Sydney Swans veteran  Adam Goodes has revealed that he is considering entering politics when he playing days with Australian Football are over. The Australian of the Year recipient has been vocal in the past about his desire to be remembered as more than a football player, and to use his career in AFL as a way to create history on and off the field. 'I don’t simply want to be remembered for just kicking around a footy. I want to be remembered for making a difference,' Goodes said. Scroll down for video Adam Goodes has expressed interest in a career in politics when he hangs up his Sydney Swans jersey
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Sydney Swans veteran Adam Goodes said that he wants to be remembered 'for making a difference'
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The Australian of the Year and Indigenous Australian activist said that politics is an option when he finishes playing AFL
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The football player has been vocal in the past about creating history on and off the field
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Goodes made controversial statements earlier in the year about Australian policies suppressing Indigenous history
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