With the Rugby World Cup well underway I wanted to turn the focus on players as individuals. I have discussed two England players already, but please see the following article on another true hero. There is still a stigma around mental ill health and we need more leaders to speak up.
To show everyone we are normal, not weak, not lacking resilience.
So as you settle back to enjoy the Rugby, football or your favourite sport think about the personal struggles many will have battled, and are battling, through.
If I might, good luck Keith and Ireland!
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Munster and Ireland Keith Earls has spoken about his mental health challenges, including his bipolar diagnosis, and growing up in Limerick during a difficult period in the city's history.
The 34-year-old, who has won 93 caps for his country, was speaking on The Late Late Show about his new book 'Fight Or Flight: My Life, My Choices'.
Earls revealed that he suffered a panic attack after the death of his 19-year-old cousin in a car accident when he was 12, but that it took him a long time to seek help.
"I was sitting at home on the couch and my parents were at work and I remember thinking 'I wasn't going to see my cousin ever again', and then it just went downhill from there, I was thinking about when I die, I will never see my parents.
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