At 34, Lee Bowyer is delighted to have won a Wembley final.
The Birmingham City midfielder was elated with their shock Carling Cup final victory over Arsenal.
He said: "It was my first final, I've been in a lot of semi-finals. Thankfully I've got a medal now and it is the right one.
"In the past, when I was at Leeds, everyone put us down to win this, that and the other in terms of trophies and it never happened.
"I'm just thankful and I've had a taste of it.
"I remember (former Leeds manager) David O'Leary saying to me, 'It is not how much money you earn, it is the medals you get', and that is the most important thing.
"I can go home and show my kids I've won a medal and not a lot of people can do that."
