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Chelsea captain Terry: I was born a leader

Chelsea captain John Terry is convinced he was born to lead.

Terry believes people are born with leadership skills.

He told Chelsea TV: "It is one of those things where you are born like it or not, and thankfully I was blessed with that.

"When I was younger and we played a reserve game and there were about 2000 people there, Franco [Zola] gave away the ball and I shouted at him and some of the younger players were saying at half-time you can't do that. I said why not and [manager] Luca [Vialli] came up to me after the game and said that was fantastic, no-one had the guts to say that to him and you did.

"Off the pitch I had so much respect for the guys, I used to clean their boots, I'd wash their cars and do anything for them but on the pitch we are all equal and that was my time to shine. I think I did that and I think I impressed the likes of Vialli and [Claudio Ranieri] around that time."

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