{"id":297714,"date":"2023-11-27T19:24:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T19:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=297714"},"modified":"2023-11-27T19:24:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T19:24:28","slug":"wrexham-striker-paul-mullin-credits-katy-perry-with-saving-his-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/wrexham-striker-paul-mullin-credits-katy-perry-with-saving-his-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrexham striker Paul Mullin credits Katy Perry with saving his career"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Wrexham striker Paul Mullin credits Katy Perry with saving his career &#8211; as the 29-year-old opens up on the singer&#8217;s &#8216;amazing words about believing in yourself&#8217; that sparked a turnaround in his fortunes<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paul Mullin has opened up on his career struggles in his new autobiography\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>He has gone on to star for Wrexham and led their promotion charge last term<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gary Neville in a heated gilet at Goodison! He used to be a tough defender&#8230; what&#8217;s going on? Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wrexham striker Paul Mullin has credited US pop megastar Katy Perry with saving his career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old has been a sensation in north Wales since arriving in 2021 on a three-year deal, becoming a hero for scoring the goals which fired the side to a return to the Football League last term.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But it was not always so for the Liverpool-born forward who contemplated retirement during a bleak spell half a decade ago when he failed to find the net on a regular basis and saw his game time limited while at Tranmere Rovers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mullin opened up on some of his struggles in his\u00a0new autobiography My Wrexham Story, and revealed how Perry&#8217;s song Firework sparked a revival in his career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;One morning I actually said to [my wife] Mollie: &#8220;I don\u2019t want to go [to training with Tranmere]. I\u2019m not going to play anyway. I can\u2019t be arsed anymore. I just want to stay at home,&#8221;&#8216; he wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/27\/17\/78287945-12796753-image-a-1_1701107713123.jpg\" height=\"431\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Paul Mullin has opened up on the struggles in his career which eventually led to his incredible spell at Wrexham<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/27\/17\/78287985-12796753-image-a-2_1701107716609.jpg\" height=\"507\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The striker cited the unlikely source of Katy Perry as inspiration for his career revival\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/27\/17\/78287953-12796753-image-a-3_1701107719467.jpg\" height=\"445\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mullin&#8217;s 38 league goals helped fire Wrexham to promotion to League Two last season<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Mollie talked it over with me, and eventually I did set off. On the way, mum rang. &#8220;I\u2019ve just been listening to a song,&#8221; she told me, &#8220;and it\u2019s definitely about you.&#8221; &#8220;OK,&#8221; I said dubiously. &#8220;What is it?&#8221; &#8220;Katy Perry,&#8221; she replied. &#8220;Firework&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I put it on in the car and for the first time actually listened to the lyrics. What I heard were amazing words about believing in yourself, unleashing your true potential, and finding that spark.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It made me really emotional as I thought about why mum was telling me to listen. I know everyone in my family loves me, same as I love them, but in that moment it was something really special \u2013 &#8220;Someone actually thinks that about me.&#8221;&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>Mullin got into his groove again following an initial loan move to Cambridge, which he later made permanent in the summer of 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He won the 2020-21 League Two Golden Boot after scoring 32 goals in 46 appearances. He then continued his fine form with Wrexham, netting 26 times and being named the National League&#8217;s Player of the Season in his debut campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Before scoring 46 goals in all competitions last season as the Welsh side returned to the fourth-tier for the first time since 2008.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was a really big thing for me when I was feeling so low.&#8217; Mullin added. &#8216;After the mental drain of Tranmere, I felt I\u2019d had a whole new injection of energy [after joining Cambridge].<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I did everything I could to maintain that feeling, including playing \u2018Firework\u2019 as I drove to the ground before every game. At the end of the 2020\u201321 season, when Cambridge got promoted, mum put it on in her garden to celebrate.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12796753\/Wrexham-striker-Paul-Mullin-credits-Katy-Perry-saving-career-29-year-old-opens-singers-amazing-words-believing-sparked-turnaround-fortunes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wrexham striker Paul Mullin credits Katy Perry with saving his career &#8211; as the 29-year-old opens up on the singer&#8217;s &#8216;amazing words about believing in yourself&#8217; 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