Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry revealed that he “must have been in depression” throughout his playing career.
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In an interview with Diary of a CEO podcast, released on YouTube on Monday (8), Henry talked about the subject. “Throughout my career, and since I was born, I must have been in depression”.
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“Did I know it? No. Did I do something about it? No. But I adapted to a certain way”, explained Henry. The player scored a club record 228 goals in 377 games for Arsenal, and won the World Cup in 1998 and Euro 2000 with France.
The former striker is now coach of France’s Under-21s, and has also worked on Belgium’s coaching staff and managed Monaco before taking over at Montreal Impact at the end of 2019. Henry said that during a certain period in the coronavirus pandemic where he was “crying almost every day”.
“You’ve got to put one foot [forward] and another one and walk. That’s what I’ve been told since I’m young. “I never stopped walking – [if I had] then maybe I would have realized [about health struggles]. Covid – I stopped walking. I couldn’t. Then you start to realize”, explained Henry.
“I was in isolation in Montreal, and not being able to see my kids for a year was tough. Tears were coming alone. Why I don’t know, but maybe they were there for a very long time”, he added.
The former player also said that his relationship with his father may have impacted him, as he was critical of his performances. “As a little boy it was always ‘you didn’t do that well’. So obviously when you hear that more often than not, that’s what’s going to stay”, said Henry.
