{"id":241238,"date":"2025-07-05T23:03:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T23:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/241238\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T23:03:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T23:03:23","slug":"ricky-rubio-opens-up-about-mental-health-struggles-and-career-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/241238\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricky Rubio opens up about mental health struggles and career challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"710\"><strong>Ricky Rubio, the famous Spanish player, spoke to the media about the toughest moments of his career.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"710\">In 2023, he took a break from his basketball career after openly admitting he was struggling with mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1215\" data-end=\"1772\"><strong>\u201cOne night, I was in a hotel and said, \u2018I don\u2019t want to continue anymore.\u2019 I\u2019m not talking about basketball, but about life. There are moments when everything is so hard\u2026 I thought my life had no meaning,\u201d <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amp.lasexta.com\/programas\/lo-de-evole\/jordi-evole-entrevistar-ricky-rubio-deberiamos-relativizar-exito-fracaso-mundo-deporte_202507046867ca565e724b62f068ffc6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rubio said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1215\" data-end=\"1772\">He recalled the 2019 World Cup, when he won gold with Spain and was also the tournament MVP.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1215\" data-end=\"1772\"><strong>\u201cIf I look back at my career, I\u2019m not satisfied because it was never enough. I wasn\u2019t euphoric because, while receiving the award, I kept telling myself: \u2018I\u2019m a fraud, I don\u2019t deserve this.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also touched on Lamine Yamal, who, like him, received a lot of public attention at a young age.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u201cResponsibility is given to a child who may not yet be ready. It seems that just because you know how to play football, you\u2019re expected to know how to handle everything. Are they coaching and preparing him for that?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He emphasized that he will no longer give statements on this matter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u201cIn this interview, I exposed myself like never before. 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