Jesse Lingard Reveals The Dark Reality Of Being A World Class Football Player

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2023

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

What do you think of when you hear ‘the footballer lifestyle’? Do you picture multi-million pound contracts, sports cars and celebrity-filled parties? What you probably don’t imagine is unbearable pressure, horrendous abuse or a job that takes you away from your friends and family. These are just a few of the struggles that Jesse Lingard has had to overcome before even stepping onto the pitch to represent England or Nottingham Forest. Being able to perform at the highest level has meant that Jesse has had to dig deep within himself to find a way to win. In this raw conversation, Jesse Lingard shows the sides of himself usually hidden from the cameras, discussing everything from his tumultuous family life, mental health battles and club politics. If you want to discover the real Jesse Lingard this is the episode for you. Jesse: Twitter - bit.ly/3XKkSN7 Instagram - bit.ly/3XnIFm0 Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.8	American Express what was going through my head at that time? I do not know. I was drinking to try and take the pain away.
0:37.0	It's tough man.
0:40.0	And Linga!
0:42.0	Absolutely fantastic! And Linga, and Linga!
0:43.0	Absolutely fantastic.
0:45.0	Giesi Linga
0:46.0	missed two deductions.
0:48.0	Hey, that football.
0:51.0	With Clor at Man United, obviously it's so big they can have that's football. With the club like Man United, obviously, it's so big,
0:54.0	they can have that control over you.
0:55.0	What?
0:56.0	People have my boys.
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