He's right about people doubting him when he missed that season (08/09) through injury and a fall out with Ranieri, and I'm glad we saw him step up in big games this season when nobody else did because it does prove a point about him.
I'm hoping the new fitness coaches can fix him up, and next year people can ignore the pre season performances as something to judge which player is good or not.
I found this photo awesome by the way.