Tuesday 7 June 2016 09:52, UK
Harry Kane says his own success, and that of England team-mate Jamie Vardy, is testimony to "not losing faith in your own ability".
The 22-year-old, who joined Tottenham as a trainee, struggled to make an impact during his early days at White Hart Lane.
Kane was sent out on loan to Leyton Orient, Millwall, Norwich and Leicester, where he first played with Vardy, but has since gone on to score 62 goals for club and country in the past two seasons.
Vardy, who scored 24 Premier League goals last season, joins Kane as part of Roy Hodgson's England squad preparing for Euro 2016 in France.
However, just over three years ago, the pair were among Leicester's substitutes in the second tier of the English game.
"It just goes to show that you can never stop working hard and never give up," Kane told the Daily Mirror.
"At the time, me and Jamie couldn't even get in the Leicester team. Since then we have both knuckled down. We carried on working hard and believed in ourselves. You only have to see where we are now.
"I think it's great for other young players coming through the system. When times are down, keep believing, keep working hard and things will pick up.
"You want young players to believe that - just as I did."
As for England's opening match in Marseille on Saturday against Russia, Kane added: "The first game will be important. We need a win to get off to a good start.
"Then, if we are going to win the tournament, we'll have to come up against some of the big boys.
"It doesn't matter who we get in the next rounds. We'll back ourselves to do well."
