Tottenham player, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has come out to say that his father’s death from cancer scarred him for life. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, he was always the one making his dad’s meals
and putting him in bed while he battled the disease, but he eventually passed away in 2014.
He added that even if his demise coincided with his football career moving in an upward trajectory, it still affected him negatively.
His words, “My father would always take care of me, then suddenly I had to take care of him,”
“I was cooking for him, I was putting him in bed, making sure that he got his medication and all of these things. These things scar you a bit.”
“It didn’t go as we hoped, he passed away in April [2014]. I finished the season, I played the cup final, I got my national team debut. From a sports perspective the season really finished on a high, but from a life perspective it really finished on a low.”
“I had difficulty to motivate myself. It’s the first time actually that I have spoken about it like this.”
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