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Tony Adams: How vulnerable are elite sport stars?

Tony Adams: How vulnerable are elite sport stars?

The Interview vor 7 Jahren

Do sports do enough to protect the mental health of their players?

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When we were kids many of us dreamed of being a professional
footballer, a star of the world’s most popular game with
adulation and riches on tap. For a tiny few the dream comes true,
but then reality bites. Professional sport is a brutal business
that can chew up young lives. HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to
Tony Adams, former Arsenal and England footballer, who fought his
own battles with addiction and mental illness and went on to help
other top players do the same. Is elite sport honest about the
vulnerability of its stars?

Image: Tony Adams at the 2018 Edinburgh International Book
Festival (Credit: Simone Padovani/Awakening/Getty Images)