Legendary Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry revealed that he “must have been in depression” during his playing career.The 46-year-old scored a club-record 228 goals in 377 games for the Gunners and won the World Cup in 1998 and Euro 2000 with France. However, in the Diary of a CEO podcast, Henry opened up about his insecurities and how his father made a project of him since his early years.”As a little boy, it was always ‘you didn’t do that well’,” he said. This is going to be AMAZING pic.twitter.com/mdq7nxRdfO— Rebekka (@rebekkarnold) January 8, 2024 “One time we won 6-0, and I scored all of those goals, and still it wasn’t good enough for him. So obviously, when you hear that more often than not, that’s what’s going to stay.”Throughout my career, and since I was born, I must have been in depression. Did I know it? No. Did I do something about it? No. But I adapted to a certain way.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7788978##Henry is now the coach of France’s U21s, previously working as an assistant coach for Belgium’s national team. He also managed Monaco before taking charge at Montreal Impact in late 2019.Henry explained there was a period early in the coronavirus pandemic where he was “crying almost every day”.”You’ve got to put one foot [forward] and another one and walk,” he said. “That’s what I’ve been told since I was young.”I never stopped walking – [if I had] then maybe I would have realised [about health struggles]. Covid – I stopped walking. I couldn’t. Then you start to realise.”Hopeful Hopes and Thierry Henry – it’s a great fitThe former Juventus, Monaco and Barcelona striker added: “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.”
