Fight to Temper ; I Believed That Everything Was About Me. I Didn't Have Any Respect for Others. I Had Terribly Foul Language.If I Wasn't the Centre of Attention I Became Completely Hysterical

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THOMAS GRAVESEN has admitted how he has been waging a torrid battle with an outrageous temper from childhood, and throughout his career, in order to become a football hero. The Celtic midfielder was intermittently notorious for mood swings and tantrums before leaving Real Madrid for Glasgow.

There were physical confrontations, most infamously in a fistfight with Robinho, but also physical brawls with Paco Pavon,Guti and Ivan Helguera in addition to stand-up rows with coach Fabio Capello and Raul.

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Fight to Temper ; I Believed That Everything Was About Me. I Didn't Have Any Respect for Others. I Had Terribly Foul Language.If I Wasn't the Centre of Attention I Became Completely Hysterical

Gravesen, who takes his might into battle against St Mirren at Love Street this afternoon,explains that those spats at the Bernabeu have simply been part of his makeup since he first battered a ball around in the eastern Jutland r...

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