Gareth Bale puts his success over the last year down to a meeting with Harry Redknapp in which the Tottenham boss told him to "toughen up".
Bale has been one of the stars of 2010, both in the Premier League and Champions League, with his performances against Inter Milan in the latter competition earning him superstar status.
It is a fairytale turnaround for a player who endured an injury-blighted start to life at Tottenham and had to wait a record 24 Premier League games to be part of a winning side after joining them from Southampton three-and-a-half years ago.
