Interview with ESPN analyst and former Trinidad and Tobago soccer player Shaka Hislop at the Caribbean American Heritage Awards.

Socamom: So, in your home, do you have the music and the food?

Shaka Hislop: Yes, we have the food. That’s all our kids are ever exposed to in our house…. And the music, although they’re at an age where they’re starting to develop their own tastes – so there’s a little bit of conflict there, but right now my wife and I are still winning. I’m not sure how much longer we’ll be able to win that battle.

Socamom: For any aspiring soccer players, what advice would you give them here in the US to stay connected with that Caribbean style of playing soccer?

Shaka Hislop: The thing that I feel has served me well in my career, and I played in Trinidad and Tobago, and I played here in the US for college, and went on and played in Europe on the professional level, is [that] I’ve always stayed true to myself. I’ve not tried to be anybody else. Trinidad and Tobago runs through my blood and it’s all I know. I’ve tried to make that a part of not just what I do in my own personal life day to day, but how I express myself professionally, and it’s served me well over the years.

Originally posted on Socamom.com.