Colin Jackson: Does sport give you confidence?

Mark McKoy: Every time you achieve something, it doesn't have to be in sport, it gives you more confidence to go and do something else. If you don't try something, you can never achieve anything. It's a vicious circle. So by going out and being involved in sports, you are giving yourself the opportunity to achieve things.

CJ: What wider skills can you gain through sport?

MM: Team sports are so important for young people and football is one of the best. If you're really quiet and shy, you can attain a level of confidence, fitness, and achievement with a group. So as you start to open up, you start to gain in confidence and you can start to express yourself more. You develop so many skills and you're having fun doing it. If you are training three times a week playing football, that's discipline. These are skills that you can use in every aspect of your life.

CJ: How do you motivate young people to succeed?

MM: I've learnt from the best. You don't have to love what you are doing, but if you don't like what you do, then you're not going to do it, you're not going to be successful and you're not going to be happy. As long as there is a spark, and I can see that a young person wants it, then I can help gain their confidence.

CJ: Why is it important to have a healthy lifestyle?

It doesn't matter how smart you are, or how much money you make. If you're sick and unhealthy, you're not going to be able to enjoy it. Exercise is so important and your health should be your number one priority above everything else.

CJ: If you hadn't had a sporting career, what would you have missed the most?

MM: The friends. You make genuine friends in sport because you have so much in common with the athletes you train with and compete against. You've gone through so much together that you keep those friends for life.