When he signed for Arsenal as a teenager he was one of the hottest prospects in Europe.
Playing in the first team with club greats such as Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Cesc Fabregas, Nicklas Bendtner knew he was good enough to be star too.
But his career didn't work out like that.
Speaking to BBC Sport's Steve Crossman, Bendtner opens up on gambling, a training ground confrontation with Henry when he was just 16, his 'Lord Bendtner' nickname, the car crash that ruined his fitness, his conviction for assaulting a taxi driver, feeling lucky and having "no regrets".