His advice to me is basically to just love what you do and don't let the fear of failure stop you.

Father or stepfather - those are just titles to me. They don't mean anything.

You can love someone like your son, even if he's not your biological son, and you can love someone like your father, even if he's not your biological father.

I don't want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about.

He has a pure love of the game, no arrogance, and no fear of failure.

Blood relatives often have nothing to do with family, and similarly, family is about who you choose to make your life with.