Thierry Henry confesses that he suffered from depression: 'I cried every day'

Undoubtedly, Thierry Henry He has his place assured as one of the great legends of French and world football for what he did with the French national team, Arsenal among other clubs.

The former soccer player had brilliant numbers in his career and was characterized by being a public figure with no major problems.

However, in the last few hours in an interview with Steven Bartlett's 'The Diary of a CEO' podcast, the former player confessed that he had depression since childhood and that it reappeared when he trained in the MLS during the coronavirus pandemic. covid-19.

“I lied for a long time because society was not prepared to listen to what I had to say,” he commented at the beginning of the podcast.

“Throughout my career, and since my birth, I have had to have depression. I knew it? No. Did I do anything to remedy it? No. But I adapted to a certain way of life,” she added.

Likewise, he said that from a very young age they told him that to overcome it “you had to put one foot in front and then the other and walk,” but that during the pandemic he couldn't take it anymore and he understood what was happening with his depression.

In fact, Henry pointed out that while confined in Canada, where he managed the Montreal Impact, he would start crying for no reason.

“The tears came alone. Because? I don’t know, but maybe they were there for a long time,” she stated.

Finally, he mentioned that his mental fragility could come from his childhood where he sought constant approval from his father, who was critical of his performance on the field.

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