Insults made me stronger as a person - Asamoah Gyan recounts challenging times

Asamoah Gyan who is Ghana's all-time goalscorer is arguably one of the most talked about Ghanaian players with many emphasis on his late penalty miss against Uruguay in the quarter-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

He said in an interview on Accra-based TV3, that the insults and criticisms made him stronger, and that he didn't allow the negative comments to slow him down.

“The insults and criticisms made me a strong guy. All my life, I was pampered and that was how I developed that tough skin," he said on The Day Show on TV3.

Asamoah Gyan ended his Black Stars career as Africa's top scorer at the FIFA World Cup with 6 goals having played in three tournaments.

He also scored 51 goals in 109 appearances to become all-time scorer for the Black Stars.