Addiction, drugs and Olympic glory: Matthew Mitcham Pt.1

Olympic gold medalist Matthew Mitcham made history with his
near-perfect dive, but his life was far from it. The champion
athlete had a lonely childhood, battled depression from the age
of 14, punished himself for having gay thoughts and escaped his
feelings with drugs and alcohol. Fighting a crippling fear of
failure, Matthew just wanted to be perfect. To be the best. And
for a moment, he was.


This is Matthew Mitcham like you’ve never heard him, “warts and
all”.


 


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