Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has opened up about the mental struggles he experienced during his time as a footballer.
The former France international revealed that he battled depression throughout his career.
According to Henry, things got even worse during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking on the Diary of a CEO podcast, the former Barcelona attacker said: “Throughout my career, and since I was born, I must have been in depression.
“Did I know it? No. Did I do something about it? No. But I adapted to a certain way. That doesn’t mean I’m walking straight but I’m walking.
“You’ve got to put one foot [forward] and another one and walk. That is what I’ve been told since I was young.”
“I never stopped walking, then maybe I would have realised. [But during] COVID, I stopped walking. I couldn’t. Then you start to realise.”
Henry added: “[I was] crying almost every day for no reason. Tears were coming alone. Why, I don’t know, but maybe they were there for a very long time. Technically, it wasn’t me, it was the young me [crying for] everything he didn’t get: approval.”
