Jordi Évole has shared in the rock some keys to the special that tonight broadcasts with Ricky Rubio. A program focused on the player's mental health, which, according to the journalist, needed to speak before making important decisions about his future.
“A few months ago he called me and he told me that he wanted to tell a little what had happened during his career, that not everything had been felice momentsS, as can happen to anyone, “Evole begins.” But that he, being an elite athlete, one thinks he has a much more comfortable life, much more cheerful, much more placid, and it turns out that not. It turns out that behind the star there is suffering, there is pain, and I wanted to explain it. ”
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According to the journalist, the player is at a turning point: “Ricky is at that time that he does not know whether to continue playing, or try, or leave it definitively, and I believe that before making that decision, I needed to empty, personally” If Ricky Rubio Estrella is again, a character, that all the spotlights are placed on him, I think he will not return, ”he adds.
Nuria Roca highlighted the parallelism between Rubio and Lamine Yamal Barcelona player. Évole coincided and pointed out that as fans “we cannot constantly be demanding that high performance” and called to relativize expectations: “I think that all that should relativize it.” Évole sees parallels with other early talents: “There are two teenage kids, suddenly they have all the media spotlights on top, and the invoice that can end up happening to you.” Adds: “I would try these kids to also be careful as fans”.
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On Rubio's decision to stop, he adds: “He was not very well understood. I don't know if now I had supported him. I believe that we are not yet prepared for what decisions made by a first level athlete, ”he said. Regarding social evolution regarding mental health, Évole pointed out that”You still have to normalize much more“And that” the examples of known people who talk about these problems are very positive. “
