Rilwan
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“For a long time, I was a guest in our house” Thierry Henry speaks from his soul. He has depth. He’s a man in touch with himself. I recall some years ago, he spoke about how much he wanted to please his father on Steven Bartlett Diary of a CEO podcast. Everything he aimed to achieve was to please the voice that rang in his head, telling him to do it better. His father stood behind him while he built a career, probably saw the good many never saw. As a father, he also mentioned how COVID-19 changed his life. It was the point he chose his family. That was probably why he said at some point, he became a guest in his house. Men become guests in their house. There was a Reminisce Alaga interview I saw. I think it was on ISaidWhatISaidPod. He said there was a point he went into his daughter(s) room and asked when they painted the wall pink. His wife told him it’s been there for two years. He said that was the point he thought it important to rest on the tours and be with his children. At that point, he probably was a guest in his house. Men’s lives are not easy. Footballers especially — elite footballers most especially are like tour musicians. They’re often on the road. You’re playing away games round the country, spending three days or more away from home when you have continental away games. Gabriel Jesus spoke about the same thing in his recent interview with The Players’ Tribune titled “A Letter to My Family and my Arsenal Family”. He said football made him distant but his ACL injury brought him closer. “I wasn’t the husband and father that I needed to be,” he said. When his wife gave birth to his daughter, he said he only held her for one day. Brazil called and he had to go. And he was a guy who grew up without a father. For his child at the time, he was there now but wasn’t there too. “I always promised myself: When I become a father, I will always be there for my kids. “When Helena was born, I was not living up to that. I was there, but I was always distracted, you know? Always catching a flight.” That’s the tough decisions men have to make sometimes. At the point of growth and ascent, life will ask questions, and difficult decisions will need to be made. Hopefully, it will be one that won’t damage the future. The future one is securing.
Rilwan206,726 просмотров • 8 месяцев назад
“Let it all work out” A man with a special story. It will always work out for him because he means well for others. Respectful to the core. Admirable to a fault. Fans, coaches, players all have only good things to say about him. The colleague that met him and was elated he took photos with her children. The brother that met him at the airport and instantly spoke about his humility. The friend that met him at the barbing salon and took photos with him. You won’t make people feel that good about themselves and not be loved. Success always. Top human.
Rilwan14,966 просмотров • 29 дней назад
I really respect Boniface’s mentality. The first time I came across him was also on Instagram when he was recovering from a knee injury as a Bodo/Glimt player. That was probably his second or third year as a professional footballer. I always wish him the best because football can be very lonely when a player is injured. May he survive and thrive.
Rilwan31,976 просмотров • 7 месяцев назад
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