The Moment: Sol Bamba on battling back from cancer

The Phil Hay Show - A show about Leeds United

The Athletic

Soccer, Football, Sports

4.9 • 682 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The Phil Hay Show will be back next week but in the meantime here's a taste of a new podcast from The Athletic called 'The Moment with Kelly Cates and Geoff Thomas' This episode features former Leeds defender Sol Bamba talking openly and honestly about his battle with the cancer non-hodgkin lymphoma in 2021, and his journey from diagnosis, through gruelling chemo, to getting back on the pitch within 5 months. Check out the rest of the series, including interviews with Gary Lineker, Troy Townsend and more, by searching for ‘The Moment’ in your usual podcast provider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi guys, it's Phil here. The regular pod will be back in a few weeks, but in the meantime,
0:03.9	we thought we'd give you a taste of a new podcast from The Athletic called The Moment.
0:07.5	It's a show with Kelly Kate's and Jeff Thomas speaking to footballers who've faced moments
0:11.2	of adversity in their lives. This episode is with Saul Bamba, who talks openly and honestly
0:15.7	about being diagnosed with cancer, non-hodgkin lymphoma, back in 2021, and how he battled from diagnosis
0:22.1	through chemo to get back on the pitch in just five months. Give it a listen, and if you want to hear
0:27.0	more stories from the likes of Gary Linneker, Troy Townsend and others, just search for the moment
0:31.4	wherever you get your podcast.
0:34.7	The Athletic
0:35.7	Can you remember the one moment that changed your life forever? The Athletic.
0:41.7	Can you remember the one moment that changed your life forever?
0:45.1	The moment that put everything in perspective.
0:47.6	I'm Kelly Cates.
0:49.5	And I'm Jeff Thomas.
0:53.4	And in this series we're sharing the stories of sports people who've experienced and overcome moments of adversity.
0:57.0	This is the moment.
1:00.0	In 2003, after a 20-year career in football, playing for the likes of Crystal Palace, Bulls and England,
1:09.0	I was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia. I was given just
1:13.6	few months to live, but after two years of treatment in the stem cell transplant, I overcame the disease.
1:20.6	Our guests will share how their lives have been shaped by times of adversity and how those experiences have made them the people they are today.
1:30.3	I wanted to speak to fellow sports people to find out how like me they overcame these moments.
1:37.3	In this episode, when you get sick, it definitely change the way you see your life and your perspective in life as well.
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