When the name of Theo Walcott was included in the England squad for the
2006 World Cup, shock waves ran through the football world. But no one
was more surprised than Theo himself. His Dad Don told him he'd been
called up. "For what?" Theo asked. Four years later, Theo Walcott has
one of the most recognizable faces in football. As the English heart of
the brilliant young Arsenal team, he has become a firm favorite at the
Emirates Stadium. For fans, he represents everything that is good about
the beautiful game. For his country, he now carries the hopes and
expectations of the nation on his shoulders, especially since one night
in Croatia made him the youngest player ever to score a hat-trick for
England. It has been an incredible adventure, an unbelievable story for
a quiet boy from a small village who only started playing football when
he was 11. But how does it feel to be 21 (and a half) and for your
dreams to come true? To have been called "the perfect footballer"? For
the first time, Theo Walcott is going public to take you inside his
private world, the world of a superstar in the ascendant, yet one with
his feet planted firmly on the ground.
