Graeme Souness expressed his pride on national radio after raising over £1million pounds for a charity close to his heart.
Swimming 30 miles of the English Channel between five others, the former Liverpool man took on this challenge in support of DEBRA, who offer support to individuals living with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).
A degenerative condition that attacks children's organs and development, EB causes one's skin to become fragile and often results in painful blisters. There is currently no cure for the condition. A meeting with a 14-year-old girl named Isla four years ago that alerted Souness to EB, and the pair have since stayed in touch.
"It is the most horrendous disease," Souness told BBC Breakfast last month. "If you're inflated by it, you must wake up every morning and say 'Why me?' It is a desperate situation, and then the parents have to deal with that - and that's what we're doing."
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The Scot set an ambitious fundraising target of £1m, though has met this goal thanks to the generosity of the public. Among those to donate was Sir Alex Ferguson, who Souness revealed made a donation worth £20,000 to this cause. Discussing his emotions after the money raised from taking on this mammoth challenge, the 70-year-old told talkSPORT Simon Jordan: "Simon, the money will never be enough. You guys have witnessed what this disease does to these kids.
"We've earned them (DEBRA) money, which will enable the scientists to re-purpose the drugs, then there's been awareness which is great because people can now get involved, want to get involved and are offering to work in our shops up and down the country."
"It's made me realise we're all so selfish," he added. "I'd like to think it's going to make me a better person, you can talk to me in six months. I've always been fairly good at realising I've been so lucky in my life, this has just maybe compounded that - it's a true wake-up call from when I was introduced to it and I'm in for as long as they want me to be in it."
