Arsenal ace Alexandre Lacazette admits his Mum convinced him about becoming a striker.
Lacazette says as a kid he was so shy he used to get embarrassed if his teams scored too many goals against opposition teams.
The 26 year-old said: "I did like playing in goal when I was young but my mum wasn't very keen as she thought being a goalie was too dangerous. She said that I either played as a forward or not at all.
"Sometimes I was embarrassed for the opposition if there was a huge goal difference between the two teams but that didn't happen all the time.
"I suppose temperament wise, I was quite reserved. I still am. I just liked playing football with my friends.
"If we lost, of course I was sad. I used to cry at the slightest negative thing. Don't worry, it's changed now!"