Rooney: 100 and Counting

Work harder. Run faster. Push yourself to make that final, 90th-minute run; to find that fleeting piece of real estate behind your mark; to think and to act when everyone else on the field is busy catching their breath.

Some people don’t know when to stop. Wayne Rooney is one of those people.

Here’s to 100. For every 99 times you question a professional footballer’s love for the game or dedication to the club, there’s #10 in the Manchester red. For every 99 strikers out there who dive when they shouldn’t and cheapen the struggle, there’s the tough kid from Crocky, grinding away, manning-up. For every 99 big-money stars who make you question their desire, there’s the indefatigable, unrelenting Rooney.

Here’s to 100, Wayne, and everything thereafter.