9 years have passed since that final that Argentina lost to Germany in the World Cup in Brazil. In that game, the starting striker for the Albiceleste team was Gonzalo Higuaín, who had a clear goal opportunity that he missed in the 20th minute.
After that ruling, the attacker, who was a member of Napoli in Italy at the time, was strongly criticized by Argentine fans, who practically blamed him for not having won the 2014 world championship.
Despite the criticism and even insults, Higuaín continued his career standing out at Juventus, Chelsea and until his retirement at Inter Miami last year. He recently revealed in an interview with Fernando Signorini everything he experienced after that final at the Maracana.
“After the 2014 World Cup I went into a very strong depression,” said the former goalscorer. He also comments on what he did to get inspired and get ahead. “I leaned on the best athlete in history: Michael Jordan. If he failed, how can I not fail?”, admitted the Argentine.
With a great mentality, Gonzalo was able to get out of that difficult moment and ended up with a very outstanding career in Europe and the United States. “I leaned on Jordan’s phrases and that made me get ahead. At the age of 2 I make the record for goals in Italy and at the age of 3 they sell me for 90 million to Juventus. My career speaks for itself”, closed the ex-soccer player.
The mentality, the worst enemy
In recent years there are several athletes who have fallen into depression due to criticism for their performance or for not supporting the demands to which they are subjected. One of the most famous was that of the young gymnast Simone Biles, who openly commented on her depression and even ended up withdrawing from the competitions at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. “When I go out there alone I have to confront the demons in my head,” Biles commented at the time.
Other renowned athletes such as Michael Phelps, who won 28 Olympic medals, recently confessed in his biography that he has gone through several periods of depression to the point of even threatening his life.
Shortly before winning the 2010 World Cup, Andrés Iniesta experienced the loss of his friend Dani Jarque, a situation that caused him to become depressed. The Spaniard says that: “You feel bad and the people around you do not understand it. And the Andrés that everyone knows is becoming empty inside. That is hard, very hard.”
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