The surname Grobbelaar is roughly translated in English from original Dutch as 'clumsy,' so I think I was struggling from the start to rid myself of the clown tag that plagued me throughout my career.
People think that because I was at Liverpool for such a long time - in a period where the club was very successful - that it was bliss all the way.
We were taught in school that there was a fundamental difference between black people and white people - that we were superior.
I had a couple of agents, but then I went on my own. I thought I could negotiate my own deals and it was probably my biggest mistake.
Going through my time as a coach in Zimbabwe and in South Africa, I know for a fact if there is anything dodgy in a game, look at the three people in black. They are the catalyst.
Looking back and knowing what I do, I believe the people who started the initial surge at Heysel were not Liverpool fans.
In this day and age, in modern goalkeeping, if you come out and you catch the ball and you get smacked, you're going to get the foul.
Liverpool manager Bob Paisley signed me from Crewe in 1981. We were the champions in my first season and I went on to win many honours.
The biggest memory I have is the 1984 European Cup final against Roma and my 'spaghetti legs' routine during the penalty shoot-out that won us the trophy. People said I was being disrespectful to their players, but I was just testing their concentration under pressure. I guess they failed that test.
The Britons bankrupted me. I came to their country with £10 in my pocket and they gave me £1 back. But in between I had one hell of a ride.
If you're going to do a spaghetti legs routine where else but in Rome to do it. The home of spaghetti!
Petr Cech is one of the finest goalkeepers I have seen and he has proved that in the Premier League.
Losing a game is not a tragedy after experiencing border raids and having to eat beetles because you are out of rations.
That's a question mark everyone's askingCollection: Soccer