In revealing interviews with the Daily Mail and the Times, the 36-year-old opened up about the impact of going from growing up on a Liverpool council estate to becoming a superstar of English football.
"To go from that to having to deal with becoming a Premier League player at 16 and an international player was something I wasn't prepared for," said the ex-Manchester United striker.
Rooney made his Premier League debut at 16 for Everton, played and scored for England at 17 and hit a Champions League hat-trick on his debut for Manchester United at 18 after a £27m move.
