they didn t know what it was. he ended up in the hospital where they determined it was an anxiety attack. they thought there was something physically wrong with him. he sort of opened the door that athletes are people. they have feelings, emotion, they deal with stress. the last few years, naomi osaka, simone biles. michael phelps has talked extensively about his alcohol and all the issues he s had personally. we have seen the athletes being people. an athlete is expected to be perfect at everything they do. but athletes aren t perfect. i deal with this all the time in my practice. they come in and talk about i have to be perfect if i want to get to the next level. no, you don t. you have to learn how to fail, deal with negatives, pressure, stressors, and learn to handle them as part of your success and failure. yeah.
this is not about stopping people gambling. this is stopping exploitative gambling. peter shilton spent 30 years as a professional footballer and 35 years as a gambling addict. i mean, when i started gambling it was sort of in the 70s and it was a totally different ball game. you know, it was three high street bookmakers you used to have an account with. the whole industry has changed completely. i opened peter s bank statement and added up what he d lost in a month and i actually had an anxiety attack. my god, this is chronic. he s really ill. when i finish playing football, you know, it became more and more, especially when the internet gambling came on. and i hate to see the way that football s being used to promote gambling, and especially for youngsters, it s down to the government to stand up now since 2005 and make some serious changes. and if they don t, there s only one reason, and that is because of money.