Ricky Hatton
Famous British boxer, Ricky Hatton, spoke out about the
depression that gripped him and led to suicide bids after his
career as a pugilist. Hatton, who suffered losses in the ring to
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, took it to heart and became
depressed. Hatton began using cocaine and tried to commit
suicide.
British boxer, Frank Bruno also began using cocaine and tried
to kill himself after his accomplished career suffered a few
defeats and began to wind down. American boxing champ, Mike Tyson, also turned to cocaine and
alcohol after problems in his personal life and career arose.
Tyson was also suicidal. When drugs ravaged his body, it led to defeats in the ring.
Clarke Carlisle and wife Gemma
after he tried to commit suicide
British football player, Clarke Carlisle threw himself in
front of a lorry (truck) whilst struggling with depression,
regarding
what to do with his life, as his career as an athlete had come
to a close. Carlisle was suffering from clinical depression, but
like many, didn't recognize the signs.
On January 22, 2014 the Judiciary Report wrote about the
negative effects of repeated blows to the head in boxing and
what it can do to the brain (
How To Reap The
Benefits Of Boxing While Avoiding The Pitfalls). Blows to
the head that are strong enough in impact can create depression,
dementia, confusion and induce thoughts of suicide. Boxers and
other athletes in contact sports that take blows to the head,
including international footballers who do headers, must be
monitored for the signs of depression. Long term medical
treatment is needed.
There is an alarming trend of injured and retired boxers
turning to cocaine to combat the depression and dementia they
suffer from, when there are viable, healthy medical options that
can effective treat the symptoms they are suffering from (
The
Negative Effects Of Drinking, Smoking And Drugs On Athletes).
Cocaine is not the answer to your pain. Don't take your life.
Privately seek medical treatment and the help of a good
therapist. Medicine and talking things out with a professional
can put things into proper perspective. Things are not as bad as
they seem. You can recover.
Transitioning Into Second Phase Of Sporting Career
After one's career as an athlete is done, there are many
things one can do. There is the option of starting a sports
company, working for a sports team, becoming a trainer,
television and or internet commentator. One can also look
forward to raising and training one's children, fostering their
interests in sports. Who knows. Your kids could become
tomorrow's champions.
Take things in stride. When one aspect of your career
concludes, another successful one can begin. Nothing is so bad
that you need to take your life. Value your sobriety and fight
for it. Remember, sports is not your life. You are your life. Build
it in such a way that you can continue to use your talents for
years to come and have those you love share it with you.
STORY SOURCE
Ricky Hatton: Pain of defeats to Manny Pacquiao and Floyd
Mayweather led to my suicide bids
3:03PM GMT 17 Feb 2015 - In June, it will be a decade since
the finest moment of Ricky Hatton’s career, the victory over
Kostya Tszyu. Already hugely popular in this country, beating
Tszyu made him a global star and led to a series of fights with
the sport’s biggest names. Those fights, which culminated in defeats to Floyd Mayweather
and Manny Pacquiao, made Hatton more than £25 million, but they
almost cost him his life.
Until he was knocked out by Mayweather and Pacquiao, Hatton
had never lost. The shame and guilt he felt at losing his
unbeaten record, and the anxiety that his career was on a
downward trajectory, led to a deep depression. It didn’t make any difference to Hatton that the two men he
had lost to are among the greatest boxers of the modern era, a
pair who will, in the coming days, confirm a meeting in the
richest bout in the sport’s history.
Within four years of that glorious triumph over Tszyu, Hatton
was at his lowest point: there were alcoholic binges, a tabloid
cocaine expose, and, as had happened between fights during his
career, his weight ballooned.
Hatton tried several times to kill himself. Finally, what
saved him was boxing. His comeback in 2012 may have ended in a
third defeat - to Vyacheslav Senchenko - but the discipline of
preparing to return to the ring began a process of recovery
which has continued in retirement.
Today, approaching his 37th birthday, Hatton has finally
found some peace. He said: “I don’t have those dark thoughts any more, no. I am
feeling older and, as you get older, you can look back at
everything you’ve done in your life with a bit more pride.
Depression is a serious thing and, after my defeat to Pacquiao,
I was facing retirement and didn’t cope with it very well.”...
Clarke Clarlisle's wife: 'Nothing could prepare me for what I
saw'
Clarke Clarlisle's wife has been speaking about the moment
she first saw her husband in hospital after he tried to kill
himself. The former Burnley captain stepped out in front of a lorry
last December claiming he'd decided he 'wanted to die'. The 35
year old former England star told The Sun yesterday he thought
he was better off dead after losing his TV pundit job, gambling
away his money and battling depression. He said the final straw
came on December 20th when he was charged with drink driving.
Miraculously, Clarke survived after stepping out in front of
the 7 tonne truck in York just days before Christmas. His wife
Gemma said doctors warned her to brace herself when she saw him
for the first time.
"He had a big shard of glass sticking out of his eye. The
smell was horrific. He was barely conscious. I don't think he
wanted to be there. He didn't want to look at me or talk to me." Gemma also told the newspaper how life had been tough with
the Clarke before his suicide attempt and she was contemplating
a split after failing to get through to him.
"I was scared of him coming home. He was worse than that
person I'd been living with. He was just not even there, he was
a shell...it made me realise that if this is how it was going to
be then I needed to be on my own." But there was a turning point according to Gemma, Clarke
eventually said: 'I want to be here, I want to get well.' Clarke is now on the road to physical recovery suffering
internal bleeding, cuts and bruises and a broken rib after the
crash...
