The Rangers and Scotland icon, 70, is due to tackle the 21-mile stretch of water tomorrow
Football hero Graeme Souness has smashed the £1million barrier ahead of his attempt to swim the Channel this weekend for his “butterfly girl”.
Speaking to the Daily Record before his swim, Graeme said: “I can’t thank the people who have donated enough. I know how difficult it is. We are in a crisis. Life is tough for everyone. We’ve been getting donations from people who realise how evil this thing is. He told the Record: “I’m looking forward to it. I just want to get it done – I’m ready. I’ve never regarded myself as being the weakest link in any of the teams I was part of but I’m happy to admit I’m the weakest link in this team.
“I’m ready for this. I’ve been training for nine months. It wasn’t easy in the beginning and a couple of times I did question if I’d bitten off more than I could chew.“I think if you ask a football player what he misses most, apart from playing, is being part of a dressing room, a team and the camaraderie, a bit of banter, and I’ve had a laugh with this. It’s been great.
“The fear of cold, dark, potentially rough open water, jellyfish, sewage, the busiest shipping lane in the world, all motivate me. I had been totally unaware of the level of training, commitment and emotional reserves it would take to get me ‘match fit’ for this challenge. Graeme said: “It is the cruellest of cruel diseases. Isla is super smart. When I talk about her I get emotional. She’s like a little girl with a woman’s head on her shoulders.
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