Roy Keane: 'I actually have a lot of contentment in my life'

Roy Keane and his dog star in a new film to promote the adidas Spezial leisurewear collection and Keane opens up on the challenge he faced adapting to life after playing football. 

"I played to win from when I was eight, nine years of age," Keane says. "You were literally on the biggest rollercoaster of your life. The highs were extremes and the lows... my goodness. But sometimes you have to lose to win. 

"The biggest challenge for any sportsperson is actually when your career finishes. You almost know you're never going to reach them highs again, but you have to accept that.

"I'll never get the buzz from anything else in my life from what happened on the football pitch.

"Being in a dressing room and winning stuff with good players and good teammates.. oh honestly, it really is amazing."

Keane says he has come to terms with the missing adrenaline rush and has largely found happiness in a life without winning matches at its centre. 

"Life's been pretty good to me in terms of my career and my family. I actually have a lot of contentment in my life.  That can go sometimes, but generally speaking... yeah I'm pretty contented."

Here’s Roy Keane in the new Adidas Originals advert