Joe Hart is desperate to try and take every little thing he can from his Celtic experience as he knows he can't go on forever.
Ange Postecoglou brought the former England international to Parkhead last summer as part of his major squad rebuild and the ex-Manchester City and Tottenham man quickly established himself as the first choice keeper. He brought a calm and experience to the Hoops backline and quickly found himself as one of the fans' favourites.
His decision to move north of the border was rewarded with a Scottish Premiership winners medal after Celtic recaptured the Premiership crown from Rangers while he also tasted domestic cup success with a Premier Sports Cup triumph over Hibs. Targets are set for the new campaign with the added incentive of making a splash in the Champions League with the Scottish champions gaining direct entry at the group stages of the competition.
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Hart, 35, is loving life under the Aussie boss in Glasgow and the success of last season is fuelling his appetite to continue going once again. The hard work on and off the pitch was a major factor in the success at Parkhead and with the veteran keeper heading for the age of 36 this year, he is aware he can't carry on forever, but while he can, he wants to create more winning memories.
Speaking as Celtic continue their pre-season preparations, Hart told Celtic TV: "I love football and the opportunity to play. I have really enjoyed being here and we are back at it. Hopefully we have another good year ahead.
"I don't think we can get away from the only reason we had success last year was because we were united. It was because we worked so hard. The manager made that point every single time.
"Whether we ground out a 1-0 or won 7-0, the analysis after was how hard we worked. It was how hard we pushed each other, how we didn't give the opposition a chance to breathe.
"The moment we step away from that is the moment we don't come back from pre-season happy. We come back because we are having to re-establish something that happened in the past.
"I am super aware of it and that comes with age. That comes with me knowing full well I've not got as long as I once had in the game. So I'm going to try and take every little thing I can from it."
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