies
What other sports did you play at school ?  Rugby, tennis, athletics and I still enjoy playing tennis.
What makes a house a home ?  Family definitely.
What would you save if your house was on fire ?  My music collection
What talent would you like to have ?  To see into the future.
Do you prefer living in the town or the country ?  I live out near St. Albans at the moment and it's nice to wake up and see the green of the trees and garden. The convenience of living in town appeals to me.  Driving home, I look forward to getting out of the city, so perhaps I prefer country living.
Your childhood ambition ? To be successful in whatever I chose to do.  it wasn't originally to be a footballer because at the time there weren't any black footballers. 
Your prize possessions ?  My son Aaron 21 and daughter Lauren 12.
What couldn't you live without ?  My children.
What are you most proud of ?  What I achieved in the game and the reputation I came out of it with.  I just wanted to play to the best of my abilities and think I did, winning some nice accolades on the way - PFA Player of the Year 1996 was one of them.  Getting to the League Cup final with Spurs was one of them, as was playing for England. 
Who would be your all-time favourite flight companion ?  A toss-up between Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X and Nelson Mandela.  I've read all their autobiographies and if pushed would choose Nelson Mandela.

Heroes

For me, growing up, the first black players I used to see on TV were Laurie Cunningham and Cyrille Regis.  I'm not sure I would class them as heroes, but they were certainly an inspiration for me.

There were only a few black players before them but they were the ones who I had a strong association with.  I was probably about nine or 10 and loved football.  I played it all the time as a kid at school and in my own time with friends, but I never really ran around the playground saying ! I'm so and so today" - not until I watched Laurie and Cyrille, and Brendon Batson as well, on TV.

But while those lads were my inspiration, my hero as a youngster was most definitely Muhammad Ali. 

My parents were mad keen on him, always talking about Muhammad Ali and I think my mum fancied him as well !  But he was a hero because he was the first black person I cold identify with who was at the top of his game and also had a voice that people listened to.  When Ali said he was going to do something, he did it.
He had such style and personality, everything about him was inspirational and he was a real hero of mine.

Goalkeeper when at school.

Born in Paddington Hospital and brought up in Ladbroke Grove. In same class at school as Dennis Wise.

“I had been a school goalkeeper for three or four years but always played in attack in five-a-side games, scoring loads of goals. One day our school centre-forward was injured and we didn't have a replacement striker, although we did have a second goalkeeper. Dennis (Wise) turned around and said, “Les can play centre-forward.”
I went out and scored three or four goals in the game and I remember the Headmaster coming up to me and saying : “You'll never play in goal for this school again.””

Worked part-time as a painter-decorator, driver and steam cleaned taxis.

Started playing with Viking Sports, then moved on to Southall and went to Wembley in the FA Vase final, where they lost to Halesowen.

Joined Hayes and then QPR snapped him up at 19. Got injured early in his career at Loftus Road and went on loan to Brentford and then went to Turkey for a year with Besiktas. “I gained experience of European football while with Besiktas and suddenly it all fell into place.”