While an obviously talented midfielder, Frank Lampard became one of his generation’s best players thanks in no small part to an unwavering fitness level which he painstakingly honed over the years.
Chelsea’s record goalscorer got the call that he would be making his professional debut for West Ham while he was performing sprint exercises at the local park. Presumably, his father – Frank Lampard Snr., who was on the coaching staff and made the call – had grown weary of his son endlessly sprinting the length of his back garden in running spikes.
Possessed by this maniacal work ethic, it’s…
