VIDEO. Depression, career choice, relationship with his father… Thierry Henry opens up like never before in a moving interview

L'ancien footballeur français, Thierry Henry, se confie lors d'une interview remplie d'émotions. (photo d'illustration) dpa – Igor Russak

In a video published this Monday, January 8, 2024, former French footballer Thierry Henry spoke during an interview about his periods of depression as well as the effects of depression. education provided by her father who impacted her throughout her career.

It is with a sometimes tight throat and reddened eyes that Thierry Henry confides the heavy memories of his childhood. This is in an exclusive interview broadcast on the Youtube channel of the British podcast The Diary Of A CEO, that the 1998 world champion, spoke to journalist Steven Bartlett. Although he is usually discreet regarding his emotions, this one bears witness to the difficult stages encountered during his career.

"There wasn't much love"

Thierry Henry admits for the first time to having been in "depression throughout his career". He admits to having hidden his bad times from the
general public as well as the media. “I lied for a long time because society wasn’t ready to hear what I had to say,” he explains. "During my career, I must have been depressed. Did I know ? No, he continues.

The former Arsenal and Blues star hides under this radiant image of a great champion, other much darker periods. Throughout his childhood, his father was the main actor in his education. "The first time my dad held me, what he said was: 'This baby will be a football player incredible'".

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I had the pleasure of sitting down with one of the Gods of the game – Thierry Henry.

During our conversation, we discussed things that he’s never… pic.twitter.com/COSMAEvcvi

— Steven Bartlett (@StevenBartlett) January 8, 2024

Thierry Henry explains that he was not necessarily destined to become a footballer, but that it was to make his father proud that the player decided to take this path. “I don't know how much I loved playing soccer, but I know I didn't hate it. On the other hand, it was absolutely not my choice,” he said in the interview, quoted by BFMTV .

Despite the concessions made by the French international, he testifies to the lack of encouragement from his father. "There wasn't much love. He never told me what I did well. I needed his approval, to tell me I was making progress. But he always talked to me about what I had missed, what I had done wrong, he explains. An education from which Thierry Henry seems to have suffered throughout his career.

Today coach of French hopefuls, Thierry Henry uses the lessons learned from his childhood but also his experience to unite young people and lead them towards prestigious titles.