THE Ricky Rubioa former NBA star, Barcelona and international Spanish basketball player, publicly revealed the deep psychological battle he has recently fought, in an interview with the Lo de Evole show. Although the full episode has not yet been published, excerpts that have already come to light are causing strong emotion.
Rubio, who was temporarily withdrawn from active action after a brief presence in Barcelona, confessed that he got to the point of thinking about ending his life:
“One night, in the hotel room, I just said that I don’t want to continue. Not my career, but my life! At some point I felt that everything around me caused me to weight, that my life made no sense. ”
Rubio then admitted that he never felt real satisfaction from his career:
“When I look back, I’m never happy. It was never enough. Even when I received a prize, I felt that I was false, that I didn’t deserve it. “
The Spanish guard also referred to the pressure that young children receive in sports, using as an example of the Lamin Yamal:
“There is a responsibility for a child who may not be ready yet. The fact that he plays good football does not mean that he knows how to manage everything. Is he ready for this? Is he trained about it? “
An interview by Rubio that reopens the discussion on mental health in sports and the silent pressure that even the biggest champions carry.
Source: Sport Fm
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