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14th May 2016
01:21pm BST

In Derby's match programme for the first leg of their semi-final, Keogh, as captain, features in a wide-ranging interview.
One passage from the Q&A sums up how sheer commitment and a commendable mentality has got Keogh to where he is today. He says:
"I feel I have kicked on in the last 12 months and that is something I try to do every single day. I want to do better. "I am controlling the things I can affect, and while I recognise I am not the best player in the world - far from it - I will always work as hard as possible and leave everything out on the pitch. "When I do things wrong, I am my own biggest critic. All the best players in the world make mistakes, but it is about how you react to them and that is what I have tried to do."Through force of will and a work ethic to make most men blush, Keogh has gone from the fourth tier of English football to mixing it with world champions. A lesson for all of us, really.

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