Cheikhou Kouyaté provides the main interview in Crystal Palace's matchday programme against Wolverhampton Wanderers, with the upbeat No.8 delving in to his charismatic nature and eternally positive mindset.
Kouyaté reveals how significant religion is in his life, how strains as a young, aspiring player have shaped in today and the impact his family have on his career.
“[In Senegal], young people don’t have a little bit of money to have things," he says. "It’s very, very hard. If you’re a footballer, sometimes you need to come to Europe to play and help your family.